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- On April 23, 1943, the war took a major turn. !
On this day, with the arrival of a large number of German reinforcements, the port of Stalingrad was firmly in the hands of the Germans. Although small-scale battles for the port are still taking place, the Russians are no longer able to retake it.
At the same time, the German army began to continue its offensive and continued to capture the few small supply ports that the Soviet army had.
Stalingrad¡¯s external support was basically lost from this day on. The offensive and defensive battle has been carried out as the Germans envisioned.
The German army began to launch large-scale attacks in all directions. Street fighting was still very fierce, but the situation began to become increasingly unfavorable to the Russians.
Unable to receive support, they have run out of ammunition and food in some positions. This is especially true for irregular armed forces.
The Third Soviet Workers¡¯ and Peasants¡¯ Women¡¯s Regiment, 9 a.m. on April 23, 1943.
¡°These defense forces, composed entirely of women, have been holding their positions at the First Cotton Mill in Stalingrad for two full days.
It¡¯s hard to imagine what kind of perseverance and sacrifice they used to persevere. During the worst moments of the war, these women held grenades or had explosives strapped to their bodies and charged directly at the Germans.
Their bravery and sacrifice deserve respect from all. £® £® £® £® £®
" However, at this time, they did not receive the replenishment of weapons and ammunition promised by their superiors. They suffered huge casualties and did not have many bullets and grenades at this time.
Commanding this unit was Tayeshava, whose husband was a major and died during the Battle of Kharkov. Now, Tayesava has inherited her husband's legacy and become one of the countless Russians who defended Stalingrad.
She kept asking her superiors to fulfill their promises immediately and replenish supplies here as soon as possible, but at 9 a.m., she finally got the news she least wanted to hear:
There are no supplies left to replenish them!
Putting down the phone with trembling hands, Tayesava didn't know what to do. How should I tell my subordinates that not only do they have no reinforcements, but they can't even replenish their ammunition?
When the German army temporarily stopped attacking, Tayesava gathered all her soldiers, honestly told them the current situation, and asked them to make their own choices.
Without much hesitation, these Russian women made their final choice: they picked up their weapons again and entered the position. £® £® £® £® £®
At 11 o'clock, the Third Regiment of Soviet Workers, Peasants and Women, which had used up its last bullet, was finally no longer able to withstand the German attack.
In this battle, the regiment held on to the First Cotton Mill for three days, killing 712 people and capturing 363 people. Among them, the regiment leader Tayesava was killed in action.
An unforgettable battle. And this is just a microcosm of the entire Stalingrad offensive and defensive battle. £® £® £® £® £®
Although they have lost supplies, the Soviet troops have not given up resistance. They are doing their best and last efforts to delay the German attack until the last drop of blood has been drained. £® £® £® £® £®
Around the huge barn on the bank of the Volga River, the two sides started a fierce battle, and the Soviet 92nd Marine Brigade also joined the battle. The barn was the target of the Imperial Division's pincer offensive. The Soviet defense forces deployed here were only 30 Marines and 20 Guards Division soldiers. The intensity of the battle was unexpected by the Germans.
A lieutenant colonel in the German army, William. Hoffman once recorded the battle scene during his battalion's attack: "Our infantry and tanks attacked the barn. Thick smoke billowed out of the barn and the grain was burning. It may be that the Soviets themselves set the grain on fire. . It¡¯s too barbaric. £®
The battle for the barn continued until April 24. Parts of the three German regiments were dragged into the battle.
The brutality of this battle is simply a microcosm of the Battle of Stalingrad.
During the battle, the action did not progress as quickly and smoothly as in the open plains. As the fighting moved from floor to floor and room to room, a single building could hold up a company or even a regiment for almost three hours. When the Soviet troops were forced to retreat toward the Volga River under the strong German offensive, they would often fight for every building and street, reluctantly giving up every inch of land that belonged to them.
On April 24, Hoffman wrote in his diarySaid: "The battle for the barn is still going on. The Soviets are attacking from all directions. We can only hide in the shelter and cannot get out at all."
The fighting continued for 48 hours. On April 25, Hoffman was finally relieved. He believed that "the Soviet resistance in the barn had been defeated. Our troops were advancing towards the Volga River. We found 40 Soviet corpses in the barn building." £®We veterans have never experienced such a brutal battle.¡±
In the fierce battle, the offensive and defensive sides launched a fierce competition in tenacity and endurance.
When the Imperial Division troops finally captured the barn, the Soviet defensive positions south of the Tsaritsa River also began to collapse. The 35th Guards Division had been defeated by the German onslaught. The Marines of the severely injured 92nd Brigade joined forces with the remnants of the 4th Infantry Brigade. The commander of the 42nd Brigade had already been attacked by the German air raids on April 23. Killed in action.
Now, Chuikov can only rely on the reports of the on-site field commander to understand the battle situation on the south bank of the Tsaritsa River. However, on April 24, under tremendous combat pressure, the acting brigade commander of the 42nd Brigade moved his troops from the west bank to Grodnyi Island in the middle of the Volga River. From here, he continued to send erroneous reports to Chuikov.
His intention to deceive his superiors and lie about military information was not discovered until April 25, but by this time the battle in the south had already failed. Later, the new brigade commander of the 42nd Brigade reported to Chuikov midway through the battle that the brigade was seriously short of ammunition, food and water and could not hold on for any longer. £®
Hoffman complained in his diary on April 26: "Our regiment has been involved in continuous fighting. After occupying the barn, the Soviets continued to resist tenaciously. You can't see them at all, they are hiding in houses and cellars. "They were firing from all directions, including attacking from our rear - they were using the brutal tactics of bandits."
However, late on April 26, Hoffman and his comrades finally got a brief respite. The Soviet 92nd Brigade was defeated by the joint attack of the German 24th Armored Division and the 12th Infantry Division. It retreated and crossed the Volga River with the remnants of the 42nd Brigade. At this time, the German 24th Armored Division had already advanced to the Volga River and put the central trestle under its own fire control south of the Tsaritsa River.
Chuikov's 62nd Army survived the first enemy attack, but the Germans had won an important tactical victory.
The Imperial Division has reached the Volga River, forming a front line stretching 8 kilometers from the Tsaritsa River to the suburbs of Kuperosnoya in the south.
The Germans had placed the central trestle west of Red Sloboda under their own fire. At the same time, the Luftwaffe continued to attack Soviet boat formations that were forced to cross the Volga River to transport personnel and supplies. In the center of Stalingrad, the German army occupied the train station and temporarily drove the Soviet army out of the Mamayev Heights. The Soviet counterattacks on the northern flank of the German 9th Army have been resolved one by one, and the 62nd Army's bridgehead has retreated to the industrial area north of Stalingrad.
In his diary on April 27, Hoffmann recorded the celebration of victory by his unit: "Together with tanks, we captured southern Stalingrad and reached the Volga River. We paid a heavy price for our victory. We risked the enemy Crazy and fierce attack. The commander congratulates us on the victory. When will the Soviet army in Stalingrad be eliminated? Will it end before the end of the month?¡±
German soldiers realized that this was an unusual battle, and they called the battle of Stalingrad a "cat and mouse war." The German command tried to take measures to adapt the German army to this chaotic street fighting as much as possible.
To the north of Mamayev Kurgan is a large area of ??factories and dormitories, which has become a large and strong fortress of the Soviet 62nd Army. According to the plan, the German army's main attack direction was the Mamayev Hills and the Red October Steel Plant at the southern end of the factory area. In the north of the city, the attack was launched from the Gorodishe area, with the target being the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Plant.
The German army's operational purpose was very clear, which was to break through the Soviet defense line and reach the Volga River, then change direction and attack the city, advance along the river bank, surround the Soviet army that was forced into the "barricade" arsenal residential area, and thereby defeat the Soviet army. Line of defense¡¤Encirclement and annihilation of defending troops.
The 62nd Army established an efficient reconnaissance network in the city of Stalingrad. After discovering the German army's intention to move north, Chuikov immediately reorganized his army at his headquarters on the river bank behind the "Barricade" arsenal. He emphasized the need to strengthen anti-tank defenses and lay mines, while also preparing buildings so that soldiers can defend them from the inside and outside.
And in the Battle of Stalingrad, the one that performed extremely well was undoubtedly the German Air Force. £® £® £® £® £®
The German Air Force¡¯s bombing over the battlefield caused great damage to the Soviet army and cut offCommunication link between the 62nd Army and the units blocking the German attack.
On the evening of April 27, Chuikov realized the seriousness of the situation. Under the attack of the German 24th Armored Division, the left wing of Sologub's 112th Division, supported by the 189th Tank Brigade, was forced to implement a large-scale tactical retreat. They retreated kilometers toward the outskirts of the "Barricade" arsenal residential area.
On the left side of the 24th Armored Division, the German 30th Infantry Division launched an attack on the right wing of the Soviet 112th Division and quickly advanced towards the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory. To the left of the tractor factory was the Mechetka River. On the right side of the 24th Armored Division, the German 100th Chasseur Division also forced the 23rd Tank Corps back to the west side of the workers' residential area of ??the Red October Steel Plant. Under the continuous attacks of German artillery fire and air power, and the continuous offensive of the 30th Division, the Soviet 95th Division could hardly continue to control Mamayev Heights.
Chuikov commented on that day in his diary: "If there is another fierce battle like today, we will be driven into the Volga River!"
Chuikov knew very well that the battle on the second day would not weaken, but would become more intense.
The battle on April 27 kicked off with the Soviet counterattack, but by the evening of that day, the German army had advanced more than 2,700 meters and almost completely wiped out the 112th and 95th Divisions.
The scale and ferocity of the German attack were unprecedented, and even a powerful opponent like the Soviet army was unable to cope with it. According to statistics, the German Air Force launched more than 3,000 attacks.
After the air strike, the German infantry and armored forces began to launch an attack, targeting the right flanks of the 37th, 112th and 308th Guards Marine Divisions.
The battle was extremely fierce, with explosions one after another, buildings collapsing, planes circling overhead, and tanks rumbling on the ground, creating a terrifying scene before the end of the world.
Chuikov described the fighting in the past few days as "unprecedentedly fierce fighting." £® £® £® £® £®
In the long and narrow trenches, the officers and soldiers of the 37th, 112th and 308th Guards Marine Divisions tried their best to avoid crazy air attacks. On the ground, the junction between the left wing of the 37th Guards Marine Division and the right wing of the 308th Guards Marine Division was attacked by a joint attack by the SS Totenkopf, the 100th J?ger Division, and the 30th Infantry Division.
At 11:30, about 180 tanks of the SS Totenkopf Division broke through the defenses of the 37th Guards Marine Division and advanced toward the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory and the "Barricade" Arsenal.
The left wing of the SS Totenkopf Division quickly launched an attack northeastward, passing through the tractor factory workers' residential area and advancing toward the Orlovka River.
Afternoon¡¤Under the powerful breakthrough of the SS Totenkopf Division, Sologub's 112th Division fell into the German siege. Moreover, suppressed by the attack of the German 60th Motorized Division on the other side of the Mechetka River, they could only survive in the original position. Hold fast.
Similar to the early encounters in Stalingrad, German commanders once again used the tactic of first besieging and then destroying the enemy in a "war of mass annihilation."
For the German army, this is their greatest combat advantage. £® £® £® £® £®
While the 112th Division resisted tenaciously, the SS Totenkopf Division began to move eastward, trying to isolate the 124th Brigade commanded by Gorokhov north of the Orlovka River in Spartanovka. Under the continuous attacks of the Luftwaffe and the 9th Army, the Soviet position defense became increasingly weak. Under the fierce bombardment of German artillery fire, Zholudev was buried under the rubble. Although he was later rescued, he was furious because the 37th Guards Marine Division he led was destroyed by the Germans.
The 308th Division is also in an extremely dangerous situation. Its right-wing garrison, the 37th Guards Marine Division, has been defeated by the Germans. The west side is also facing a frontal attack by the German 389th Division and a left-wing attack by the 100th Jaeger Division. The situation is precarious. Once the SS Totenkopf Division advanced south, the 308th Division could easily fall into the enemy's encirclement.
By midnight it was clear that the Germans had achieved a major tactical victory. The tractor factory was surrounded by German troops on three sides. The German commandos rushed to the Volga River and once again cut off the 62nd Army. The German 9th Army broke through the defenses of the 37th and 112th Guards Marine Divisions.
Now, the initiative in the war is completely in the hands of the Germans. £® £® £® £® £®
"End the battle before May 10!" Ernst. Marshal Brahm issued such an order in his headquarters.
He saw very clearly that with the supply completely cut off, the Soviet army had lost the ability to continue fighting, and the fiercely advancing German army had completely controlled the battlefield. The Battle of Stalingrad had come to an end.
A successful and beautiful battle, although the German army also paid a heavy price for it.
But compared to victory, this price is completely worth it. £® £® £® £® £®
He has always been advancing with Model's 9th Army. He has clearly seen all the battles that the 9th Army has experienced.
??Anyone who has experienced such a hard battle will never forget it in their lifetime. £® £® £® £® £®
"General Model, what will you do when the war is over?" Wang Weiyi suddenly asked: "I mean after the war is completely over."
Model was not surprised that Marshal Ernst asked such a weird question. On the contrary, he thought about it very patiently for a while: "I think I will be a farmer, Marshal. I have always wanted to be a farmer." A farmer who lives far away from the city with his wife and children. Marshal, you have to know that I don¡¯t like war.¡±
"I don't like it either." Wang Weiyi said with a smile: "I hope what happens here will be the last war we experience"
"What about you? Marshal, what will you do after the war is over?" Model asked.
"Me?" Wang Weiyi's face became a little solemn: "Seriously, I don't know what I should do. Maybe I will leave Germany again and pursue what I really want."
"What do you want?" Model asked very seriously.
Perhaps, this is the only chance to get the true thoughts from the Baron¡¯s mouth. Who is not interested in what Baron Alexon is thinking in his heart?
"Before, I wanted to go home." Wang Weiyi said lightly: "But now, I feel that whether I can go home is no longer important. No matter where I am, it will be my home."
Going home¡ª¡ªWang Weiyi has probably regarded Ziguang Military Base as his other home from this time on! - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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