On April 21, 1941, the Soviet-German front was still calm in some places and bloody in others.

"Hey! Look what that is! "In a calm position, a German soldier leaned against the wall of an improvised trench pit, looked in the direction of the enemy and shouted to his companions.

His companion sat up from the trench, then set his weapon on the edge of the trench and took a closer look at it from a distance.

"That's a white flag! Why are there so few people this time? Holding their weapons, the German soldiers didn't believe their eyes.

"Yes! If it's the same as usual, I don't suspect I'm wrong. The German sentry, who had been the first to spot the anomaly, said to his companion.

"Platoon commander! Platoon leader! See that white flag? "There were soldiers in the trenches shouting loudly in the direction of the platoon commander.

"I'm not blind!" After the platoon commander answered, he shouted again: "Those are Soviet officers, don't shoot!" Let them come! ”

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About ten minutes later, the news reached the location of the General Headquarters of Army Group Center and placed it on the desk of Field Marshal Rundstedt.

"Marshal! The front has just established the news that Soviet troops on the territory of Minsk have surrendered. The officer who had come to deliver the news saluted and then spoke.

His words stunned Rundstedt, who was processing the papers, for a moment, and then the commander-in-chief of Army Group Center put down the documents in his hand and took the news from the officer.

He carefully looked at every word on it, and then finally put down the piece of paper and opened his mouth to order: "Send someone to immediately take over these Soviet troops' defense areas." ”

"Let Klug's troops enter Minsk as soon as possible and settle everything down." Rundstedt didn't want to report to the rear immediately, but as the commander of the army group, he had to confirm every detail.

If he casually announced the capture of Minsk, but the fighting in Minsk continued, then the joke would have been a big one.

In the following hours, after German units had taken control of almost all the major buildings in Minsk, Rundstedt personally reported the good news to the rear.

The largest encirclement of the German army, the Great Minsk Encirclement, which surrounded hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops, finally ceased to exist.

Now, German trains could easily pass through Minsk and transport supplies further afield.

And with Minsk, the Germans also had a huge base for material hoarding, as well as an important transportation hub.

At the same time, the 4th Army under Klug could also move more troops and start projecting in the direction of the front line.

Germany's more elite 7th and 9th armies could move forward at this time, and they were connected with the Guderian installation armor group under Guderian's command.

At the same time, the 9th Army under the command of General Strauss can also be withdrawn, and these units can now be put into front-line operations.

And this army group has the strength of three armies, which is definitely worse for the Budyonny division of the Soviet army, which has already broken through the defensive line.

The capture of Minsk by the German army played a very important role in terms of strategy, tactics, and even public opinion.

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On the evening of April 21, 1941, after repeated confirmations, the Führer's secretary, Bowman, finally informed the Führer, who was having dinner with several generals, the Führer's latest news.

He walked up to Li Le's side, bent down, and said to Li Le, who was cutting beef: "My Führer, Minsk is already ours. ”

It has been a long time since the Führer, in order to remember the lessons of the defeat in the air war, began to punish himself with eating meat.

At this moment, for Germany, the rival that caused its own pain, England, had been defeated, but no one dared to persuade the Führer to give up punishing himself.

So steak or any other meat became a necessity on the Führer's table, and no one wanted to mention the only defeat in the Battle of Britain in front of the Führer.

Therefore, it is natural for Li Le to eat meat, and it is also natural for the Führer's habits to change.

Himmler, who doubted the Führer, has now not even found his ashes, and who dares to question whether the Führer's behavior is abnormal?

Everyone who is familiar with the Führer has gotten by, and most of those who have reaped the benefits are not willing to pursue what "thing" is sitting in the position of the Führer - of course, it may also be "not a thing".

After Li Le heard the news, he stopped cutting his beef, nodded and said, "Goebbels, call Goebbels over!" ”

Bauman hurried to call the Minister of Propaganda, Dr. Goebbels, and Li Le and several generals continued to eat. After the meal was finished, Goebbels also arrived just in time.

"We've invested a lot in this city to spread the word." After telling Goebbels that Minsk had been occupied by them, Lile said to Goebbels.

This news is indeed good news, because Goebbels also has a very large propaganda program against Minsk.

After the siege of Minsk, the Germans opened fire only on the outskirts and did not use heavy firepower to attack the city.

Because of this, most of the buildings in the city of Minsk are well preserved, and the losses to the citizens are not significant.

When the Germans attacked here, they carefully played the role of a liberator and played this role very well.

The Soviets surrendered on their own, partly because of the pressure created by the Germans on the periphery, and partly because of the internal pressure created by the Belarusian civilian population.

After all, this is not the home of ethnic Russians, and most of the encircled troops are not descendants of the Soviet army.

So after hesitating for more than ten days in the encirclement, the Soviet troops finally chose to surrender with dignity and handed over a complete Minsk to the Germans.

And the Germans, who got Minsk, used it to carry out a decent propaganda and confirmed the fact that they were good people who liberated the Belarusian people from the devil Stalin.

"Publicize it well, and strive to use this matter to win the whole of Belarus and Ukraine to our side!" Li Le patted Goebbels on the shoulder and commanded.

When Goebbels nodded, Li Le looked at Baumann beside him and temporarily changed his itinerary: "Prepare the plane, since the matter here is settled, then you can go to Bavaria immediately......"

"Understood, my Führer!" After Bowman heard the command, he turned around and just wanted to leave, but he stopped: "Führer, it's not safe to fly at night, let's take the train." ”

"Hmm!" In this era, flying by plane at night is indeed not a safe thing, Li Le is as good as a stream, nodded and agreed to his secretary's arrangement.