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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 797 (5) You can only eat ashes in the back

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    Of course, on the Ukrainian battlefield in 1918, neither the Crown Prince of Bavaria nor His Majesty the King are the protagonists for the time being. It is not their turn to appear on the stage yet. The protagonist now is Major Wilhelm von Lieb, who was recommended for promotion to the Crown Prince of Bavaria.  The 42-year-old acting commander of the 141st Infantry Regiment.

    "Regiment commander didn't the division headquarters say who will unify the command of this counterattack launched by the main force of the division?" The person next to the acting regiment commander Wilhelm von Lieb asked his regiment chief of staff J?ben Wilhelm Georg.  Captain "Erwin" von Witzleben, don't be surprised. Major General Sven von Neuhaus commanded the 47th Reserve Infantry Division. The lack of professional officers and the fact that it was composed of reserve soldiers were the main reasons for this organization.  The biggest hidden pain of the troops whose weapons and equipment are not too bad at full strength.  

    In Wang Geng's previous life, Captain von Witzleben was Jobwilhelmge "Erwin" von Witzben (jobwilhelmge "erwin" vonwitzben; December 4, 1881 - August 1944  July 8) was a German soldier who was promoted to marshal in 1940. He served as a commander in World War II and participated in the plot to assassinate Hitler on July 20, 1944.

    Obviously Captain von Witzleben, who is serving as the chief of staff of the 141st Reserve Infantry Regiment at this moment, would not have thought that he would later become a member of the anti-Hitler secret organization together with his regiment commander, and be imprisoned because of the failed plot to assassinate Hitler.  execution.

    Witzleben was born into an old aristocratic and military family in Breslau.  He completed the Prussian student military training course in Wahlstatt and Lichterfelde and joined the 7th Grenadier Regiment k? 0? 2 nigwilhelmi in Lignitz on June 22, 1901 as a second lieutenant. In 1910, he was promoted to lieutenant.  Witzleben married Elsekeberg and had a son and a daughter.  

    When World War I broke out, Witzleben served in the 19th Reserve Infantry Brigade and served as the brigade commander's adjutant. In October 1914, he was promoted to captain and transferred to assist the 6th Reserve Infantry Brigade.  corps.  After that, he became the commander of a battalion in the regiment and participated in the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of Champagne, the Battle of Flanders, etc., and was seriously wounded and received both the First and Second Class Iron Cross Medals.  Due to injury, he was transferred to staff officer training and served as a staff officer in the 121st Infantry Division.

    In the current time and space of 1918, the 28-year-old Austrian corporal is still serving as an orderly soldier on the battlefield in the 16th Bavarian Infantry Regiment. The acting regimental commanders Major Wilhelm von Lieb and von Wei, who were also born in Bavaria,  Captain Zleben's status was far above that of the Austrian corporal. At this moment, the acting regimental commander and the chief of staff of the captain's regiment were muttering about how to execute the division's orders.

    "Commander, depending on what the division headquarters wants, if the division commander or chief of staff is unable to join the main force in time, our regiment will probably have to temporarily accept the unified command of Lieutenant Colonel Werner von Blomberg!" Regiment Chief of Staff  Captain von Witzleben obviously thought of the same question as Captain Albert Kesselring immediately. As the main force of the division, the two infantry regiments that went north to counterattack, without the division commander and chief of staff in place, who would  To take charge of the command?

    July 31, 1918 15:40, German camp near Krasnorad, headquarters of the 141st German Reserve Infantry Regiment

    "Who is in charge of command? Erwin, if my judgment is correct, our division commander must want to direct the counterattack of the main force of the division himself, otherwise he would not have sent the chief of staff to Yekaterinoslav to fight with the infantry  If the 48th Division really needs to send someone to negotiate, wouldn't it be more appropriate to send Lieutenant Colonel Werner von Blomberg of the 140th Regiment? Why would his uncle look down on his nephew? "Germany?  Major von Lieb, acting commander of the 141st Infantry Regiment, said disapprovingly.

    "Having said that, Commander, I heard that the Muto brigade of the coalition forces has penetrated to the southeast of Kharkov, and the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment also broke through the blockade of the railway line by the armored detachment and reached the east side of the railway. This is Japan.  With the idea of ??building a bridge over the Lopan River, can the division commander really escape from Kharkov and join us in time? The 139th Infantry Regiment is already too busy to guard the defense line and the bridge in the Nancheng area, and our commander is not suffering from a heart attack.  Are you still lying in the underground bomb shelter of the South Railway Station to stabilize the morale of the army?" Captain von Witzleben, the chief of staff of the 141st Infantry Regiment, said with his eyes rolling around on his horse face.

    In the time, space and battlefield of 1918, officers from warring countries were generally older. After all, there had been a lack of heavyweight wars in the past 30 years to enable officers to be promoted quickly. The 37-year-old Captain von Witzleben served as the 141st Reserve Infantry Regiment.  The chief of staff is not an exceptional promotion at all. In fact, the captain, like his major commander, has been submitted to the headquarters of the German 10th Army in Kiev from the 27th Reserve Infantry Army. The Army will then report to Berlin for approval.  Later, Captain von Witzleben will be promoted to Army Major.

    And his boss, 42-year-old Major Wilhelm von Lieb, will also be promoted to Army Lieutenant Colonel and the word "acting" will be removed from the position of regimental commander.

    "Captain, you need to be measured. We are facing a formidable enemy. As a subordinate, how can you make random comments about the rights and wrongs of your superiors?"Following the order of the division commander, the chief of staff went to Yekaterina Noslav and Major General von Blomberg's 48th Division to discuss the matter of borrowing train wagons and subsequent reinforcements. This matter is between our division and Major General von Blomberg.  For coordination among the 48th Division, wouldn't it be wrong to send a regiment leader to an unknown party?  "Von Lieb reprimanded the chief of staff of his regiment matter-of-factly. In fact, he and Captain von Witzleben have a very good relationship, but now they are not the only ones in the regiment, so this guy still has to save face.  A few words of scolding to the chief of staff.

    "Captain, let me tell you, since the division headquarters has separated the artillery regiment and assigned the 141st artillery battalion to us, I analyze that the division headquarters intends to allow the two regiments to fight together. We can't just follow the 140th Artillery Battalion.  If the regiment is at the back, there will be no chance to show off What do you think we will do?" Captain Wetzleben, the regiment's chief of staff, is also a guy who likes to think about things. The 141st regiment suddenly has a 12-gun light field combatant.  With the firepower of the howitzer battalion, this guy also heard that the 139th regiment severely beat the Japanese Kikuchi brigade in Kharkov last night. The captain is very eager to try.

    "In the order from the division headquarters, the 140th Regiment is the forward, and we are the rear. Finally, the 139th Artillery Battalion follows up. Is it possible that we are going to steal the 140th Regiment's carriage? Otherwise, we can only fight with Von Blomberg.  The back of my butt is getting dust" Major von Lieb scratched his head and looked at the map on the table.
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