Although the feeling in his heart was a mixture of five flavors and mixed feelings, no matter what, someone came to save him. Only now did Manteuffel feel that his tense nerves and hanging heart were finally temporarily relieved.
Let it go.
The Skeleton Division is not an ordinary unit. It is one of the most elite SS units. It has all the combat capabilities and equipment, and is not bad at all.
I heard that these guys were beaten up by the Russians on the Eastern Front a while ago, and they rested in a relatively safe place and were severely punished while waiting to replenish their equipment. Let’s not talk about it until the battle was won.
The equipment that was not kept warm was also lost.
That was a whole battalion of brand-new Panther IIs. They fell into the hands of the Russians without firing a single bullet. Not only did they suffer losses to themselves, but they also helped the enemy along the way. The losses were not small.
That is to say, Manteuffel, who had just heard that the Grossdeutsch Division had been fucked, was in a bad mood. He didn't have this intention. He had to put aside the normal situation. He didn't know how to make Manteuffel laugh at the skeleton division's stupid pig-like operation.
Lose big teeth.
What’s interesting is who made the Skeleton Division so miserable and ran away without any equipment. Which group of Soviet soldiers did it? I don’t know whether the Germans really didn’t have this information, or whether they did it intentionally.
Not letting too many people know, all in all, Manteuffel didn't find out the result, let alone anyone around him or his friends and comrades who were also in high-level positions.
Of course, there is no need to delve too deeply into such an unimportant matter. There is really no need to inquire in such detail.
Manteuffel didn't take this matter to heart, and now he can't even remember it.
But there was one more thing that Manteuffel didn't know yet, and that was that he didn't know the designation of the Soviet army unit that the gang in front of him beat him to the point where he almost doubted his life.
He was beaten to the point of almost losing his life, so why did he bother to grab his tongue and ask for his unit number?
In the intelligence support message sent by superiors, they were also confused about the sudden appearance of a powerful group of Soviet troops. It is said that the 1st Belarusian Front Army, which is facing the enemy, does not have such a group of troops. It is most likely that they came from other front armies or the Soviet Union in the rear.
He was transferred from the military strategic reserve. In short, it cannot be confirmed, and it is not clear yet. After all, everything happened too suddenly.
After all, human brainpower is limited. No matter how good a person is, it is impossible to consider everything in such a short period of time. At least Manteuffel is not so good at it, and of course he does not have that much time to think about it.
Every aspect has been considered thoroughly and everything is covered.
"Call back the Skeleton Division! We have suffered heavy losses, but we can still persevere! In my name, I ask them to come to the rescue as soon as possible. The life and death of the Grossdeutschland Division depends on this, so please do your best!"
A simple call back shouldn't be so troublesome, but Manteuffel was indeed a little scared.
He was afraid that the Skeleton Masters and the others would play a trick of "paying the favor and violating the law". He would first send a telegram and shout loudly, but in fact, his subordinates were not working hard at all and did not produce their best work.
When the Grossdeutschland Division was completely wiped out, the Skeleton Division, which was still half-way through, could logically say: "Oh, it's not that we didn't save our brothers. I didn't expect you to die so quickly. I really don't blame my brothers." And so on.
Then he turned around and headed back home, going back and forth wherever he went.
Can you say that the Skeleton Division did not send troops to rescue?
They were rescued. The entire division was dispatched and a telegram was sent to inform them. Now that things are like this, what do you want me to do with the Skeleton Division? Why don't you give the Tiger King wings and fly over?
No matter how angry the National Defense Force is, they will have nothing to do with the Skeleton Division. This is one of the highest levels of disgusting people.
Knowing that he had offended others, Manteuffel was afraid that such a situation would happen, so he said a few more words in the telegram, first lowering his posture as much as possible, and begging grandpa to sue grandma.
I just had to put it clearly in the telegram: "It's all my brother's fault. If you don't remember the faults of villains, just ignore what I said before."
The reason why Manteuffel didn't do this.
As for what happened after the Skeleton Master arrived, Manteuffel also thought about it.
Take a look at the urinary attitude of the Grand German Division right now, and look at the ruthlessness of the guy on the other side.
I really can't even think about winning the battle! I have to put aside the matter of repelling the enemy and talk about it later.
The first priority is to run away quickly!
As long as the Skeleton Division could catch the Russians off guard and temporarily distract their energy, Manteuffel thought to himself that he would have the opportunity to command at least part of the Grossdeutschland Division and withdraw first.
Even if it suffered heavy losses, at least it avoided being completely wiped out again. If it could replenish its troops and equipment, it would still be the Grossdeutschland Division, and it would not be so shameful that it would be called "Granddeutschland III", assuming that there would really be a third generation.
No matter how you think about it, this is the only hope at the moment. Success or failure, life or death, as Manteuffel said in the telegram, all depends on the Skeleton Master.
The telegram, which recorded the complete content according to Manteuffel's request, was quickly sent out and flew into the distance in the form of radio waves, flying towards the Skeleton Division who was rushing south to rescue people.
Seeing that Manteuffel had seen hope, he was no longer stubborn and did not need anyone to take him out. He actively chose to follow the advice of the chief of staff and retreated with the command team to the safer second line of defense to continue commanding.
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At the same time, they also used all the remaining technical equipment in their hands to strengthen the defense. They took advantage of the last opportunity before the Soviet army could attack and deployed it in place. Even if they fought hard, they would be nailed to the second line of defense, which was also the last line of defense.
The Skeleton Division arrived and made final preparations.
The fall of the first line of defense was only a matter of time. Without the help of large-scale reinforcements to block the interception, the Grossdeutschland Division would never have been able to escape on its own, especially in the face of such an enemy with an appalling degree of mechanization.
Don't even think about it.
"I hope we can defend until they arrive. It is really difficult to deal with such a group of extremely ferocious enemies..."
Malashenko, who was busy commanding his troops to rush left and right on the first line of defense of the Germans who had already invaded, to eliminate the remaining enemies, and was soaring with adrenaline, did not know that the commander of the Grossdeutschland Division opposite him was thinking blindly.
Of course I'm not interested in knowing what I'm mumbling about.
Just when Malashenko was about to give the order to drive, move the tank forward, drive to the front of the already captured position, and use 130 guns to aim at the Germans who still dared to resist, and violently blasted in, a familiar voice came from the radio.
The call instantly drew his attention.
"Comrade Division Commander, there is an emergency! You'd better find a relatively safe place to listen to what I have to say and let Kurbalov take command. You can get out of the battle first!"