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"Marshal Bock's telegram? Read! Walter Moder, commander of the German 41st Panzer Corps, spoke in a very anxious tone, because all his hopes were pinned on this telegram, and victory or defeat was reported here.

"Marshal Bock said that the Sixth Army of Army Group South had begun to attack the area of the Krosten fortress held by enemy troops, and the 2nd Army of Army Group Center had also sent troops to support, and air support was also coming, hoping that our 41st Panzer Army would hold out for a while longer."

"Send a telegram to Marshal Bock," said Moder, who pondered for a moment, "and at present our army has ascertained the enemy's situation, and the Russians have placed the strength of a corps in front of us, presumably responsible for attacking us.

At the same time, the enemy also mobilized the forces of 2 corps and launched a flank attack on our flank, on our north side was the 4th Mechanized Army of the Russian Army (commanded by Rokossovsky) of the 14th Mechanized Army (under the Western Front), and to the south of us was the 5th Mechanized Army of the Russian Army (under the Southwestern Front).

These two mechanized corps moved from the area of the Mozyri and Krosten forts, respectively, to move closer to us and attack our flanks.

According to what we have so far, the enemy has at least 8 divisions and is equipped with a large number of tanks. It is hoped that the army group command will be able to send at least 6 divisions of troops to reinforcements. ”

"Boom!" Before Moder could finish speaking, a Soviet Pe-2 bomber suddenly appeared in the sky and dropped a bomb.

The bomb landed near the armored command vehicle, blowing up a deep crater. The dust from the bomb flew onto Moder's body.

At this moment, a low screech suddenly sounded from the sky, and all German servicemen knew that it was the sound of a Ju-87 "Stuka" dive bomber.

Immediately afterward, a flying group consisting of a mixture of BF109 and FW190 fighters appeared in the sky. Several FW190 fighters took the lead and sped in the direction of the Pe-2 bomber that had almost hit Moder.

"Da Da Da! Da-da-da-da! "The pilot flying the FW190 aimed at the Soviet bomber and without hesitation pressed the button to fire.

The Pe-2 bomber could not dodge and was hit by the oncoming FW190 and was shot down on the spot.

The arrival of German air support greatly boosted the morale of the German ground forces.

This support group was part of the Luftwaffe's Fourth Air Fleet and consisted of a combat aviation regiment (Jagdgeschwader) and two dive bomber groups, with a total strength of 120 fighters and 80 dive bombers.

In contrast, the Soviet Air Force over the battlefield had a much smaller number of aircraft, only half of the number of German aircraft.

An air battle broke out over the area, with the Germans having a numerical advantage, and the Soviet Air Force was too busy to deal with the planes above and had no time to attack the ground forces, which relieved the Wehrmacht on the ground to finally be able to concentrate on dealing with the enemy on the ground without thinking about dodging the air attack.

However, even after the air raids stopped, the situation in the German Army did not improve much. They don't have to face the planes in the sky, but they have to face a new and powerful enemy.

"Attention all, there's a Russian tank ahead!" In the 6th Tank Division, a tank commander with good eyesight saw Soviet tanks rolling in the distant fields.

The news was relayed over the radio, and all the German tanks locked onto their targets and began to rush forward, ready to fight the Soviet tanks to the death.

"Coleman," the commander of a Tiger tank called the gunner's name, "there's a KV tank ahead at 1 o'clock, lock on to this target and destroy them." ”

The commander gave the order, the bulky turret began to turn, and when the Kwk_36 main gun was aimed at the KV tank in the direction of 1 o'clock, the commander did not hesitate to give the order to open fire.

"Bang!" An 88 mm diameter armor-piercing shell was fired from the gun port of the Tiger tank, flew at a speed of 780 meters per second, and in less than 1.2 seconds hit and penetrated the armor of the KV tank, destroying it instantly.

However, just as the crew of the Tiger tank was excited and ready to expand the victory, an 85 mm armor-piercing projectile pierced the frontal armor of the Tiger tank, and the shells and fragments of the tank's armor flew through the hull at a very high speed, and 3 of the 5 crew members were blown beyond recognition by these fragments, and the remaining 2 were seriously injured.

Before the 2 crew members who survived could react, a second 85-mm armor-piercing bullet came in again, and this time, they really couldn't escape, and were sent to Marx by the Soviet pit daddy armor-piercing shell.

Similar scenes continue to occur on this battlefield, and the battle scenes are very chaotic and brutal.

The Soviet tank forces, which were superior in numbers, naturally took the initiative in this tank battle, and the Soviet 9th Mechanized Division, which consisted of more than 800 tanks, easily wiped out the tank units of the German 6th Panzer Division.

Subsequently, the 14th Mechanized Corps also received good news, which inflicted heavy damage on the German 1st Panzer Division.

At this moment, a man wearing the uniform of a German Wehrmacht colonel walked up to the side of Moder's command car, "May I ask which one is General Moder?" ”

When Moder heard the voice, he turned to the infantry colonel and asked, "May I ask which unit are you from?" ”

"Report to the general, I am Gustav Adolf von Sagan, commander of the 17th Infantry Division, and I have been ordered to come to reinforce the 41st Army."

"The 17th Infantry Division? Reinforcements from the 2nd Army have arrived? Modell asked.

"Yes, the Second Army has been fully dispatched, and the rest of the troops are coming. What is the current situation? ”

"We are under heavy fire on both sides by enemy troops, our tank units are almost heavily damaged by the enemy, enemy troops are penetrating from both sides, and the situation is very unfavorable for us." "If you can," asked Moder, "I would like you to go to the south for reinforcements." ”

"Report to the general, this is a telegram from Marshal Bock!" A communications soldier walked up to Moder with a telegram.

"Say it!"

"Marshal Bock asked us to push south with the Second Army with all our might, to flank the Russian-controlled Krosten Fortress from the rear with the Sixth Army, to assist the Sixth Army in breaking through the enemy lines, and then to the east.

If it was not possible to continue the advance, find a way to contain the Russians' forces and hold out until the Sixth Army broke through the enemy lines. ”