The Soviet attack on Mamayev Hill and the German attack on the cemetery began almost simultaneously.

The task of the offensive in the direction of the Soviet troops was carried out by the 39th Guards Rifle Regiment.

This is where Golikov excels.

First of all, there are not many German troops in Mamayev Gang, only one battalion of more than 300 people, and it is still in a state of lack of equipment and supplies...... There is no doubt that the German army's supplies and equipment must have been more invested in the main force of the attack on the hospital, and the troops who remained at the Mamayev Gang were temporarily "aggrieved", after all, they occupied a favorable position, and at the same time, it was night, and it was unlikely that the enemy would attack and occupy the Mamayev Heights.

Therefore, this is not a question of troops, a regiment of the Soviet army already has a sufficient strength advantage over a battalion of the enemy.

Secondly, more important is the issue of night battle command.

If two regiments are put in at the same time, and they are still two regiments that lack communication equipment, even the commander will not know where his troops are as soon as they are released, and it is easy for them to be injured by mistake.

So Golikov simply let the 39th Guards Regiment, which had more combat effectiveness, take charge.

As soon as the Soviets launched the offensive, they were overwhelming...... As usual, a fire was prepared, and then a large number of infantry rushed in the direction of the high ground.

However, such a charge still had little effect, because the Germans had laid enough barbed wire and mines on the front of the battlefield, and the Soviet 39th Regiment was not good at night fighting, so they were at a stalemate with each other.

It was the direction of the cemetery that fought more fiercely.

The infantry of a battalion of German troops, under the cover of tanks and assault guns, advanced towards the cemetery.

They thought they would be stopped before they reached the cemetery, but that was not the case.

Shulka is not that stupid.

Blocking too early would mean that the Germans would have a chance to coordinate with the infantry and tank, which would make the cemetery meaningless...... If anything, it can be used as a hiding and cover.

But assault guns can penetrate even pillboxes, and destroying tombstones, of course, is not a problem.

So, Shulka released about two hundred meters in front of the tombstone, and there was nothing but some anti-infantry mines.

The reason why this distance is "two hundred meters" is because Shulka knows that in the dark of night the tank exceeds this distance is basically blind...... They may be able to see the target with the help of flares, or they may be able to know the location of the target with the indication of tracer bullets.

However, the gunner's observation goal in the tank is to look at the outside world through a periscope, and what they see is a two-dimensional image of a plane.

If it's daytime, they can calculate the distance of the target based on the surrounding buildings, trees, or people, etc., and adjust the elements accordingly.

But at night, flares illuminate only a limited area, and at the same time flicker and flicker, and there are many shadows...... All this caused great difficulties for the gunner to measure the range.

Experienced gunners can also measure the range by feeling for targets within 200 meters, and for targets beyond 200 meters, it is basically a matter of luck.

The Germans hesitated in the cemetery border area, but with Edmund's order, the infantry crossed the tanks and entered the cemetery.

"Keep in shape!" Edmund ordered: "Our tanks will provide cover for you!" ”

Edmund wasn't just talking, he was doing it...... Tanks can't move in other directions, but there's one place where they can, and that's the middle road.

So, Edmund's plan of attack was to apply heavy troops on both sides closest to the road, keeping them at the same level as the tanks, so that the soldiers could cover the tanks and the tanks could provide fire to the soldiers.

The tank "rumbled" forward, and the sappers in front hurriedly dragged the corpses that had fallen on the road to clear a way for the tank.

But the car that was blown up was not so lucky...... No one rushed to drag them, only to push them aside with tanks, including the bodies of German soldiers who had not had time to escape in the car.

This is one of the reasons why so many soldiers are "missing" on the battlefield, and their bodies are burned beyond recognition, not even their badges.

The body could not be identified and the person on the other side could not be found, so it could only be treated as "missing".

At first, it was quite smooth, and the Germans advanced a few hundred meters without any danger.

But when the German tank ran an anti-tank mine, the battle began......

"Hit!" Shulka ordered, and at the same time pulled off the grenade and threw it at the other end of the tombstone.

Like Shulka, other Soviet soldiers also pulled grenades and threw them in the direction of the enemy.

At the same time, the shovel mortars in the hands of the Soviet troops in the rear also fired shells intensively.

This was a consensus that was reached before the battle.

Fighting in a cemetery has its own peculiarities, and there are gravestones everywhere in front and behind that cannot be penetrated by bullets, so the most effective equipment to fight in it is not a rifle.

Because the rifle's range of fire is always blocked by a tombstone, the target often passes through the gap with just a flash, and the shooter often has no time to pull the trigger to hit the target.

The most effective ones should be grenades and mortars, whose parabolic trajectory allows them to bypass the gravestone hit.

It was more beneficial for the Soviets that the throwing grenades would not be discovered by the enemy because of the sound of gunfire and fire...... A grenade fell from the sky, possibly from any point in the sector within 50 meters of the front.

The Soviets, on the other hand, could know the German offensive line based on the position of the German tanks on the road.

Who let the German army maintain its formation at this time and still refuse to give up the infantry coordination?

That is, it was precisely their tanks that exposed the position of the German infantry, and this point turned out to be fatal.

The German soldiers were clearly unprepared for this, and the Germans were blown up in a series of explosions.

They wanted to return fire with grenades, but they didn't know where the enemy was, and there was almost no chance of hitting the target.

As a result, most of the German troops chose to return fire with guns.

This is a normal reaction, and at the same time they also want to find the location of the enemy.

But what they don't know is that this has further exacerbated their situation.

As soon as the guns rang out, the Soviets determined the position of the Germans according to the sound of the guns and the fire from the muzzles, so soon, several grenades were thrown nearby, and there was a few "booms" and a burst of screams.

The machine gun was the worst, and as soon as it sounded, it was greeted by a grenade or mortar.

Some of the German soldiers seemed to know something, and they chose not to shoot, and then used the cover of the tombstones to approach the enemy lines.

This method is correct, as long as they do not make too much noise, then it will be difficult to detect even in front of the Soviet army.

However, they soon discovered that it was not so simple, as their feet had tripped over the barbed wire on the ground, which was still tied to a row of canned boxes.