Some things always come unexpectedly. Whether you are prepared for it or not, it will come suddenly. For example, Malashenko was thanked without any preparation.
"Comrade General, you are really the great savior of our division! If there is no assistance from the leading division... no, it should be said that if there is no leading division to come to the rescue, how many people in our division will be able to stand here now?
Speaking, it is probably an unknown that is hard to say."
"Yes, I have long heard that the famous Leader Division is the Guards among the Guards, the most elite of the Red Army! Today's battle is really an eye-opener. To conquer the Fascists in the name of a great leader comrade is indeed well-deserved."
"......Well"
Faced with the nonsense coming from the commander and chief of staff of the 267th Infantry Division, Malashenko's reaction seemed a little at a loss for a while.
You can't say that what others say is false or that they are deliberately trying to flatter you. From an objective reality, what others say is indeed correct and is based on facts.
But I don’t know why, Malashenko always felt a little weird after hearing this. I guess it’s because he usually acts low-key and is not used to being praised like this. Malashenko has always thought it was a virtue.
The battle was so one-sided because of the enemy. After a violent beating, he surrendered with a French military salute. This has almost become the unchanging routine of the German army after 1944.
Of course, when the two military chiefs of the 267th Infantry Division came over to express their gratitude in person, they were not limited to talking about the leader division and Malashenko. If they came just for this, it would be like talking nonsense.
, there are also discussions that do not do practical things, but go down to the specific analysis of the battle situation, such as the following sentence.
"It's really shocking, Comrade General. In less than half an hour, the enemy's entire mechanized heavy armored infantry and tank coordinated battle group was surrounded and annihilated in front of the position, and the enemy took the initiative to attack. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes,
Well, maybe I simply can’t believe that this is actually true, the leader’s powerful combat effectiveness is truly well-deserved.”
The chief of staff's analysis naturally won the approval of the division commander, and Malonovsky, who was standing aside, nodded slowly and spoke with a look of approval.
"I have never imagined that there is such a lightning-fast annihilation tactic, but I saw it today."
"I have to admit that the tactics adopted by Comrade General and the leading division are something I have never heard of or seen before. This does not seem to be included in the battle tactics doctrine of our Red Army. The equipment used to realize the tactics is also
...Well, you understand what I mean, some of the equipment in the battle just now is something I have never seen before, and their combat effectiveness is really amazing. I think this is also true for those German guys.
the same."
Indeed, as Colonel Malonovsky said, the addition of the infantry fighting vehicle as the latest main battle equipment has indeed given Malashenko great tactical flexibility and scalability.
In the past, many tactics that were limited by equipment conditions and could only be imagined but not realized have become possible. Combining existing equipment with skillful use can easily double the combat effectiveness, and then easily defeat the Germans.
He was killed until he was pissed off.
Comrade Malonovsky and his chief of staff were surprised, but from Malashenko's point of view, this was nothing special.
After all, using a complete set of tactics and tactics that have been proven in actual combat in future wars, plus a synthetic force of various arms specifically built for this goal, to defeat an old-fashioned Lutheran stick that is only in decline at the level of World War II,
If we can't win, it will be outrageous.
In other words, having equipment ahead of his opponents is only one of Malashenko's advantages. There are other factors that are more critical to winning.
It is Malashenko who can skillfully use mature and reliable future tactics and tactics that have been proven in actual combat, combined with the current actual situation, to defeat a World War II army that has just touched the phantom of synthesis and is still far from marginal.
A real winning formula.
Regarding this objective reality, Malashenko had no intention of hiding anything from the two people in front of him, and he quickly blurted out his words after thinking for a while.
"Compared with other friendly forces, the most special thing about the Leader Division is actually its experimental nature. This does not only refer to the new equipment. Putting the new weapons into actual combat for comprehensive evaluation and analysis is only a secondary task."
"A more important point than this is that the leading division is responsible for the task of developing tactics and tactics. This means that the leading division must not only resolutely and thoroughly crush the enemy, but also use actual combat as the basis in the process of crushing the enemy to contribute to the future of the Red Army.
We will explore a feasible and feasible practical path for development."
"It can be said that the current leadership division, which is constantly developing and changing, is the prototype of the future synthetic force of various arms of the Red Army. It is our great first step towards practical exploration, and it is the first model force that has withstood the test of actual combat. And leading this army
Leading the troops to victory is my top priority as the commander of the leading division."
As said, Malashenko has always had a very clear and clear understanding of the responsibilities and burdens he bears.
This is not only based on Malashenko's own cognitive insights and analytical judgment, but more importantly, it comes from the expectations and instructions of superior leaders such as Zhukov and Vatutin.
This tragic and great Patriotic War allowed everyone to witness the rapid transformation of war development. Only those who are at the forefront of the rapid transformation trend can be invincible.
The powerful and reliable heavy industry of the motherland can completely solve the troublesome equipment problem. What is left is the exploration of soft power that cannot be seen or touched, but is more powerful than hardware equipment, that is, the exploration and exploration of campaign doctrine and tactics.
Practical application.
Battle doctrine stands on tactics and tactics, just like a towering superstructure needs a solid lower foundation to support it.
The results of Malashenko and the leadership division's active exploration and practical application of lower-level tactics will be directly related to the compilation and improvement of upper-level battle doctrines by big guys like Zhukov and Vatutin and even the entire army.
Promote applications.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is indeed related to the future destiny of the entire Red Army.
Especially in 1944, when the overall situation of the Patriotic War had been decided and victory was in sight, it became even more important to seize the last opportunity for actual combat and conduct forward-looking exploration of the future.
The core of all this is neither the exploration and application of a certain piece of equipment or a certain theory, nor can it be solved by Comrade Zhu's group of big guys holding meetings to discuss and compiling a few textbooks on battle doctrine.
All the key points converge on one person: Malashenko.
This man who single-handedly planned and led the construction and development of the Red Army's first mechanically integrated field group of various arms, and explored a complete set of existing tactical tactics outlines, and is actively practicing and improving them, will undoubtedly have a great influence on the future of the Soviet Army.
The next stage of development and change will have a significant impact.
From this perspective alone, the derivative value generated by killing Malashenko in the following decades is probably greater than killing the Soviet army in East Germany that spanned the entire Cold War and has been frightening the West.
Still big.
It is a pity that the West did not realize this in 1944, and NATO during the Cold War failed to seize the opportunity, that's all.