The baby's matter has been resolved, but Malashenko still has things to do next, which does not mean that he can rest now.
"Is there any news? How are Comrade Political Commissar and their current situation?"
Even though they are so far apart, Malashenko is still worried about the situation on the North Road of Comrade Comrade Political Commissar. I believe the same is true for Political Commissar Petrov.
The radio station temporarily installed in the station was able to contact the political commissar. In the form of a telegram, Malashenko was able to learn about the latest first-hand situation of the political commissar.
"There is a reply. Comrade Political Commissar and the others are doing well. They asked us how the situation is here."
Holding in his hand the telegram Varosha handed him, he read it quickly at a glance.
The general content of the telegram stated that the troops on the northern route have now arrived near the protrusion, and Commissar Petrov, together with Kulbalov and Lavrinenko, are beginning to prepare for the first phase of the initial offensive.
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Also due to Malashenko's absence, the command of the troops on the northern route was delegated to Lavrinenko, the deputy division commander, and political commissar Petrov, as the deputy political commander, and worked with the front army headquarters in Va.
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Because the war is tight, it is necessary to pull out the nail planted by the Germans as soon as possible and push the entire Bagration operation to the next stage as soon as possible. The overall strategic schedule cannot be delayed, so the order issued by Vatutin
The urging was also very tight.
Originally, after long-distance cross-country maneuvers, the tanks were supposed to undergo an overall overhaul and maintenance. However, when Political Commissar Petrov and his troops arrived at the target area, the Baltic Front troops who had been rendezvous were already waiting there, waiting for the heavy armored troops to arrive.
The first phase of the offensive can then be launched.
This group of guys, supported by the powerful naval guns of the Baltic Fleet, indeed advanced very fast, rushing all the way along the coastline, and all the German sticks in the way were blasted into slag by the naval guns and sent to the sky.
In the end, when the main force of the German army was defeated, the remaining small groups of German troops, consisting of cats and dogs, did not dare to move forward at all. Even if they moved forward, they would be used as cannon fodder for the naval guns, so they had to retreat.
It sounds like good news, but the political commissar also explained the bad side of this matter to Malashenko in the telegram.
A considerable part of the German fleeing troops who were chased away by the powerful naval guns of the Baltic Fleet retreated to the northern protrusion where a large number of German reinforcements were already stored.
This place is just outside the gun range of the Baltic Fleet, and it is also the closest to the front line. Of course, it is also a solid foothold with the most solid defense and the most reliable backup. Many of the German troops who were bombarded were in a panic.
I ran to this place to seek shelter, fearing that if I continued running, I might be intercepted by the enemy and die on the way.
Although most of the German troops that poured in later were defeated troops that had already been defeated once, they could not withstand the large numbers.
Intelligence provided by the Baltic Front showed that at least 7 Wehrmacht division-level units with different designations had fled into the salient. This did not include those independent German units at a lower level than the divisions that had fled, not to mention the original German units.
Those stationed here hoarded German troops.
Based on preliminary estimates based on the information available at hand, Commissar Petrov felt that in this conical protrusion with a width of less than 12 kilometers from north to south and a depth of only 27 kilometers, there are at least 5 fully equipped infantry divisions and 2
A relatively complete armored division, as well as 7 incomplete and routed infantry divisions, 1 incomplete and routed armored division, and an unknown number of other lower-level German combat units, along with a small number of servile troops and Ukrainian puppet troops.
According to a rough estimate, the total strength of this sizable enemy force must start at least 150,000, with no upper limit of 200,000. There is no larger group of enemy forces on the entire frontal battlefield. Inside the salient
The density of German troops was unprecedentedly high. It is possible that some of the severely damaged German troops withdrew outside the salient and rested further behind.
However, Comrade Political Commissar's judgment is that as long as the war situation becomes severe and necessary, these German troops may be reorganized at any time and return to the battlefield with a little replenishment. The Germans will maintain this final land hub connecting the two army groups in the north and south at all costs.
Therefore, we must not underestimate the enemy in terms of strategic prediction, and we must be prepared to fight the enemy at any time with the largest number and worst case scenario.
The good news is that the headquarters of the Baltic Front and the Third Belarusian Front have been informed of the news and are dispatching more follow-up reinforcements to help.
But it needs to be pointed out that there are not a large number of tank troops among these reinforcements. Now the entire Bagration operation has entered the climax of the war. Almost all tank troops have tasks, or they are still fighting with the enemy.
Unable to escape from the fierce fight, he was unable to rush to the northern salient to join the battle.
In other words, the main tank unit in the encirclement and annihilation campaign in the northern salient was the invincible and glorious 1st Tank Division of the Stalin Guards. This unit bore the designation of a division, but was actually treated as a tank corps by Vatutin.
Hero troops used.
The actual situation in the northern protrusion is far more serious than expected. This is the most direct meaning expressed by Comrade Political Commissar to Malashenko at the end of the telegram.
If possible, Malashenko had better finish taking care of things in the south as soon as possible, rush north, and lead the main force of the division to join him as soon as possible. The most important thing is that the division commander must be in charge of the next battle. The first is first.
After the peripheral clean-up battle in this stage, we will soon face a real in-depth fight to the death. This requires the personal command of Malashenko, the division commander, to coordinate the overall situation.
"The situation is worse than expected. The Germans in the northern protrusion have a big pot of fat waiting for us to stew. Comrade Political Commissar alone cannot eat so much. We must return to the team as soon as possible to join them."
After putting away the telegram, Malashenko was still thinking about one last thing. After handling this last troublesome matter, he could immediately lead his troops to the north to meet up with the political commissar comrades.
"How is the baby doing? We will leave as soon as the truck is loaded. It has been almost forty minutes since the battle ended. There is not much time to waste."
Just when Varosha was about to report the latest situation after hearing what Malashenko said, a messenger who quickly ran into the room suddenly interrupted the conversation.