The Third Reich in Desperation

It can be seen that there has been a fierce battle on a large scale here.

The 17th Motorized Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht has now all withdrawn from its position, leaving only a lieutenant colonel staff officer to connect with Hausser and change defenses.

I saw the staff officer looked at the SS commander in front of him with disgrace and said: "The Soviets are crazy. I heard that they changed a general named Timoshenko. This general seems to have put everything he can All the shells collected were thrown here. We suffered too many casualties, and most of the heavy weapons were destroyed, and several major commanders were injured."

After swallowing his saliva, the lieutenant colonel's staff continued: "By the way, the Soviet army has dispatched a lot of tanks. You should pay special attention. Good luck, general!"

Reserved glanced at the staff officer, shook his head, and told him to evacuate his position.

He didn't want this panicked Wehrmacht staff officer to affect the morale of their SS troops.

He knew about Timoshenko. The two sides fought against each other in the Polish campaign.It's just that Paul was the commander of the regiment at that time, and Timoshenko was already the commander of the front army at that time.

From Jean's point of view, Timoshenko, the so-called famous Soviet general, has no level at all except for his large-scale mobilization of troops to attack and maintain the offensive regardless of casualties.

Glancing at the direction of the Soviet army in the distance, Reserve showed a faint smile: "Let us teach this new commander of the Western Front Army how to fight the war..."

Text 771 Fake Fortifications

Paul immediately conveyed the order, and a regiment of infantry immediately took over the position and quickly strengthened the repair fortifications, while tanks and armored vehicles did not participate in the defense of the position.

He concentrated the tanks in his hands and organized an armored reinforcement battalion, which was deployed in the mountainous area on the left side of the frontal position, preparing to ambush the flank of the invading Soviet army. The other tanks were deployed in small groups in the depth of the defensive position. Use as artillery while waiting for an opportunity to attack, leading the infantry to launch a counter-charge.

The Imperial Division is stationed at night, because it is the safest and can change defenses smoothly.

And when the sky gradually brightened, the fortifications of many positions had not been strengthened enough.But the scouts had already sent a report to Paul's frontline headquarters, saying that a Soviet tank regiment was moving east of the defensive position.

The head of the imperial division's head of state immediately asked for orders to lead the newly built armored reinforcement battalion to attack.

But after Paul thought about it, he asked him to continue to lead the Führer regiment in ambush and wait for orders, and let the front-line infantry use the fortifications to conduct a round of anti-tank operations in advance.

Although there was no chance to bring concrete to build the anti-tank conical fortifications, Paul asked someone to temporarily use some soil and paint the outside with mountain cement to make some fake "anti-tank conical fortifications".

Although these fake anti-tank fortifications have no practical effect, they can be used as a cover-up to slightly confuse the Soviet army and play a role in tactical deception.

Soon, the ground under the feet of some soldiers began to tremble slightly.In the distance, dust can be seen all over the sky, and the roar of the Soviet tank phalanx has been faintly heard.

The infantry of the Germanic Regiment had mobilized anti-tank guns and iron fist rocket launchers, preparing to stop the Soviet tank phalanx.

With those "pseudo-anti-tank fortifications" that deceive the eyes, they will have more time to target Soviet tanks.Even if the fake fortifications only confuse the Soviet tankers for a second, it is a precious second that may determine the outcome.

The main anti-tank weapon of the Imperial Division is the 37mm PAK35 anti-tank gun. This gun can fire shells and super-caliber grenades, but the rate of fire is low and the range is not far. It is difficult to pose a threat to the Soviet KV heavy tanks.

Therefore, leaving some cover-ups that consume the time of Soviet tanks at close range is a very important bonus item for 37mm anti-tank guns.

Of course, the Imperial Division is also equipped with a small number of 88mm anti-aircraft guns. It has long been proven feasible to use anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns for flat-firing anti-tank. Breakthrough the KV heavy tank of the Soviet army.

As the Soviet tank group gradually approached, the leading vehicles had already fired at the fortifications on the German hillside.

The soil kicked up by the shell explosion buried many German soldiers in the trenches.Fortunately, there were fake anti-tank fortifications that attracted most of the shelling of Soviet tanks, effectively reducing infantry casualties.

Because the Soviet army focused its artillery fire on the "pseudo-anti-tank fortifications" bombarded, almost less than 3% of the shells fell on the infantry of the Germanic regiment.

However, the infantry were of course not satisfied with this result, after all, they still suffered shells.

"Damn artillery, why don't you fire? Let us wait here to be run over?" A front-line infantry complained loudly.

"No way, the range of the 37mm anti-tank gun is not far, and there are too few 88mm anti-aircraft guns, so they cannot be easily exposed." His platoon leader explained next to him: "When the Soviet tanks get closer, the artillery should start."

In the rear, artillery company commander Predic was hiding a dozen of his 37mm PAK35 guns on one side of the main position.He knew that he must not rush to fire at this time. The range of his gun is too short. If he fires now, he will not be able to hit the armor of the Soviet tanks. It will only expose his position and invite the shells of the Soviet tanks to counterattack.

He must endure, and endure, until.

"What should we do now?" An artilleryman asked Predic: "It depends on the situation. The fake anti-tank fortifications we built have been unable to deceive the Soviets for a long time."

As soon as the words fell, I heard roars coming from the front line.

"Shoot, for the Führer!"

"Block them and hit the infantry behind the tanks!"

More and more infantry roared and pulled the triggers in their hands.

However, the damage of bullets to tanks is really too low.Although they still use the squad as a unit in their hands, they have assigned Iron Fist anti-tank rocket launchers.However, if the Soviet tanks did not come close, the Iron Fist rocket launcher would not be able to hit at all.

The artilleryman who asked the question just now lowered his head and gritted his teeth tightly.The other artillerymen could not bear to turn their heads away.

"1000 meters!" The rangefinder began to report the scale.

A second lieutenant of artillery stepped forward and asked with a face distorted by pain, "Company commander, can you fire at this distance?"

"It's not time yet." Predic lowered his head slightly, then raised it up: "At this distance, even if we fire, our hit rate is very low, and the rate of fire of the 37mm anti-tank gun is too low. The effect of the first round of fire is very important."

"800 meters!" The rangefinder kept reporting the new scale.

"But as long as we fire the artillery, the soldiers on the front line will have more hope, and they will be much more relaxed psychologically!" The platoon leader continued to try to persuade: "It's already 800 meters! And our fake anti-tank fortifications are obviously exposed. Almost all the artillery shells of the army went to the heads of the infantry!"

"No, psychological comfort is not enough, we need the most practical effect!" Predic gritted his teeth and continued to shake his head.

"Shoot, for the Führer!"

"Block them and hit the infantry behind the tanks!"

More and more infantry roared and pulled the triggers in their hands.

However, the damage of bullets to tanks is really too low.Although they still use the squad as a unit in their hands, they have assigned Iron Fist anti-tank rocket launchers.However, if the Soviet tanks did not come close, the Iron Fist rocket launcher would not be able to hit at all.

The artilleryman who asked the question just now lowered his head and gritted his teeth tightly.The other artillerymen could not bear to turn their heads away.

"1000 meters!" The rangefinder began to report the scale.

A second lieutenant of artillery stepped forward and asked with a face distorted by pain, "Company commander, can you fire at this distance?"

"It's not time yet." Predic lowered his head slightly, then raised it up: "At this distance, even if we fire, our hit rate is very low, and the rate of fire of the 37mm anti-tank gun is too low. The effect of the first round of fire is very important."

"800 meters!" The rangefinder kept reporting the new scale.

"But as long as we fire the artillery, the soldiers on the front line will have more hope, and they will be much more relaxed psychologically!" The platoon leader continued to try to persuade: "It's already 800 meters! And our fake anti-tank fortifications are obviously exposed. Almost all the artillery shells of the army went to the heads of the infantry!"

"No, psychological comfort is not enough, we need the most practical effect!" Predic gritted his teeth and continued to shake his head.

"Are we going to watch the infantry of the German regiment die under the shells of the Soviets? Just do nothing?" Perhaps because he was touched by the infantry on the front line, the platoon leader was already a little emotional.

This time, Predic did not answer the platoon leader's words.

He was attentively waiting for a voice.

"600 meters!" The ranger shouted with all his strength.