Chapter 32: The Beginning of the War
The German army of more than 800,000 troops began to pounce on the Polish positions with great momentum, launched an attack, and began the long-planned war.
Army Group North of the German Army, commanded by Colonel-General F.von Bock. The German Third Army was deployed in East Prussia under the command of General Kuchler. The German Fourth Army was deployed in East Pomerania under the command of General von Kruger. The 1st Air Force of the Luftwaffe, commanded by General Catherine. Army Group North was in Pomerania and was responsible for operations on the Northern Front. The western and southwestern directions, that is, Poznan Province and Czechoslovakia, were the responsibility of the German Army Group South.
The Polish army was Army Group Poznan deployed in the western part of Poznan Province, Army Group Pomerania deployed in the Polish Corridor, Army Group Modlin on the northern defense line of Bydkoxu, Army Group Lodz on the side of Warsaw in Lodesza, Army Group Krakow in southern Poland adjacent to Czechoslovakia, Army Group Carpathians defending the southern frontier, and Army Group Prussia serving as the second echelon.
Xiao Mubai, also known as Rog Ravitch, is the Pomeranian Army Group in the Polish corridor, with five infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade, commanded by General Bortenovsky, with a total strength of more than 100,000 troops. The German Fourth Army on the opposite side had a total strength of 70,000 troops, including the famous Guderian's 19th Panzer Corps.
At the Polish border post, Charlie, who was sleeping soundly, was alarmed, and he looked not far away in amazement. There were groups of German soldiers, and in the darkness of the night, there was no end in sight, and several German tanks were moving violently, heading towards this side.
Suddenly, the tank stopped. Charlie thought something was wrong, and then he saw the barrel of the cannon aimed at this side, and a loud bang and a trace of flame erupted.
"Oh my God!" Charlie screamed and looked in horror at the border post, where the improvised wooden house had been razed to the ground and set on fire. The teammates who were alive yesterday are now lying there, their bodies torn apart and covered with blood, and it is not clear whether they are dead or alive.
The German tanks drove towards him, and he wanted to flee, but he was horrified to find that he could not move, his hands and feet were cold, and his whole body was stiff.
The tank is getting closer and closer, and it seems that it is about to run over. Charlie screamed in horror to surrender and spare his life, but he didn't notice that what came out of his mouth was a strange cry that could not be spoken.
The small town of Astrovy.
The shells fell to the ground, tearing apart the houses in an instant, the planks ignited a fire, and the flat grass became potholed and mud splashed.
Xiao Mubai hid in the trench when the cannonballs flew over. Fortunately, they were well prepared, and a part of the ammunition reserves were placed in the positions in advance, and only a small part of the storage was in storage. Now it is under bombardment, and there are not many losses.
Mokwei went to call the battalion headquarters to report the situation, believing that the battalion headquarters also knew about the situation. There were also inquiries about the border posts, whether the German Army had launched an offensive, and so on.
When Mokvi called, the border checkpoint could not be reached, apparently under attack and the telephone lines were destroyed.
The shells poured down as if they were not paying for money, and they kept smashing on the ground, and the earth was splashing, like a rain.
Xiao Mubai is now a second lieutenant platoon commander, and he doesn't need to take care of every soldier, he only needs to accept the company commander's orders, and then issue them to the whole platoon to command the operation.
After the shelling began, Xiao Mubai ordered the whole platoon to hide in the trench and let the shelling from the outside be ignored. The whole platoon of soldiers was in the trenches, which had been built for months and with a lot of effort, and now they finally came in handy.
Hiding from shelling in the trenches, I don't know when I will stop. Xiao Mubai was thinking about how to wait for the German army to attack and how to deal with it.
Xiao Mubai didn't know that the enemy opposite him was the famous father of armor, Guderian. If he encounters Guderian, Xiao Mubai will be tragic, the probability of completing the task should be very low, and the armored cluster is not something that can be dealt with by just one person.
Xiao Mubai took a look, everyone was trembling, including the three squad leaders, Xiao Mubai was the calmest.
Xiao Mubai smiled, lit a cigarette and smoked, trying to make the soldiers relax and not be so nervous.
"The German shelling will be long, and it is safe to hide in the trenches, so you don't need to be so nervous."
The shelling is aimed at the position, the shells fall, and no one will guess where it falls, maybe it is next to them, maybe it is far away from them. In this case, it can only be relied on, and whoever is lucky to carry the shell will fall on whose head. Because everyone was hiding in the trenches, the German artillery was also aiming at the position.
"Second Lieutenant Rogge is really calm, and he deserves to be an excellent cadet who graduated from the Warsaw Infantry School." The one who spoke was Joseph, the leader of the first squad, a loyal subordinate of Rogge.
Different faces, different camps, different times and places. When you see him, Xiao Mubai will think of Paul, a senior soldier in the German Imperial Army, and Xiao Mubai's loyal comrade-in-arms in the Battle of the Marne.
The group of soldiers' eyes were full of admiration, and they were not so nervous. Xiao Mubai handed Joseph a cigarette and began to lay out the battle plan.
Although it is now a reserve, it will soon participate in the battle, and it is necessary to plan and deploy in advance to avoid rushing and making mistakes.
The shelling lasted about an hour. In this hour, the Germans fired 10,000 cannons, and for the first time the Poles tasted the greatest sudden death and destruction from the air in human history. Thousands of artillery pieces rang out on the border, and shells rained down on the Polish positions.
After the shelling, the sky was just dawning, and the position became unrecognizable, and the world was changed, as if it had been plowed. Because of the quick response, the troops suffered relatively small losses, but some of them were still hit by shells, those who were lightly wounded by shrapnel, those who were seriously injured were missing arms and legs, and some of them were torn apart and unrecognizable.
The camp was filled with the smell of gunsmoke, the smell of blood mixed with the smell of moist earth. The soldiers were shocked when they walked out of the trenches, and they vomited at the corpses outside, and then they realized the cruelty of war.
The Polish army was a new unit, did not participate in the First World War, did not participate in the battle. A unit that has never seen blood, even if it has a short combat effectiveness, does not have a strong will to fight.
The same is true of the Polish army, which saw blood for the first time, and the war made them learn to grow and be reborn in iron and blood, just like the mighty German Army.
Ten minutes after the shelling ended, Xiao Mubai received an order from Captain Mo Kewei.
The German vanguard has entered the Polish border, the border post has been breached, the telephone is not available, and the casualties at the post are currently pending. Mo Kewei asked Xiao Mubai's third platoon to enter the position and prepare for battle.
When the gunshots rang out, Xiao Mubai knew that the two sides were in contact and had begun to exchange fire.
Taking out the binoculars, Xiao Mubai lay behind the sandbag and carefully observed the German troops opposite.
On the road, the Germans were advancing, breaking through 800 meters and still decreasing. The Germans were fanned out, with a tank at the head and two armored vehicles, followed by infantry in the same direction.
Butan synergy! This is the tactics of the German army, covering each other and breaking through the offensive.
In the night, bullets flew out of the muzzle of the gun, and a line of fire could be seen. Every line of fire represents a bullet, a lethal bullet. The machine guns on the tank fired continuously, moving left and right, forming a wavy line like water.
In the dark, the muzzle flame of the gun reveals the position, making it easier for the enemy to detect and then be hit with precision.
Tank shells hit the positions, sand and grass clippings flew up, bullets hit sandbags and burrowed into the dirt.
The Germans on the opposite side should have only one company, just over a hundred troops, but with the support of tanks, the density of fire should overshadow the Polish army. The Mauser K98 is a single-shot rifle, the same as the WZ29 rifle of the Polish army. The German squad platoon general machine gun MG34 was much more intensive, and the small squad of ten people overshadowed the Polish squad of sixteen, and the WZ28 light machine gun quickly fell to the wind.
Xiao Mubai's third platoon served as a reserve and soon joined the battle.
Rogge stayed in the third platoon for half a year and was very prestigious in the squad platoon. As soon as Xiao Mubai gave the order, the whole platoon began to move.
Set up a heavy machine gun, the shooter aimed at the oncoming German soldier and opened fire. 7.92 mm bullets shot from the muzzle of the guns and pounced on the German soldiers behind the tanks and armored vehicles. The machine gun frantically spat tongues of fire, and the shells fell with a crisp sound.
(To be continued)
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