The Third Reich in Desperation

These German fighter planes deployed on the Eastern Front, in order to avoid being suddenly destroyed by the Soviet Air Force along the border, deliberately built the airport at an average distance of 30 kilometers from the Eastern Defense Line.

This is a certain lift-off time reserved for them.

With the assistance of twelve large radar stations secretly built by Germany behind the eastern defense line, the Luftwaffe never had the problem of being raided and destroyed in the airport by Soviet fighter planes on the eastern front.

These are just the situation before Romania and Finland joined the Soviet-German War.

Even if it is a one-on-one confrontation, the Third Reich as the defender has already played much more beautifully than the Soviet Union as the aggressor.

It is true that the reason why the Soviet-German war was fought like this was because Germany had long been prepared and built a strong "Oriental Barrier".

The side that uses the defensive line to fight trench warfare is often easier than the offensive side.This is the experience gained by the Germans with countless blood and sacrifices as early as in the last world war.

And now, it's Germany's turn to fight back.Reinhardt brought in a large number of allies in time to share the pressure that his empire had to bear as an attacker.

Through the chief of staff's report, Mannerheim seemed to understand where his vague feeling of being cheated came from.

"Are you sure that the Germans are attacking with us as promised on every major front that we have negotiated with us in advance?"

Mannerheim dragged his chin with his hands, reconfirmed to his chief of staff.

"Yes, Marshal." The chief of staff replied firmly: "I'm pretty sure that the Germans are indeed attacking with us as planned. These are all reported by the frontline commanders."

"I see." Mannerheim nodded thoughtfully, and then said to the chief of staff: "It's nothing, you go and pass on my order, and the divisions will continue to advance according to the original combat plan."

He has thought everything through.

The German army did not slack off on every front in the process of the Finnish army recovering the lost ground, and did their best to join forces with the Finnish army to attack.

This is not to say how noble the Germans are. For the national interests of Finland, which is also a member of the Allied Powers, they fulfilled their obligations as the big brother of the Allied Powers and selflessly contributed to help Finland conquer the city.

Instead, the Germans had their own calculations.

Mannerheim didn't react before, thinking that the purpose of the Germans was to completely repel the Soviet Union's attack. At most, they were using allies to occupy a large part of the Soviet Union's land and weaken the Soviet Union's power.

However, now he understood Reinhardt's intentions.

The reason why the German army contributed to the Finnish front outside its own counterattack route was not perfunctory.What is needed is not as simple as helping Finland establish a large Kingdom of Finland, weakening and reducing the territory of the Soviet Union.

If it is only to use Finland to occupy part of the Soviet Union's land and weaken the opponent.The German army cooperating with the Finnish army does not need to work as hard as it is now. After all, the Finnish army will regain lost ground according to the goal.

There is only one reason why the German army worked so hard to lead the Finnish army to attack, and that is that they also needed to achieve a breakthrough in the direction of the Finnish army's offensive.

The goal of the German army in the north is probably Leningrad!

As for Reinhardt's true strategic purpose, it now seems unlikely that he just wants to fight a successful counterattack.

Judging from Germany's current Eastern Front strategy, he is going to win the entire Soviet Union!

"The head of state of Germany is simply a man like a lunatic!" Watching the chief of staff walking away, Mannerheim muttered to himself with emotion.

Text Chapter 656 The Struggle of the Finnish Army

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In fact, on the third day after the Soviet Union entered the war, the Finnish 3th Army, led by the new Finnish general David Ratikanen, was under the cover of 4 Blenheim light bombers of the Finnish 4th Flying Wing. Next, a mechanized infantry division following the German army quickly advanced to the area from the northern end of Vyborg Bay to the Vukshi River.

Viborg, the central city where the Nordic army was once stationed, has once again become a battleground.

However, due to the defeat of the Swedish Volunteer Division, Alfred, the Norwegian military chief who stayed behind in Viborg, chose to abandon Viborg and lead the Norwegian troops to withdraw from the Finnish battlefield and return to the country.

At that time, the defeated Danish troops and the small Finnish troops in the Nordic army who were left in Vyborg did not make any decent defense at all, and were captured by the Soviet army.

The help of the three Nordic countries to Finland in that Soviet-Finnish war was really very limited, and they were defeated and fled, which was very embarrassing.

Until now, the Finnish army no longer counted on their Nordic brother countries and found a powerful new backer in Germany. Only then did they fight back in the Vyborg area and repel the Soviet army that they could not repel before.

The German 131st Mechanized Infantry Division, which was the first to advance here, temporarily stopped its offensive due to long-distance raids and high-intensity combat all the way, and carried out a short-term repair.

The Finnish troops, who had followed the German army all the way before, undertook the task of replacing the German army, and then launched a powerful first round of offensive.

主要由下辖第6团、第48团和第28独立营的芬军第18师、与下辖4个营的芬军第三旅、还有芬军第13团的2个营，与苏联军队展开了步兵大对决。

Accompanied by the Finnish army's efforts to concentrate, a small number of small-caliber artillery, and a heavy artillery battalion lent by the German 131st Mechanized Infantry Division to the Finnish army as artillery support, the joint bombardment.Coupled with the air strike launched by the Finnish Air Force, Lieutenant General David, commander of the Finnish 4th Army, launched an attack on the west side of Viborg at 6:30 am on the fourth day.

At the same time, the 3rd Finnish Army of Lieutenant General Silasvo, Finland's first fierce general, and the 1st and 2nd Finnish Armies under the personal command of Mannerheim, are trying to launch breakthroughs on both sides of Lake Retimogavi.

It's a pity that Silasva, the number one Finnish general, advanced 3 kilometers on the east bank of the lake before he was stopped by reinforcements sent by the Soviet army.On the west bank of the lake, the Finnish 1st Army and 2nd Army were held back by the heavily deployed Soviet troops on the hills near Kernkalanveret.

However, Lieutenant General David's 4th Army, with the assistance of artillery and air strikes, forcibly captured the Tolin Honica junction and opened the way forward.

Under the command of Lieutenant General David, the 6st Battalion of the 1th Regiment of the Finnish Army launched an attack on the Sareira Trail defended by the Soviets but was repulsed because it was far outnumbered by the Soviets.

At the same time, the 3rd Finnish Brigade's attack on the defense area of ​​​​the Soviet 97th Army also achieved little.

It is not to say that the Finnish army is not brave in combat, nor is it that the Finnish army's fighting will is not strong enough.

The reason why the Finnish army who beat the Soviet army fiercely in the Soviet-Finnish war with less fighting and more, in this offensive, cannot reproduce the original prestige and prestige record, is actually full of various reasons.

On the one hand, the German army provided less support to the Finnish army than in the original history. Among the 4 Finnish armies, only the weak 4th army was assisted by a German mechanized infantry division.

The 3rd Army of Finland's number one fierce general Silasva, and the two main Finnish armies commanded by Mannerheim himself, are fighting the Soviet army entirely with their own troops.

Another point is that in the Soviet-Finnish battle, Finland was the defender, and it could use the terrain and defense lines to fight against each other, hinder the delay, and wait for an opportunity to attack the Soviet transport troops.But this time, the Finnish army had to attack the Soviet army's defensive positions head-on, without any tricks.

If it weren't for the Finnish army fighting hard enough, with a strong sense of fighting, and desperately attacking, it would be difficult for them to achieve even the results of the current level.

The most important thing is that the Soviet army had already concentrated a large number of troops on the border, guarding positions including Vyborg, which the Nordic army had easily given up before and whose fortifications were relatively intact.However, the Finnish army lacked heavy weapons, and it was difficult to increase the attack power in trench warfare.

Under such circumstances, Admiral Mannerheim decided to use the 18th Division of the Finnish Army, a part of the 17th Division, and several combat groups of the [-]th Division as a reserve team into the combat strengthening offensive.

The 4 armored battalions under Silaswar and the 4 armored battalions commanded by Mannerheim himself also went into battle.

Under these circumstances, Lieutenant General David was called upon to launch a further large-scale offensive, flanking Mannerheim's pincer offensive with West Lasvau.

Marshal Mannerheim of Finland planned to press all the Finnish armored forces in his hand, push the Soviet army back to the west of Retimogavi Lake 20 kilometers away, obtain a better attack position, and then use this area to build a Temporary line of defense, further repair of troops, and then formulate a second round of large-scale offensive plans.

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It is not to say that the Finnish army is not brave in combat, nor is it that the Finnish army's fighting will is not strong enough.

The reason why the Finnish army who beat the Soviet army fiercely in the Soviet-Finnish war with less fighting and more, in this offensive, cannot reproduce the original prestige and prestige record, is actually full of various reasons.

On the one hand, the German army provided less support to the Finnish army than in the original history. Among the 4 Finnish armies, only the weak 4th army was assisted by a German mechanized infantry division.

The 3rd Army of Finland's number one fierce general Silasva, and the two main Finnish armies commanded by Mannerheim himself, are fighting the Soviet army entirely with their own troops.

Another point is that in the Soviet-Finnish battle, Finland was the defender, and it could use the terrain and defense lines to fight against each other, hinder the delay, and wait for an opportunity to attack the Soviet transport troops.But this time, the Finnish army had to attack the Soviet army's defensive positions head-on, without any tricks.