Fafnir arrived at the Belarusian front line in October. The train basically drove directly to the first-line railway and unloaded the truck directly, placing Fafnir and his tank directly on the front line. Fafnir was confused
As soon as you get out of the car, you must prepare to resist the Soviet attack.
At this time, the strategic situation of the German army was in a mess. In the north, Army Group Northern had been repulsed. The Soviet Red Army had entered Finland and fully recovered the Baltic coast. The forwards had entered Lithuania. The German Army Group Northern was already a term on paper.
, the remaining defeated troops retreated into Poland; in the south, Army Group South has also been defeated, retreating into Romania like an ebbing tide. The Soviet Red Army has recovered most of the land in Ukraine; Army Group Center still occupies a small half of Ukraine.
and most of Belarus, but the strategic situation is extremely bad. The Soviet army has formed an encirclement of Army Group Center from the north and south wings. The only thing that can make the Germans breathe a sigh of relief is that the Soviet Red Army also suffered losses in the strategic offensive launched in 1944.
It is quite huge, and it is very likely that it will be unable to launch an encirclement and annihilation of the protruding part of Army Group Center within half a month. However, looking at the two German army groups in the north and south that have also suffered heavy losses, the German General Staff is also unable to turn the war situation back...
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Moreover, after a whole month of mobilizing troops and generals in September, the Soviet Red Army has concentrated a large number of troops and weapons directly in front of Army Group Center, and the north and south wings are also preparing to conduct a concentric assault to cut off Army Group Center's retreat. Army Group Center is in
There is already an obvious disadvantage in the comparison of troops and weapons - the number of cutting-edge tanks is a tragedy compared to the number of the Russians' new Stalin 3 tanks, and the artillery is even more disadvantaged. Only the Air Force can balance out the Soviet Red Air Force based on quality.
Fafnir fought fiercely on the front line throughout October. The entire e50b army group only had more than 200 vehicles, but he also saw the new e-series-the e100 with a huge body. The e100 was equipped with a 128l68 gun.
, the speed is not fast but the defense is amazing. The only drawback is that the number is too small, no more than 10 vehicles, and all of them are from the newly formed 611 and 612 super heavy tank battalions. As a defensive backbone firepower point, the e100 is quite qualified, and it is a natural weapon.
With its mocking face and resistance to beatings, it has an extraordinary ability to attract firepower. With the Tiger King and e50 next to it, the Black Panther can take the opportunity to steal the chicken.
In late October, the German General Staff finally ignored the Führer's roar and began a belated comprehensive withdrawal of Army Group Center. A week before this, the Russians had launched a comprehensive offensive in three directions.
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The German troops retreated hastily, destroying all visible Soviet houses, factories, fields and roads along the way. However, all this only aroused greater anger of the Soviet Red Army but failed to delay the pace of the Red Army's offensive for long. Fife
Neil and his 503rd Battalion have been fighting on the front line in Belarus, which directly faced the impact of the Soviet Red Army. Every day they had to repel at least a dozen waves of Soviet Red Army attacks, and then tried to crawl back during the gaps between the attacks.
They also had to cover the engineering troops when they blew up roads, railways and various bridges. They suffered heavy losses! Before the whole battalion battle began, there were 13 e50bs and 17 King Tigers, as well as a total of 20 Panthers and Panzer 4 tanks. Just one week later
Only 9 e50s and 11 King Tigers can still fight, and all the losses of the remaining tanks cannot be compensated. After paying heavy losses, Army Group Center finally evacuated the entire territory of Belarus and Ukraine in mid-November, thanks to the German forces on the north and south wings.
Despite the desperate resistance regardless of casualties, Army Group Center was finally able to reach Poland and Romania. They lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of tanks and artillery, and returned to 1941 in embarrassment.
The origin. The morale of the Soviet Red Army in front of them was high. Although they also suffered huge losses, they finally regained the entire territory after three years of arduous fighting, and the leader also called on them to "kill this fascist beast in their sinful lair!"
"The Soviet Red Army cheered up and was always ready to attack Poland and Romania until it reached Berlin!
The situation on the Western Front was also not optimistic. The Allies used their extremely powerful logistical capabilities to force the Germans out of the front like a rising tide. In October, after a month of hard fighting, the Germans were finally unable to defend in three directions.
To stop the Allied offensive, they let go of the southern front and allowed the Allied forces to march straight into Vichy France. Their troops shrank to the Paris front line. Then the main force left Paris and retreated directly into the Ardennes region, the German-French border, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The German commander responsible for the defense of Paris did not execute the order to "turn Paris into a sea of fire", but directly ordered the troops stationed in Paris to surrender. Fortunately, most of the troops stationed in Paris today are from Vichy France and other parts of Germany.
Servant army.
In November, Field Marshal Montgomery lost his reputation. The "Market Garden" operation he launched was a complete failure. The British 30th Army, which launched the offensive, could not even break through the German defense lines, while the airborne U.S. 82nd, 101st Airborne Division and the British 1st Airborne Division
The division and the Polish airborne brigade were completely wiped out. From the division commander to the soldiers, no one could escape the ambush circle of the German armored division in the Netherlands. Second Lieutenant O'Brien performed outstandingly, and his stalkers performed extremely well in hunting down airborne light armored vehicles.
Relaxed and happy, it was like target practice in training, destroying the American and British trucks and armored vehicles that had finally landed one by one. The German losses in the entire Market Garden operation were minor - only 2,000 soldiers died, 4,000 were injured, and tanks and assault guns were lost.
Only 20 vehicles and 35 aircraft were lost. The Allies suffered huge losses - 40,000 soldiers died or were captured, 1,500 trucks and armored vehicles, tanks were destroyed or captured, 600 artillery were destroyed or captured, 120 transport aircraft, and fighter jets
, the bomber was shot down, and Field Marshal Montgomery almost asked to retire from active service because of this.
The German high command seemed to have received a shot in the arm. They adopted a plan to launch an armored counterattack in the Ardennes region in December. The plan was to launch a powerful tank offensive in the Ardennes region and strive to capture the coastal area and cut off the area.
It has broken into the logistics supply line of the main Allied forces in Belgium, striving to annihilate the main Allied forces in Belgium and gain the opportunity to negotiate a separate peace with the Allies.
On December 19, 1944, the Germans concentrated a large number of armored forces in the Ardennes region, including the 501st and 502nd heavy tank battalions, the 101st and 102nd heavy tank battalions of the Waffen SS, and other elite troops of the Waffen SS——
The 9th, 10th, and 12th Armored Divisions have a total of 450 tanks, including 45 E50s, 60 King Tigers, 34 Tigers, 200 Panthers and a small number of other heavy assault guns, and even
Three e100s just left the factory were also put into this battle.