Major Mikhailvich waited a little longer.

By this time, the artillery fire had shifted to the positive slope of the German garrison, but they were still carrying out focused bombing.

The so-called focused bombing refers to the targeting of military targets that are observed and recorded during the day, such as trenches, pillboxes, machine gun forts, and so on.

Some of these key targets were located on both flanks of Mamayev Hill, and it was easy for the 82nd Infantry Regiment to attack at this time.

Until a few red flares rose in the air...... This is the signal for the artillery and infantry to charge, and the artillery will extend the fire from the flanks to the center.

So Major Mikhailvich jumped out of the trenches and shouted: "Comrades, for Stalingrad, advance!" ”

"Forward!"

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One by one, the fighters jumped out of their bunkers, grabbed their rifles, and rushed into the darkness.

Gunfire soon rang out, which were organized by the surviving German soldiers.

This is characteristic of artillery bombardment, which makes it almost impossible to wipe out the enemy in the target area, especially those hiding in the trenches.

The Germans were also veterans in this area, so of course someone would survive and quickly organize a defense.

However, the terrain on both flanks made the German defenders a little embarrassed.

As mentioned before, the wings have a great curvature...... Curvature means that the entire ground is curved like a sphere, and machine guns, rifles, etc. are direct fire, so it is difficult to hit as long as it is a little distance from the target (the target will be blocked by the protruding ground).

Of course, if anyone charges with their heads held high, that's a different story.

As you can imagine, the most useful equipment in this terrain are mortars, grenades, and submachine guns.

The mortar ballistic trajectory is curved, and the curvature is almost negligible.

Grenades are similar, and submachine guns are melee firepower.

The battalion of the main attack was well prepared, and they were armed with one more submachine gun per squad, which had been transferred from the Guards Infantry Regiment.

In addition to the submachine gunners, each person brought two more grenades (four as standard).

Mortars and ammunition carrying capacity have also been strengthened.

With these preparations in place, the penetration battle on both flanks became simple, with mortars blazing indiscriminately at enemy machine-gun positions, then infantry rushing forward and throwing a volley of grenades, with submachine gunners leading the charge...... In just ten minutes, the German flank line was broken through.

Shulka followed behind, surrounded by Soviet soldiers stabbing their bayonets into the enemy struggling or throwing their hands up in surrender.

It was clearly a battle without prisoners.

First of all, because the location of Mamayev is too important, which is the lifeblood of Stalingrad.

Of course, its importance is not a reason not to leave no prisoners.

But emotionally speaking, if the enemy wants to choke the lifeblood of Stalingrad and kill the Soviet army, why should the Soviet army politely keep prisoners with the enemy?!

Secondly, this night battle, outflanked from both flanks, was not very suitable for keeping prisoners in itself.

Night battles will exponentially increase the cost of controlling prisoners, which is not only a matter of soldiers guarding prisoners, but also can directly cut off the supply lines and follow-up reinforcements of the Soviet army if they are not careful.

Thirdly, as the war progressed, the entire Battle of Stalingrad was not very suitable for prisoners.

From the very beginning, the Germans used their air superiority to encircle and blockade Stalingrad, which left the Soviet army with a serious shortage of supplies, and finally even to the point where even the commander of the army group could not drink millet porridge.

Keeping a large number of prisoners in this situation is purely asking for trouble for yourself.

As a result, the German soldiers were shot in the trenches one by one, and some of them tried to flee when they saw this, but they were quickly knocked to the ground by the Soviet soldiers who caught up with them.

At this time, Shulka seemed to have become accustomed to this, and there was no place for mercy in war, especially in a war as cruel as Stalingrad, and another meaning of mercy was the kindness of women.

Then, the first battalion quickly entered the positive slope of the German troops.

Soviet soldiers were familiar with the positive slope, because it was from here that they retreated step by step to the anticline.

In addition, they also conducted a topographic study: the topographic map was distributed to each class, and the squad leader organized his subordinates to study intensively.

The advantage of being familiar with the terrain is that they are very clear about their mission and the objectives of the attack, and the number of friendly casualties due to unidentified injuries is reduced.

But in fact, after entering the positive slope, there is almost no combat pressure.

This was mainly determined by the deployment of the German forces, which concentrated the main forces on the first line of defense of the seized Soviet army, that is, the anticline, and the same was true on both flanks.

However, the positive slope became the most secure area for the Germans.

Because this is where German artillery and direct fire are within reach, and at the same time under the protection of the main forces of the front, this makes it almost a second line, especially since it is still an "anti-slope" for the enemy.

So it was assumed that the Germans concentrated a large number of logistics personnel in this area.

There were sappers, officers, headquarters, and even an improvised field hospital...... In this regard, we have to admire the courage of the German army, and setting up field hospitals on the front line can better and faster carry out the necessary initial treatment of the wounded, which can increase the survival rate of the wounded exponentially.

Otherwise, many of the wounded would have died on the way to the evacuation.

However, the wounded, especially the seriously wounded, were no longer of practical significance to the troops, and they could not even return to the troops to fight.

So in the end, the ultimate goal of this is to increase the morale of the troops, but the soldiers know that the country and the troops will do everything to keep them alive, so the soldiers have a little security, or a placebo...... Although it is a placebo, it is very important in the battlefield of life and death.

However, the field hospital was destroyed in a matter of moments.

It is built in a wood-reinforced artillery hole, which is safer than a normal trench, that is, the top is sealed with trees and soil, which can withstand light mortar bombardment.

If anything, it is the inconspicuous red cross flag planted along the edge.

The Red Cross flag had an awkward position on the battlefield.

On the one hand, it is conspicuous that it could be a target for the enemy, and on the other hand, the Geneva Conventions want the neutrality of military hospitals and medical personnel, that is, they will not be attacked on the battlefield (which has not yet come into force).

Where would the Soviet soldiers know this, they saw the anti-artillery hole without saying a word, they first threw a few grenades into it, and then rushed in and fired a burst of submachine guns.

Hoping to kill a few officers, they looked at it and saw that all the wounded and military doctors were lying on the ground in a pool of blood.

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