Chapter 344: Pomorian's Army Breaks Out
Just when Britain was in a dilemma because of a move by Ciric, the Poles on the front line were still fighting hard. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
When the German Fourth Panzer Division and the two motorized divisions from East Prussia triumphantly joined forces, it meant that Poland's "Pomerania" Army Group on the Danzig Corridor was divided and surrounded!
Now they have no choice but to surrender or be exterminated!
"Germans, it's coming too fast." Hurriedly retreating into the woods, General Bortenovsky's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at the senior generals in front of him, many of whom had dead ashes in their eyes.
The entire Pomeranian Army Group had 5 infantry divisions and 1 cavalry brigade, and now, with the retreat, only 3 infantry divisions and two infantry divisions remained, fighting hard with the Germans in Danzig Port, using street fighting to draw the Germans in their footsteps and create conditions for the retreat of other armies.
However, just as they were retreating here, they suddenly realized that the Germans had already set up a new line of defense in front, and the road for their retreat was blocked!
"Now, in front of us, is the regiment of the Germans, the main force has an armored division and two infantry divisions, and now, their follow-up reinforcements are coming, we need to open the opening and rush out during this time!" General Bortenovsky said.
They retreated, their task was to rush back to Warsaw, to defend Warsaw, and now they needed to get out of this terrible encirclement.
On the flank, there was the Vistula River, which was now in the forest area north of Schwiz and west of Grauttenz, and beyond the forest was the German army, which surrounded it.
"We can't hit the armored divisions of the Germans, their tanks are too strong, we can open a hole from the middle of the two infantry divisions of the Germans." The commander of the cavalry brigade said: "With our cavalry as the lead, we can launch an attack from the middle of these two junctions of theirs!" ”
They can't take the initiative to provoke the armored division, that's not something they can handle, but against the infantry, there is no problem, right?
Relying on the powerful shock force of the cavalry, the position of the infantry was easily broken through by them.
"It seems that this is the only way to go." General Bortenovsky said: "Now, the whole army rests, recuperates, and in two hours we will carry out an assault." ”
Motorized infantry divisions, certainly not motorized infantry.
In Germany, the title only appeared 43 years ago, and the so-called motorization means that you don't need to throw off your feet and walk, you can take a car.
Just look at the video of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, most of the troops, still walking on two feet, followed the road opened up by the troops in front.
Although there were first-class Blitzkrieg armored units in front, however, the large forces were still very backward.
Ordinary infantrymen, equipped with cars and capable of mechanized transport on the roads, can be called motorized infantry divisions.
And now, the difference with the Panzer Division, or the Panzergrenadier Division, is that this motorized infantry division is not equipped with tanks, and does not occupy the establishment of tanks.
After all, although Germany's tank production has been greatly increased under Speer's main grasp, after all, Germany is also in great demand, and ordinary troops are not qualified to ask for tanks.
Although there are no tanks, it is still much better than it was in history, thanks to the car factory opened by Ford in Germany.
Relying on standardized assembly line production, Germany's automobile production is quite high, and most of the parts are common, but the production capacity of ten-ton off-road trucks has been released sharply.
To put it simply, for example, the engine used in the truck, the pistons, connecting rods, etc., are the same as those of the tank, but the number of cylinders of the engine is different, which greatly facilitates the logistics supply and makes the output soar.
After the conquest of the Czech Republic, the automobile plant of the Škoda Arsenal also switched to the production of this type of car with all its might.
The German motorized rifle divisions, with attached cars, were sufficient.
At the same time, motorized infantry divisions are also equipped with a part of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles.
Many parts of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles are common to trucks, so the production of this kind of infantry fighting vehicles is also very large, and now in each motorized infantry division, there are 100 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. Roughly at the level of an armored infantry battalion and a combat engineer company.
At the same time, in order to give the infantry divisions an anti-tank level in later times, each motorized infantry division was equipped with an assault gun company and two light tank destroyer companies. The main use of 50-mm anti-tank guns is enough to cope with the existing threats. The historical 75-mm anti-tank gun was not too late to be equipped in the late stages of World War II.
And the current 2nd and 20th motorized divisions are such equipment, compared with history, the addition of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles has greatly increased their rapid reaction capabilities.
Croyanhoof, the junction of two motorized divisions.
"Rest in place." Conrad, the commander of an infantry battalion of the 60th Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Motorized Division, said to his subordinates.
Just now, they dug fortifications for the morning, constructed machine-gun bunkers, and were already tired.
Several Ford ten-ton trucks, not far behind, the cooks were cooking on the side of the trucks.
After working all morning, throwing away his sapper shovel, Nertz picked up the military kettle behind him and drank it in a big gulp.
Mauser 98 rifles, thrown aside by him.
"Squad leader, you say, where are the Poles now?" Nertz said to the squad leader beside him.
It is strange that they came all the way, bumped in the car, dug fortifications when they got here, and never saw the Poles.
"I see, the Poles have been crushed by our tanks." The squad leader didn't speak, and another soldier on the side took over the conversation: "The Poles escaped from the port of Danzig, and the distance of dozens of kilometers here is enough for our tanks to crush them." ”
"Well, I also want to be a tank crew." Nertz sighed: "I used to be in the village, I drove a tractor, I can definitely drive a tank." ”
"Wait, maybe one day, our division will become an armored division, and you will have a chance, but now, even if we have a Mauser rifle in our hands, we will avenge the Führer!"
Avenge the Führer! Hearing the squad leader's words, everyone's eyes were murderous.
Without the Great Führer, there would be no current Third Reich, and now, the Führer of the Reich was actually assassinated by the Poles, and this war is inevitable.
The blood of the Poles must be used to pay tribute to the heroic spirit of the great Führer!
"It's time to eat!" The cooks shouted loudly.
With their lunch boxes in hand, the soldiers lined up to get their lunch, when suddenly, there was a slight vibration on the ground.