While the German army was attacking the unknown highlands, two T-34 tanks came from the east of Susinich. Just as they were about to enter the city, they were blocked by the checkpoint at the entrance.
The turret hatch of the tank in front was opened. A tank soldier lieutenant wearing a tank cap and short fur coat leaned out half of his body and said loudly to the sergeant who was walking towards the tank: "Hey, I said...
Comrade Shi, hurry up and ask your people to move the roadblock in front. We have urgent matters and need to rush to the headquarters in the city immediately."
The sergeant at the checkpoint stood next to the tank and looked up at the tank crew lieutenant. He did not forget his responsibilities because the other party had a higher military rank than himself, but asked businesslikely: "What part are you in?"
"We are a unit directly under the Front Army Headquarters." The lieutenant obviously did not want to waste too much time here. After simply identifying himself, he immediately urged: "Man, hurry up and move the obstacles in front of us.
We need to get to the headquarters immediately."
"Comrade Lieutenant, please show me your ID." Facing the impatient lieutenant, the sergeant said slowly, "I can't let you enter the city without your ID."
The lieutenant was about to get angry, but someone in the tank seemed to be talking to him, asking him to bend down and look inside the vehicle. After a while, the sergeant standing next to the tank saw the lieutenant climbing out of the turret, and then leaned over to help.
He saw another person leaning out from the turret. After the sergeant saw this person clearly, he was suddenly surprised. He quickly raised his hand and saluted the other person, and said in a panic: "Hello, Comrade Commander of the Front Army! Checkpoint ambush
Sergeant Erkov reports to you... Please forgive me, I didn't know it was you in the tank, and I am prepared to accept any punishment I deserve for wasting your time..."
Unexpectedly, Zhukov waved his hand at him and said: "Comrade Sergeant, you are doing the right thing. You are performing your duties. Okay, now let your people remove the obstacles."
The sergeant raised his hand in a salute to express his gratitude to Zhukov. Then he ordered his men to remove the obstacles in the middle of the road and pull up the crossbar to allow the two tanks to pass the checkpoint.
When the two tanks were driving towards the city, a young soldier asked Volkov curiously: "Comrade Sergeant, who is the general in the tank?"
The sergeant looked at the tanks gradually going away and murmured: "Don't you know him? He is General Zhukov, the commander of our Western Front!" After saying that, he suddenly remembered that he should report this matter to his superiors.
He quickly walked into the guard box on the side of the road, picked up the phone hanging on the wooden board, and said into the phone, "I am at the East Gate Checkpoint. Please pick me up from the duty room of the Army Headquarters. I have something important to report...
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When the tank Zhukov was riding arrived at the headquarters of the 16th Army, Rokossovsky had already been waiting outside the door with members of the headquarters for a long time.
After Zhukov emerged from the turret, he did not jump off the tank immediately. Instead, he turned his head and looked south because he saw a black smoke column rising in that direction. He turned his head and glanced at Rokossovsky, and saw that the other party was staring intently.
Staring at himself, he pointed towards the south with his hand and asked: "Comrade Rokossovsky, where is that place?"
"It's the unknown high ground in the south." Rokossovsky knew that Sokov's troops were fighting the German army in that direction, so he answered truthfully: "The German army is launching a new attack on the troops holding on to the high ground."
Due to the obstruction of the building, Zhukov could not see the situation on the high ground in the distance even if he stood on the tank. He turned around and looked around, and saw that the top floor of the headquarters seemed to be a good observation point, so he jumped off the tank and came to
When he arrived in front of Rokossovsky, he said to him in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Take me to the top of the building and have a look."
Under the guidance of Rokossovsky, Zhukov came to the top of the building, raised his telescope and looked into the distance. He saw dark red tongues of fire rolling in the rising black smoke column, and he could also hear
There was a vague rumble. According to his experience, the German army was shelling the high ground. He put down his telescope and turned to Rokossovsky sideways: "Which unit is holding the high ground?"
"It's Captain Sokov's Istrian battalion." Rokossovsky said to Zhukov: "In the previous two days of fighting, they also captured five heavy howitzers, which greatly reduced the artillery force in Susinich.
Strength has been strengthened.”
"Such a commander can make people feel at ease no matter where he is placed." Zhukov felt relieved when he learned that the troops stationed in the south of the city were the Istria Battalion commanded by Sokov. He said appreciatively: "
In my opinion, this little Misha’s future achievements will definitely not be worse than his father’s.”
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The German army attacked a platoon on the unknown highland. Under the firepower of the Soviet army, except for the two or three quick runners, the remaining more than 40 people fell in a mess on the hillside.
The tank parked at the foot of the mountain saw that the attacking infantry had been completely wiped out. Knowing that there was no point in staying here any longer, it drove back in reverse.
As soon as the German tanks withdrew, four German dive bombers appeared in the sky above the high ground. They circled in the air, found the target, and then dived straight down, dropping bombs and strafing the commanders and soldiers who were moving on the high ground.
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As soon as the German dive bombers appeared over the highlands, the soldiers of the women's anti-aircraft machine gun company entered the air defense position as quickly as possible. They lifted the camouflage net covering the machine guns, and the shooters skillfully manipulated the machine guns.
, pointing the muzzle at the enemy planes that are dropping bombs and strafing.
When the company commander, Lieutenant Liuba, saw that all the anti-aircraft machine guns were ready for battle, he waved the red signal flag in his hand downwards and shouted loudly: "Fire!"
The fierce fire from six anti-aircraft machine guns startled the German bombers that were bombing the highlands. The pilots pulled up the planes one after another, circled in the air, and then sent one to bomb the air defense positions. The remaining three
Then continue bombing and strafing the highlands.
If the German pilots encountered other air defense forces, their tactics would undoubtedly be quite effective. Unfortunately, the position of the women's anti-aircraft machine gun company they encountered was the most defensive hexagon, and the enemy aircraft did not care.
From whichever direction you came, you were faced with intensive firepower from six machine guns.
The bomber that bombed the anti-aircraft position was diving downwards. Before the pilot could drop the bomb, the plane was hit by the incoming bullets and exploded in the air. The fuselage turned into a huge fire ball, and the torn wreckage of the plane was carried with it.
Flames fell from the sky.
Seeing his companion's plane being shot down, another plane swooped down from the high ground, trying to take over his companion's work and razing the air defense position at the foot of the mountain to the ground. As soon as the German pilot dropped a bomb, he felt the plane's fuselage suddenly shake.
Shocked, based on his experience, he judged that the plane had been hit. He quickly pulled the plane up, dragged a long black smoke ribbon, and flew towards the distance. But not far away, he felt that the plane was out of control.
, there was a danger of crashing at any time, so he opened the plexiglass cabin cover, stood up and jumped out.
The two enemy planes that were still dropping bombs and strafing on the high ground saw the air defense position at the foot of the mountain and shot down two of our own planes in a very short period of time. How could they still dare to fight, so they hurriedly threw away all the bombs they carried and turned around.
Fly towards the south.
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