The Grossdeutschland Infantry Regiment, Malashenko clearly remembers the last time he fought against these bastards, which was back in 1941. This special force, known as the elite of the Wehrmacht, constituted a considerable force for Malashenko.
trouble, but what Malashenko remembers most is the astonishingly large troop deployment of the Grossdeutschland Infantry Regiment.
After not seeing each other for a long time, time flies by and now, when we meet again on the battlefield, things have changed a lot. The old rivals have now changed a lot.
Malashenko led the most elite ace tank division in the entire Red Army, and the Grossdeutschland infantry regiment opposite was upgraded to the Grossdeutschland Panzer Division.
It sounded like a well-matched opponent, but after a round of fighting, Malashenko didn't really feel that the German armored division was capable of fighting him.
Apart from anything else, I had forgotten the last time I saw a piece of junk like No. 3. Now it actually appeared in the advance force of the German Armored Division, and there were more than one, at least half of them.
So many companies.
As the saying goes, a small thing can make a big difference. Although he doesn't know why, Malashenko guessed that the equipment of this German armored division should not be very good. How can an armored division that even uses No. 3 to make up for the numbers be any better?
go?
Not to mention the new main tanks like King Tiger and Black Panther II, Malashenko even speculated that the German Panzer Division might still be using Tiger and Panther III. What else is impossible?
As for the equipment on the infantry, Malashenko didn't pay much attention to it, and the reason was quite simple.
In a duel between two armored forces, one of the most crucial factors that can determine the outcome is the quality of heavy equipment.
As long as my tank is better than yours, and much better than yours, then I can afford to knock you to the ground and beat you until your face is filled with mud and you can't get up.
Once the winner is determined in the duel between tanks, there will be almost no suspense in the subsequent battle. The remaining defeated soldiers and a group of infantry without tank support are just a ragtag group.
In addition to this, we also need to consider that the air support and artillery fire power are both dominated by our own side. The current battlefield situation is that our own side counterattacks and defends, waiting for work, just waiting for the friendly encirclement troops from the other direction to arrive and rendezvous. Perhaps before this
We can still compete with the follow-up main force of the Great German Panzer Division.
"Come on, fascist bastards, let me see how capable you are, the elites of the National Defense Force. Winning the first battle by bullying the minority is not enough to show that your crotch extensions are useless, right?"
With the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and silently chanting in his heart, Malashenko was full of confidence in the upcoming battle. However, there was still one thing that made Malashenko a little confused.
"Why do these bastards come here? I remember that the German Panzer Division did not catch up with Operation Bagration and fought in other directions? Is it because I changed history? Or is it me?
Did you remember the existing history incorrectly?"
Malashenko, who was puzzled, indeed guessed one thing correctly: in the existing history, the Grossdeutschland Panzer Division did not participate in the German defense and counterattack after the launch of Operation Bagration.
In the final analysis, the reason why the current situation occurred, where he rushed to the frontal battlefield and became the armored vanguard of the counterattack of the German Army Group Center, was due to Malashenko.
In the previous steel siege of Cherkasy, Malashenko changed history as a time traveler, annihilating or capturing tens of thousands of German troops who escaped from the siege in the existing history. The Soviet Supreme Command is convinced that
This was a completely victorious and successful encirclement and annihilation battle.
Even one of the four main aces of the armed SS: the famous SS "Viking" armored division, was surrounded and destroyed by Malashenko. In the final statistics, only a few
More than 100 remnants of the Viking Division were disarmed and captured, and the entire Viking Division's establishment had been completely wiped out by Malashenko's own hands.
As for whether Hitler will order the reconstruction of the Viking Division, that is another matter, and Malashenko has nothing to do with it.
All in all, the annihilation of the tens of thousands of troops who could have escaped did indeed bring very difficult problems to the German army's subsequent defense and troop distribution.
The German army on the Eastern Front was already short of troops and stretched thin. The opening of the Western Front battlefield resulted in a serious shortage of overall manpower, which forced the German Army on the Eastern Front to save even one soldier.
The Grossdeutschland Panzer Division, which was supposed to fight in other directions, received a transfer order shortly after the encirclement of Cherkasy: the original combat plan was cancelled, and it was immediately transferred to the armored reserve of Army Group Center to be on standby at any time, ready to attack.
The Grossdeutschland Panzer Division, which had just completed the march according to this order, had not had time to take a breath and rest. The senior German army's strategic misjudgment of the direction of the Soviet army's next phase of attack directly led to the Grossdeutschland Panzer Division being transferred to Army Group South to participate in the defense.
, after this back and forth, I had to start immediately and toss southward non-stop.
Even more deceiving things were yet to come. When the Grossdeutschland Panzer Division was finally waiting in Army Group South and thought it could finally take a breather, the rumble of artillery fire representing the launch of Operation Bagration tore through the sky, shocking the sky.
Touching the ground, countless Russian tanks formed a torrent of steel and rushed toward the German Army Group Center. The situation was extremely critical!
Although it was so popular that I wanted to curse, the Grossdeutschland Panzer Division, which received the order for the third time, could only act according to the order again and prepare to return reinforcements.
Fortunately, their deployment location is not far from Army Group Center. It can even be called the closest one among the German armored units returning north to support. This is probably the only worthwhile option for the extremely hard-working Greater Deutsche Panzer Division.
Rejoicing good news.
But the so-called good news is often accompanied by "big surprises."
Going all the way north, the Grossdeutschland Panzer Division, which was providing emergency support, had no idea what kind of terrifying enemy was waiting for them on the upcoming battlefield ahead.
It was an "Iron Devil Force" that was rumored to be so miraculous that even a coward would be scared out of his wits just by hearing its name.
The man leading this unit is even more terrifying. Rather than his name, the Germans prefer to call him by his nickname - the Iron Butcher.
Malashenko, who had personally crushed the Viking Division, a bunch of SS bastards, was still waiting for the arrival of his old rival, the Grossdeutschland Panzer Division, the elite ace unit of the Wehrmacht.
The strong can only feel the pleasure of conquering the strong. Malashenko, who has been tortured to the point of boredom, is very much looking forward to the Grossdeutschland Panzer Division giving him a slightly different feeling.
But the premise is that these bastards, who have been proven by various signs to be out of shape, really have this ability.