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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 798 (2) Von Kuchler is not simple

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    "William, there is news that the coalition air force's air strikes in the south of the city have destroyed the remaining two 150mm heavy howitzer batteries of our division's medium artillery battalion, and the remaining 75mm field artillery battalion of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division has basically been completely destroyed.  It¡¯s been reimbursed The city of Kharkiv has now almost become the best target for air strikes by the coalition air force We don¡¯t need to go to that muddy water The Japanese heavy artillery has a similar range to ours, both around 8 kilometers.  Our position is arranged further souththe target will be smaller"

    The speaker was Major Wilhelm von Lieb. This newly minted nobleman with von in his name naturally had a sense of superiority in front of the artillery battalion commander with the same name as him, but in front of Captain von Witzleben, von Lieb  Major Bu was much more low-key. After all, the major's deputy and regimental chief of staff, Captain von Witzleben, was born in Breslau into a Prussian sword-wielding aristocratic family.  This family had raised many officers loyal to the Prussian royal family.  Witzleben believed in Christianity since he was a child and was determined to serve the public welfare throughout his life. He had already won two 1st class Iron Cross medals on the Western Front.  

    "That being said it's not impossible, but I think it's safer to place the artillery position near the fork in the west of the railway line. At least if the Japanese cavalry really wants to rush over, we can still rely on the railway embankment to establish a temporary position to resist the opponent's attack.  , and there are Lieutenant Colonel von Rundstedt's armored troops patrolling and defending the railway line. Do you think it is suitable?" The artillery battalion commander said as he stood opposite the artillery position drawn by Major von Lieb, which is the railway.  The fork on the opposite side of the road was re-marked.

    "Erwin, Your Majesty Major, it's not that I don't trust the infantry of our 141st Regiment, but I'm just taking precautions. This will also save your infantry from worries when attacking. Moreover, with the protection and cover of the railway embankment, the enemy will not be able to attack easily."  From the east, we observed the layout of our artillery position, which is blocked by a railway embankment that is higher than the road surface. This is a ready-made line of defense" Captain William Kelt obviously did not want Major von Lieb and his good friend Erwin to  They misunderstood that they could not trust the combat effectiveness of the 141st Infantry Regiment under their command.  

    "Placing the artillery position west of the railwaywill that affect the fire coverage?" Erwin von Witzleben, the regiment's chief of staff, said while frowning and picking up a ruler and pen.  The captain marked the position of the position by drawing a circle with a radius of 8 kilometers in the center. Since the position was moved several hundred meters westward than the previous position east of the railway line, the range that the artillery fire could cover naturally moved that much westward, but it was still  It can cover a depth of about 3 kilometers in the Kharkiv forest.

    "It doesn't seem to be a big problem. At least the path from north to south in the Kharkiv Forest can still be blocked by artillery fire" Major von Lieb, the regiment leader, narrowed his eyes and was a little inclined to accept the artillery battalion.  long expert opinion.

    "The key is that the artillery observation team must be able to contact the rear positions in time. The wired telephones in the front and rear must be established immediately. Using a radio, the speed of light transmission and decoding is very slow because this is not a preset  The positions and artillery bombardment elements must be re-divided and measured. The artillery observation post indicating the target in the front is very critical. If the target position is reported wrong, the artillery shell will hit one's own head" Captain William Keitel explained patiently.  .

    "I think it's okay Orderly, orderly, call the commander of the 1st Battalion!" Acting commander Major von Lieb and his deputy Captain von Witzleben looked at each other and both nodded in approval.  According to the artillery battalion commander's opinion, the regiment commander von Lieb turned around and asked someone to call the commander of the 1st Battalion to prepare for the deployment of combat missions. He did not intend to let the regiment chief of staff Captain von Witzleben take the risk of personally leading the advance team.  The Japanese Muto Brigade is known as the elite brigade of the 3rd Division, and the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment is a barbarian unit that did not even stop an armored train

    Within a few minutes, a German captain came to the door. He had two Mauser pistols on his waist and a Mauser 98 rifle on his shoulder. Of course, this guy came to the scene on a Mercedes-Benz three-wheeled motorcycle.

    "Captain Georg von K¨¹chler, commander of the 421st Battalion of the 141st Reserve Infantry Regiment, is here to report!" The heavily armed German captain looked older than the regiment's chief of staff von Witzleben.  The folds are small, but the eyes are quite lively.

    In this time and space of 1918, Kuchler was born in Philipsburg near Gmelsheim in 1881.  In 1900 he joined the artillery unit at Darmstadt.  In 1901, he was appointed second lieutenant.  Served at the cavalry school in Hannover from 1907 to 1909.  After being promoted to lieutenant, he was selected to be sent to the Berlin Military Academy in Germany in 1910 for training. After graduating in 1913, he was assigned to work in the Survey Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters.

    At the beginning of the First World War, Kuechler served as the artillery company commander. He was awarded the Iron Cross First Class for meritorious service and was promoted to captain. He later served as chief staff officer of the 206th Infantry Division, and later as a reserve officer.  Chief of the Operations Section of the 47th Division. Then, this brave and wise army captain expanded from a battalion to a regiment in the 141st Infantry Regiment and was sent to the field.?? troops, serving as captain and commander of the 421st Reserve Infantry Battalion.

    "Captain von Kuchler, the main force of the division is expected to launch a counterattack against the Allied forces in the evening. Your battalion will be the vanguard of the regiment. The task is to establish a position 3 kilometers south of the Lopan River Bridge. Your position layout  On the east side of the railway line, Captain Keitel's artillery unit to cover the subsequent advance has established an artillery position on the west side of the railway line. In front of you is the regiment's motorized reconnaissance company as the advance team, and behind you is the regiment's motorized reconnaissance company.  The Ministry, the 422nd Battalion, the 423rd Battalion and the logistics troops are following up in the south Do you understand?"

    The reason why the regiment leader von Lieb called the 1st Battalion Commander Feng and Captain Kuchler instead of the commander of the reconnaissance company or the battalion commanders of the other two battalions was obviously to let von Kuchler  Captain Er's 1st Battalion cooperates well with Captain William Keitel of the 141st Artillery Battalion In other words, the 1st Battalion will cover the deployment of the 141st Artillery Battalion and establish the main position of the regiment at the same time.

    Leader, why don¡¯t we enter the city of Kharkiv?  I heard that the Ukrainians were beaten badly by the Allied Forces. Can the 140th Regiment alone stabilize the front?  "The battalion commander of the 421st Reserve Infantry Battalion was obviously as eager to take the test as the regiment chief of staff von Wetzleben, and did not take the 140th Reserve Infantry Regiment, the division's second main force, seriously, although the other regiment commander Weir  Lieutenant Colonel Navon Blomberg was an actual infantry regiment commander, not an agent, and his own regiment commander, Major Wilhelm Ritter von Lieb, was not only an acting regiment commander, but even the von in his name was a new one not long ago.  Got it by messing around.
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