301 Minsk breakout
It was close to 0:00 on the 7th, and it was midnight. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The remnants of the Soviet Red Army, under the leadership of Marshal Timoshenko, who were encircled in Minsk, launched the first breakout operation during the day of the 6th, and as a result, unsurprisingly heavy losses, they did not break out of the encirclement.
Heavy losses did not mean that Timoshenko would give up another breakout operation, and he had fought from 26 integrated divisions to less than 30,000 men at the end, and he could not have buried all these troops in Minsk, which was almost certain to be lost.
However, although the losses were large, they were not without gains, at least, in the opinion of Timoshenko, he had found the weak link in the German encirclement.
Soon, a new breakout plan was drawn up, and it was immediately passed on to everyone.
Incendiary shells and artillery shells set fire over the entire city of Minsk, and although it was a June night, the temperature in Minsk was even warmer than the midsummer temperature in Africa.
In the light of the fire, the Red Army soldiers quickly gathered in the eastern city of Minsk, where there were wounded, civilians, and heavy troops, and it seemed as if all the defenders had been concentrated here, and they seemed to be waiting for the final decisive battle, a breakthrough or death.
With all the hands of the clock overlapping at the 12 position, several flares rose into the night sky at the same time, accompanied by the slogan "Ula", and the gathered Soviet soldiers and civilians finally launched another charge.
Heroic soldiers should have a loud charge, and heroic soldiers should go down in history, but that was after the war, and it is clear that the sacrifices they make now cannot be rewarded at all!
Although it was midnight, the Germans' reconnaissance never relaxed, and it was impossible for the Germans outside the city not to know about such a large-scale build-up of troops, but they had never launched an attack, they were waiting, they wanted to see what this group of Soviets trapped in Minsk wanted to do.
Therefore, when the Soviet soldiers and civilians launched a heroic charge, they were greeted not by any hand-to-hand encounter, nor at the dawn of breaking through the encirclement. They were greeted by a storm of shelling, covered with indiscriminate artillery fire.
The whole Soviet land shook under heavy shelling, and in the dark night, in the northeast corner of Minsk, there was a man standing in the darkness quietly watching the battle that broke out not far away, and gently wiped a handful of tears, his name was Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko!
During the daytime breakout, Marshal Timoshenko suffered heavy losses, but not without gains, when he found a place in the northeastern corner of Minsk where the German defense line was extremely weak, defended by only a small armored force.
During the day, the armored forces may be a big threat, but at night, it is impossible for the armored forces without the cooperation of the infantry to stop so many Soviet infantry!
This is Timoshenko's plan, this is Timoshenge's plan to cut off his tail!
He gathered all the wounded, sick, civilians, and baggage troops, and asked them to launch a breakthrough in the front, using these people who would definitely not be able to escape from Minsk as bait, while he himself led the remaining elite troops to abandon all their baggage, carry only one day's rations and light weapons, and quietly set out from the northeast corner, as far as possible without disturbing the main German army, through or through the weak links of the German defense, and then went straight to Smolensk.
"You can't shoot without my order, you're all ready!"
Lying on the grass, Timoshenko looked at the German positions close at hand, the German positions were brightly lit and very busy, and it was obvious that they were preparing to attack.
"Marshal, if we rush over at this time, we will definitely be able to catch them off guard, and maybe we will be able to grab a few tanks!"
"Nope! We may be able to beat this force, but then we will be completely exposed, and we will be greeted by countless German tanks! ”
Suppressing the impulse in his heart, Timoshengo knew that he had to wait, the night was his best cover, he had to wait!
"They seem to be coming at us!"
"Don't move! Don't move anyone! Even if you are run over by a tank, you are not allowed to make a sound! Don't let the Germans find out about us! ”
The order given by Timoshenko is a little incomprehensible to many people, and even a little ruthless, the tank drove towards him, he was not allowed to do it himself, and even asked that even if the tank ran over his body, he could not make a sound, which was a bit too cruel!
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A few minutes later, the German tank regiment in front of them finally started, and they drove quickly to the hiding place of the breakthrough troops, and rushed straight and fast, each tank closed all the hatches, and the commander did not appear on the turret!
One after another sounded like a watermelon bursting, and some people gritted their teeth to keep themselves from shouting. Moan, Timoshenko's heart was dripping blood, he knew that there must have been countless loyal Soviet fighters who died under the tracks of the German tanks, but they never made a sound!
However, fortunately, this German tank regiment did not disperse its actions, and completely lined up in two ways to move forward quickly, so it did not cause too serious casualties to the soldiers!
"Stand up if you are not injured, quickly pass through the enemy lines, do not make a sound, and absolutely do not fire until you are confirmed to be found! The rest of the wounded stayed where they were, waiting for the second half of the night before breaking out on their own. ”
Break out on your own?
This is just a nice thing to say, Timoshenko's order is obvious, all those who were crushed and wounded by the German tanks here have been abandoned!
"Take care of my loved ones for me! You must reach Smolensk alive, you must fight again, drive out the Germans, and kill them to Berlin! ”
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The casualties were not particularly large, but the way of casualties was too ruthless, Timoshenko's heart was dripping blood, and the only thing that could hold him up was these young people around him, these people were the present of the Soviet Union, and the future of the Soviet Union! Sooner or later, he will come back with these people and take them to Berlin!
The 45-year-old Timoshenko never imagined that he would appear on the battlefield in such a way, or more appropriately, to flee from the battlefield! It's a shame, such a shame, he never wants to experience it again!
As they had imagined, when they finally passed through the camp left behind by the German tank regiment, they never encountered the German troops again, and it seemed that they should have escaped!
"Don't rest, everyone, go at full speed, we have to get out of here as soon as possible, the sooner the better!"
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