Having not slept all night again, Malashenko led his troops to embark on the westward march again. After a short rest, the condition of Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division was not that good.
The reliability of many tanks has reached its limit. The track wheels that have been damaged while driving in the mud and dirt roads of this off-road field make a rattling sound. From time to time, there are disturbing metal collision sounds in the power compartment.
, just like the abnormal sound in the bones of a person who has been sitting for a long time when he suddenly stands up.
Experienced commanders knew that their precious cars were overwhelmed and sounded the last warning sound before breaking down. But Stalin, who had already fought in the Cherkasy war zone and traveled more than 200 kilometers cross-country,
The 1st Guards Tank Division has not yet reached the point where it can stop. No matter what, it has to fight for its last breath with people and equipment.
Zhi-zi——
"Malashenko, I received the latest telegram from the front army headquarters. Comrade Commander ordered us to continue to pursue westward to find and eliminate the few remaining SS troops. At present, many Wehrmacht troops have voluntarily surrendered to our front army.
, According to the situation they described, there are only about two to three thousand remaining SS troops, and our shelling has achieved better results than expected."
This is the advantage of moving forward from the field division headquarters. Malashenko and his political commissar comrades, who are very close to each other, can even communicate directly by radio without the need for cumbersome relaying of orders. The communication efficiency is naturally first-rate, convenient and efficient.
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"I understand, are there any other situations? How many troops did Comrade Commander deploy to cooperate with us? He shouldn't just send our division to deal with the Germans, right?"
Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division was indeed capable of encircling all the remaining SS troops in one fell swoop, but Malashenko still wanted to have as many friendly troops as possible to cooperate with him.
I don't ask for anything else, I just want to block the last retreat of these SS troops.
Don't lead your team to fight them when the time comes. These scumbags can't hold it any longer and scatter in droves, running around like pigs in a pigsty that was blown apart. If that's the case, you
They all thought it would be troublesome to chase them.
Comrade Political Commissar probably guessed what Malashenko was thinking and meant, so he pressed the call button without much hesitation to answer.
"The other two tank divisions and two infantry divisions are already on their way to intercept. They are the encirclement troops that took over our defense of the final meeting point. You can think of them as shrinking the encirclement. They will definitely collide with these SS scum.
Go up. All you need to do is lead someone behind and chase after you. The battle may break out soon, and the distance between you is really very close."
With friendly forces helping to block the path of these fascist fanatics, this was the perfect outcome Malashenko expected most.
Comrade Lao Ma, who was in a very good mood, gave a brief final reply to Comrade Political Commissar, then put down the radio transmitter in his hand and hung it back on the bulkhead. The moment he let go, he heard the sound of a mountain roaring like a tsunami.
The roar came instantly.
Boom boom boom——
Rumble——
"Huh? Starting so soon?"
The violent roar of shelling came from the 12 o'clock direction directly in front, and the noise was so loud that even Malashenko, who was sitting in the car, felt as if the shelling was right next to him.
This formation didn't sound like a long roar, but just deafening explosions. It may be that the Red Army tank troops equipped with isu-152 self-propelled artillery were directly bombarding the Germans. In theory, this is the only way to do it.
When the direct-aiming assault artillery is gathered together, it can cause such a huge movement that it sounds like the earth is shaking.
"Kurbalov, take your men and charge forward. There is not much meat left. Don't let the friendly forces snatch it all for us! Come on!"
Now the issue is no longer whether we can annihilate the enemy, but whether we can get meat to eat before the enemy is completely annihilated.
Malashenko didn't want to end up watching others eat meat after all his hard work, and he didn't even get to drink the soup. No matter what, he had to give these SS scum a ride in the end, led by Stalin's guards.
The 1st Tank Division personally sounded the death knell for these fascist scum.
Kulbalov, who received the order from Malashenko, rushed forward quickly. The medium tank battalion rushed to the front, carrying tank knights one after another and rushing towards the rear of the SS.
Soon, the medium tank troops that rushed all the way following the sound of explosions and exchanges of fire arrived at the "incident scene", but the scene in front of them was somewhat unexpected.
The Viking Division is an armored division, at least it should be an armored division, and it is very powerful.
But right now, what the medium tank soldiers of the Red Army saw was almost a pure infantry unit. The large group of SS tanks they expected to encounter did not appear at all. Instead, the Red Army launched a fierce attack directly in front and assembled a large number of tanks.
They even used the isu-152 as a bayonet cannon and rushed forward, using their thick armor to hit Fasis in the face and fire fiercely at close range.
A shot hits the boss, who is surrounded by flying dust and rocks. You can even see the broken limbs lifted high by the 152 high-explosive grenade flying in mid-air, the effect of using a zoo killer to blast people.
It's really quite exciting.
"Russians! There are Russians behind us! There are so many tanks, they are coming from behind!"
The huge noise coming from the rear can basically be felt and heard by everyone. The panicked SS soldiers were already beaten to the point where they could barely fight back and were unable to make even half an inch.
A group of Russian tigers and wolves came from behind, with a large group of tanks. This was a complete disaster.
"It's over! We're done. We can't fight anymore!"
"Shut up! We will fight these Russians to the end and continue to hunt these low-level humans!"
"For the Führer! Keep fighting!!!"
Although there are not many left, the last remnants of the crumbling SS in front of them still have some armored units, and the quality is quite good.
Several Panzer IV tank destroyers, which were rare in the German army, were the first to turn their guns and face over. This unattractive tank, nicknamed "Guderian's Duck", has a rather low shape and excellent defense.
From a distance, it looks like a moving coffin.
A short distance away, several bulky King Tiger tanks as the core unit were also changing their course and moving with difficulty.
It is surprising that the King Tiger can still maintain single digits at this point and continue to fight, but this is of no help to the final result. The vanguard heavy tank unit led by Kurbalov followed closely behind.
, the medium tank troops had just laid down their infantry, and not long after the firefight began, they were already on the battlefield.