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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 694 (2) The German Army¡¯s Plan

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    "Your Excellency, Infantry General, you are the former enemy commander-in-chief of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces. Of course, you have the final say on how to fight the battle to defend Kharkov and how the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces will arrange arrangements. I believe that the young men of the Ukrainian National Army will  Having grown up in the flames of war, okay, I will personally go to the city's northern defense line to command the volunteer division to guard the position. However, the major general's infantry regiment and my guard regiment must ensure that the defense line in the southern suburbs of Kharkov is not lost. If the retreat is cut off, or the city  If it is surrounded by the Allied forces, the Volunteer Division may collapse! "

    When Simon Petliura made such a statement, von Fran?ois and von Neuhaus looked at each other and smiled, thinking that the Ukrainian Prime Minister was really not an easy person to deal with. Seeing Simon.  Petliula stood up anxiously to leave, but Fon Francois smiled and held him back, saying, ",

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, in order to better boost morale, Major General von Neuhaus will personally lead his 4th Infantry Division reconnaissance battalion plus a medium artillery battalion to support the ring defense line defended by your two volunteer divisions!"

    "Hey! Really? This is great! Your Excellency, General, if you had told me earlier, I would have nothing to worry about!" Simon Petliura was overjoyed when he heard this. This guy was originally worried about going to the front to command the volunteer division in person.  I lacked confidence in defensive operations, and I was worried that I would have to fight with the Allied offensive forces in the north of Kharkov. I left the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian forces in the southern suburbs of Kharkov and got on the train directly to defend the German infantry regiment.  The next road was withdrawn first.  ""look

    At this moment, I didn¡¯t expect that the Germans were so generous. They directly sent Major General von Neuhaus, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, to escort them. Although a German reconnaissance battalion may not be strong enough, a medium-sized artillery battalion is  The power and firepower of a 1mm heavy howitzer cannot be underestimated. Doesn¡¯t the entire Japanese Third Division only have 4 such heavy artillery pieces?  What's more, the technical and tactical level of German artillery is definitely world-class. How can it be compared to the two-knife technology of the two mm field artillery companies of the Ukrainian National Army Volunteer Division?  It is only stronger than the artillery of Japan's Class A Division!

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I hope that you can listen more to General Neuhaus's advice when commanding the defensive operations of the northern ring defense line. Although it is your volunteer division that is actually holding the position, the German-Ukrainian coalition forces are united in step.  I have asked General Wilhelm Greiner of Kiev to appoint Major General Sven von Neuhaus as deputy chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian forces to assist you and me in commanding Kharkov.  German-Ukrainian troops on the defensive line! Do you understand what I mean?" Fon Francois looked at Simon Petliura meaningfully.

    When Simon Petliura heard this, there was nothing he didn't understand. Obviously, Von Francois had doubts about his ability to command operations. That was why he sent his favorite general Von Neu, commander of the 4th Infantry Division.  The fundamental reason why House cooperated with him to command the defense line around the northern suburbs of Kharkov. It may be said that they cooperated to help him command, but in fact, the fundamental reason was to let von Neuhaus command the two Kharkov volunteer divisions to guard the north.  On the defensive line, he became the clay Buddha who coordinated the relationship between the German generals and the superiors and subordinates of the Ukrainian Volunteer Division.

    Thinking this way, Simon Petliula is still very grateful to von Francois for supporting him at the critical moment. No matter how self-aggrandizing Simon Petliura is, he still understands the sensitivity of the battlefield and the command of operations.  In terms of ability, a guy like me, who was born as a guerrilla captain, could never keep up with a battlefield veteran like von Neuhaus who had a background in the German army.

    Since German generals were generally older during World War I, the 6-year-old commander of the German Infantry Army, Hermann von Francois, could not be considered old, while the 6-year-old commander of the German 1st Army, Wilhelm Greiner, could not be considered old.  The general is simply in his prime, and the 4-year-old Major General von Neuhaus, as a German division commander, can almost be regarded as a young general among the division commanders.

    But even though he was young, this von Neuhaus was born in a serious military academy, received systematic military higher education, and experienced the baptism of blood and fire in countless battles on the Eastern and Western Fronts of the four-year European War.  In front of the Ukrainian National Army generals who came from the team, including Simon Petliura, the commander of the 4th German Reserve Infantry Division, Sven von Neuhaus, can definitely be regarded as a battlefield veteran!

    "General Von Francois, don't worry, I understand. I believe that General Sven von Neuhaus will cooperate with me to control the troops and resolutely fight the defensive battle of the northern ring of Kharkov City. As long as you and  Your former enemy headquarters is located in the southern outskirts of Kharkov. With General Neuhaus's 13th Infantry Regiment guarding the retreat, we will definitely be able to successfully fight the second phase of Plan B!" Simon Pei!  Triura waved his fist and expressed his stance!

    "You can rest assured that my headquarters and I, as well as the 13th Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division, want to withdraw, and we will wait for you to retreat together! Of course, I hope that we can do it in Kharkov  Block the enemy!" Hermann von Fran?ois patted Neuhaus and Simon Petliura with laughter.The shoulder said.

    The 4th German Reserve Infantry Division commanded by German Infantry Major General Sven von Neuhaus, although it is a second-line division composed of reserve infantry regiments, is the main division of von Francois Infantry Corps under the German 1st Army.  The 4th Infantry Division has three infantry regiments, the 13th, 14th and 141st, a motorized anti-aircraft artillery company, a 4th artillery regiment, a divisional reconnaissance battalion, a communications battalion, a supply column and a supplementary battalion.  Each infantry regiment has 3 battalions, and each battalion has 4 infantry companies, a motorized platoon and a heavy machine gun company.

    The 4th Neuhaus Infantry Division, which was originally stationed on the defense line in the southern outskirts of Kharkov, after the start of Plan B, yesterday evacuated the main force of the division along the railway line to the forest near the Krasnod Field Airport, kilometers away.  The German troops remaining in the southern suburbs of Kharkov were the 13th Infantry Regiment of the 4th German Infantry Division, the division reconnaissance battalion, the motorized anti-aircraft artillery company, and the medium artillery battalion of the artillery regiment.

    To put it bluntly, Neuhaus's 13th Infantry Regiment assumed the responsibility of the garrison directly under the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian coalition. The motorized anti-aircraft artillery company was naturally used for air defense and defense of the headquarters, while the division reconnaissance battalion became the division commander.  Von Neuhaus's guard battalion and mobile troops, as well as the artillery regiment's medium artillery battalion, are von Neuhaus's trump card. They disperse and conceal a 1mm-caliber heavy artillery throughout Kharkov  Throughout the north of the city, artillery positions concealed and dispersed in the open spaces of building complexes and on the streets were used to avoid possible air attacks by the coalition air force. At the same time, the large caliber and long range of the 1mm heavy howitzer were used to effectively suppress the offensive of the attackers.
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