Chapter 462: The Battle for Warsaw (18)
From 3 May, Hoffmann, chief of the General Staff of the Wehrmacht, did not leave the battlefield in Warsaw for several days. According to the requirements of the Federal Government, the Ministry of Defense, and the General Staff, if the German army can take Warsaw as soon as possible, it will be of great military importance for the implementation of the Barbarossa Plan.
However, the Soviet Warsaw garrison under the command of Tukhachevsky had lost contact with the outside world and had not been able to receive relevant replenishment.
The battle of May 5 did not end with a temporary respite from both sides, but rather the beginning of the desperate strangulation of these two war behemoths.
The Third Army of the Northwest Front of the Soviet Army was reduced by more than half, several regiments of the First Army remained in Mokre, and the Second Army did not know its whereabouts, and its fate was uncertain. While harassing the remnants, Nikonovich made contact with the First and Second Armies as much as possible, and informed them to return to the army as soon as possible.
In fact, both units had already jumped out of the German encirclement, and although they were not completely out of danger, they could at least fight for survival.
Sivari's conversation with Witte failed to convince anyone, and in the early hours of the next morning, three cavalry regiments of the First Army set out and left Mokray without finding anything.
At this time, Warsaw was already surrounded by German troops, and the possibility of Sivari leading his troops to return to the establishment was almost zero. Nikonovvich was secretly happy, and sent a secret telegram to Sivari, Stepan, and Valentin, telling them to break up into pieces, quietly search and advance south, try to meet with the Second Cavalry Army in the slightly weaker southern areas of German control, and then wait for orders.
After receiving the telegram, Siwari and the others quickly turned east from Mokre, and with the help of the cover of the hills and mountains, searched and advanced southward.
At the same time as Sivari's army set out in the early hours of the morning, a German infantry battalion led by Schmidt swaggered out of the small village and back to Moclay Park.
In order to further provoke the Soviet troops and cause an accident in the city, on the afternoon of 6 May, at the suggestion of Hoffmann, the chief of the General Staff, German reconnaissance planes continued to appear over the city of Warsaw, but instead of dropping bombs, they dropped a large number of leaflets.
Tukhachevsky, holding the leaflets dropped by the German army, cursed and instructed the air defense forces to open heavy fire on the German low-altitude reconnaissance planes again.
Warsaw became an isolated city for the Soviets, and it was only a matter of time before it was lost, and all the senior generals, including Tukhachevsky, had an account in their hearts, and the leaflets openly disclosed the embarrassment of these foreign rulers to the people of Warsaw. At the same time, the leaflet asked all people to reduce their outings, pay attention to their own safety, and prepare for liberation.
After several days of calm in Warsaw, many citizens began to go out shopping boldly, and some even tried to go on an outing, although they were blocked by Soviet troops, but the enthusiasm of the people remained undiminished. Not only did the people of Warsaw feel comfortable, but the Soviet troops were also a little carried away.
On May 8, the weather was bright again, and many citizens gradually forgot the warning of the German army two days earlier, and took to the streets to call friends and have fun. At 12:30 p.m., dozens of German bombers suddenly flew over Warsaw and dropped a large number of bombs on many Soviet military positions. In an instant, the city was filled with gunsmoke and fire, and the shrill roar of warplanes and rumbling explosions could be heard everywhere.
The Soviet antiaircraft artillery positions hurriedly organized anti-aircraft fire, but the German planes did not seem to want to leave, but continued to hover high in the city, and then rushed at the Soviet antiaircraft artillery positions with another burst of indiscriminate bombardment.
Suddenly the townspeople were like a swarm of headless flies, scurrying and shouting, and the whole of Warsaw was in chaos.
"Damn! You guys are hateful Germans, I'm going to chop you ......" Ivanov rushed out of the command headquarters and shouted angrily at the flaunting German bombers.
"Call our fighters and take these pesky guys down!" Tukhachevsky gave a loud order to the staff officers.
At this moment, the German bombers seemed to have had enough, and with a beautiful big turn, the group made an arc in the air, and then disappeared into the southern sky.
Dozens of Soviet fighters and MiG fighters arrived as scheduled, but they could only see a large black spot in the sky that was gradually moving away.
Just as Tukhachevsky was preparing to lift the air raid alarm, dozens of Luftwaffe BF-109 fighters suddenly appeared again in the southeast. It was too late to say that it was too late, and the Soviet MiG fighters had not yet figured out how to come back, and immediately became the target of the Luftwaffe.
Luftwaffe Lieutenant Colonel Christian, who piloted the No. 17 long plane, was the first to rush towards the Soviet MiG's group, and with the fierce cannon fire, a MiG fighter dragged a red tail flame like a rocket into the ground on the spot.
Lieutenant Colonel Christian's two wingmen were also firing at the Soviet fighters at the same time, the machine guns continuously spit out red and yellow tongues of fire in the air, and the bullets flew by the Soviet MiGs with screams, which made people feel terrible.
"19, 22, cover me." Lieutenant Colonel Christian commanded loudly.
"Understood", "understood" wingman pilots Jung and Jonas immediately responded.
Jung, who was piloting the No. 19 fighter, quickly rolled over, swept past the side of the MiG fighter, a flash of sunlight flashed, and the eyes of the Soviet pilot were suddenly illuminated by the strong light, and instinctively pulled the plane high, and suddenly, his belly was completely exposed to Christian's eyes.
With a single point shot, the MiG's oil tank caught fire and quickly fell to the ground. Christian happily gave a thumbs up to Jung on the 19th......
"Well done, Lieutenant."
Jung smiled knowingly: "Come on, Lieutenant Colonel." ”
"I'm locked by enemy planes, please quickly reinforce ......", No. 22 Jonas called as he swooped, and then made a dive, trying to shake off that tail, but the Soviet pilots took great pains to bite and did not give Jonas a chance to escape. At this moment, Christian also quickly turned right to follow at the same time, and the MiGs were shooting without the MiG being aware.
A shuttle cannon was fired, and the left wing of the Soviet fighter broke off, and it fell headlong into the clouds.
The MiG fighter is also a very good fighter, and its maneuverability and firepower are not below the BF-109, but Lieutenant Colonel Christian, with the cooperation of his companions, still achieved brilliant results and scored three percent in a row.
"Well done, Jonas." Christian shouted encouragement to his companions.
At this time, another group of fighters led by Lieutenant Colonel Leo was also entangled with the Soviets at the same time, and although the wingmen No. 33 Thomas and No. 34 Stephen were a pair of novices, after having an air combat experience, their combat experience had improved significantly.
Hundreds of warplanes roared in the air, flying up and down, sometimes scattered and intertwined, and the fierce battles were dazzling and thrilling.
At this time, the anti-aircraft artillery of the Soviet army had completely lost its effect, and everyone began to enjoy this rare air battle with their eyes open.
Tukhachevsky was frightened, but he couldn't do anything, so he had to urgently call the air base for further reinforcements. ()
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