Not too far away from the Parliament Building, at the other end of King's Square, which was filled with gunfire and smoke and had been blown into the moon's surface, on top of the ruins of the opera house.
Malashenko, who was in the forward command post, was holding a telescope in his hand, observing the battlefield of the final decisive battle, not missing every detail and every corner. It seemed that something other than the Capitol would appear at any time.
"Comrade division commander, report from the front battlefield."
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Malashenko, who spoke quietly while holding the telescope in his hands and continued to stay focused, heard the echo from Kulbalov on the side.
"The assault teams' offensive on the interior of the Capitol is progressing smoothly. All organizational resistance on the first floor has been cleared. The remaining enemy forces are being cleared. Complete control of the first floor of the Capitol has been basically achieved, and outposts and troop concentrations have been established along the way.
Point to steady advancement of the front."
"The assault teams are currently deploying their main forces to continue attacking the second-level area. Among them, the sharp knife troops with the fastest attack speed are close to breaking through the second-level defense line and are preparing to continue to advance to the third-level area."
"The library area on the second floor, which is crucial to the implementation of the operational objectives, has now been captured. This is currently the most forward troop assembly point and outpost of our army. Follow-up reinforcements are moving closer to this area, preparing to strengthen the assault force and continue
Head to the third floor area."
While Kulbalov was reporting on the battlefield situation, Malashenko had quietly moved from the observation port to the map hanging on the wall, but this time the map was different from the past and was obviously a little special.
To be precise, this is a structural diagram of the interior of a building, rather than a combat map in the traditional sense.
At Malashenko's personal request, the Red Army, which had a dense intelligence network in Berlin, managed to obtain a complete set of design and construction drawings of the Reichstag Building. From them, they found the final drawings of the final design plan, which they directly
The original was sent to the unit that needed it most - the Leader's Division tasked with capturing the Capitol.
From the blueprint hanging on the wall in front of him, Malashenko could clearly find the location of the library marked by the red circle. Going forward, he would go straight to the road to the third floor of the center.
Once the third floor area is successfully captured, the commando soldiers of the Leadership Division can see the iconic hemispherical dome of the Capitol Building at a glance as long as they raise their heads. It is important to break through this final barrier and reach the top of the building for the final insertion.
The flag moment will come almost at the same time.
Realizing that the most important indoor battle to capture the Capitol Building had been completed, Malashenko, who was interested in which commando team had captured the library, couldn't help but turn his head with interest after thinking for a moment.
And spoke quietly.
"Which commando team took down the library? What were the casualties?"
"This is the Alsim Company under the Volga River Siege Division. Comrade Division Commander, they are your favorite elite combat engineers."
When Comrade Commander asked this question, it was like a question that directly touched Kulbalov's heart, which was very satisfying.
Whose unit is the Volga River Siege Division? It is a unit specially formed by my brigade for the Berlin siege campaign, allocating elite personnel and superior technical equipment.
So what kind of unit is the Alsim Company? Just kidding, that is the most capable ace infantry company in my brigade.
The most elite field group of the entire Red Army is the Leader's Division, the most elite combat unit of the Leader's Division is our 1st Brigade, and the most capable infantry unit of our 1st Brigade is the Alsim Company, a proper demolition expert-level heavy infantry unit.
It is undoubtedly Kulbalov's pride to have such an elite infantry company that ranks among the top ranks of the millions of Red Army troops.
What makes Kulbalov even more proud is that even the division commander has high expectations for Alsim's company, and his company commander Alsim is a grassroots talent that the division commander highly values.
You ask how to express it?
Then let's see if the All-Leader Division has a second company commander who can directly meet the comrade of the division commander "at the drop of a hat" without making an appointment or going through all levels of approval?
Oh, I can’t say absolutely not, at least the two company commanders of the guard tank company and the infantry company directly under the division headquarters can do it in a strict sense.
But if you take a closer look at the guard units directly under the division headquarters, in terms of combat units alone, Alsim is really the only captain in the division who has been personally approved by Malashenko to "see whenever he wants".
, is the only one who poops like a scorpion - only this one person. It is enough to show how popular this wild and unruly "Siberian thug" has become around his comrade and teacher.
It may not sound very nice to say that "comrade brigade commander follows comrade company commander to gain glory", but it is not far-fetched to say that this is the case.
At least Kulbalov was really happy and proud that he had such a subordinate of the company commander who was so highly regarded by his comrade and division commander. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was even a little proud.
"Oh? It's Alsim again? Good! Very good! This is very good! This kid lived up to my expectations of him, and I didn't make any mistakes!"
"I told Comrade Political Commissar before, aren't those Nazis full of beasts and a den of thugs? Just in time, let's fight violence with violence! Look at the crazy Nazi army and the wild wind from Siberia
Who is more powerful?"
"This kind of work should be led by Alsim. He is a professional in dealing with Nazi thugs. He and his brothers can make the most stubborn Nazis feel hopeless and trust them to do it."
You can’t go wrong if you do it!”
Looking at the scene where Comrade Senior Commander was happily nodding his head with praise, I always felt that it was a bit disappointing to say some things now. Maybe Kulbalov was not so good and hesitated to speak, but he was seen like this without even thinking about it.
In one scene, Malashenko directly "opened his mouth to point it out."
"After the good news, is there still bad news? Tell me, I'm listening."
Seeing that the commander and comrade had said this, there was no need to hide and tuck in anymore, so Kulbalov simply answered.
"Yes, Comrade Commander."
"The not-so-good news is that the Alsim Company has suffered a lot of casualties so far. The number of casualties alone is close to one-third, and if the total number of casualties is more than half. Especially in the battle to capture the library, due to the encounter with the enemy's elite
The troops ambush and resisted tenaciously, and 28 comrades were sacrificed in one fell swoop. It can be said that the fight was extremely difficult."
"The captains of other companies who followed up suggested that Alsim could lead the team to withdraw first. It would be beyond the normal range to continue fighting after more than half of the casualties. Coco Alsim directly said that he had a mission that must be completed, unless they
The mission will be handed over only when the entire company is exhausted, otherwise even if there is only one person left, he will continue to carry the flag and rush to the top of the building."
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Malashenko, who probably could have guessed that there would be such bad news, had a complicated expression. Even Kulbalov, who had been with Comrade Commander for a long time, could not tell, let alone guess, what Comrade Commander was thinking at the moment.
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It was not until a moment later, when Malashenko walked to the observation port again and looked at the Capitol building in the distance that was still in the smoke of war that the fierce fighting continued, that the words of a long and leisurely sigh quietly blurted out.
"Let them do it, no matter what, this is a battle they must complete, no matter how great the difficulties, obstacles and sacrifices."
"The more heroic a company is, the stronger its mission and sense of honor are. The more times like these come, the less we have the right to deprive them of all this. As superior commanders, we are the ones who provide them with all the necessary support and guarantees within our capabilities."
The only thing the agency can do at this moment."
"I understand, Comrade Commander. I will take care of it, please don't worry."
Kulbalov, who understood the intention of Malashenko's words, nodded in response and was about to turn around to execute the order as requested by Malashenko and further adjust the deployment.
However, at this moment, the phone was placed on a separate table not far away. The other phones were ringing non-stop, but the phone that had not rang until now suddenly rang rapidly.
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Malashenko, who looked at Kulbalov wordlessly, certainly knew what to do, and he didn't need anyone else to do anything. Then he walked to the phone, raised his hand, held it, and picked up the receiver.