"The Finns are doing very well, let them keep up the good work!" The commander of Army Group A of the German Army, General Bromberg, was very satisfied with the performance of the Finnish Army in this battle.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander. 100,000 Finns occupied more than the 200,000 troops of the three Baltic states! "Commander of the 4th Army, William? Admiral Keitel said.

Admiral Bromberg nodded: "In another half a month, the weather will be very cold." We must take the remaining districts of Ulyanovgrad within half a month. ”

Although, Germany was prepared to fight in the harsh winter before the war. But that's the choice when there is no way. If they could, no German generals wanted to put large-scale battles in the winter. Neither the Germans nor their allies could tolerate the bitter cold, which would result in a large number of non-combat attrition due to the cold. That's why Admiral Bromberg wanted the war to end within half a month. In that case, the Germans would be able to switch to the defensive.

"Half a month is enough. There are not many remnants of the Russian army left in Ulyanovgrad. Soon, we'll be able to get rid of them! "William? Admiral Keitel looked confident.

"General Keitel, the battle for Ulyanovgrad, you keep an eye on it a little more. From now on, I'm going to focus on the second phase of the battle. Admiral Bromberg said with a serious face.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." William? Admiral Keitel replied.

The so-called second phase of the operation, that is, the second phase of the Barbarossa plan. At this stage, it will be a defensive operation. The time span was from late October 1939 to March 1940. That is, winter in Russia.

During this phase, the Germans moved the entire line to the defensive phase, building a strong defensive line before the cold winter came, waiting for the Russians to launch a counterattack. Although, the Germans did not want to launch a large-scale military operation in the cold winter. But if it's a passive defense, it's much better. They could wear thick cotton clothes, hide in trenches or other fortifications, and rain shells and bullets on the Russians attacking in the snow. In this case, it is undoubtedly much less difficult. It will also enable the German army to inflict greater casualties on the Russian army at the minimum cost, and further eliminate the living forces of the Russian army. Create conditions for the next third phase of operations.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The Germans were deployed in artillery positions on the outskirts of Ulyanovgrad and fired incessantly. One shell after another, whizzing and smashing on Ulyanovgrad. Violent explosions, one after another. One building after another was destroyed in the explosion.

This is the heavy artillery brigade of the German 4th Army, which is carrying out a covering shelling of Victory Square. 72 210mm heavy howitzers vividly express the power of the god of war. In less than an hour, the entire Victory Square was reduced to ruins. An infantry division of the Russian army stationed here was directly overwhelmed by artillery fire. Although, this was originally a crippled infantry division. But it was lost all at once, which was undoubtedly an extremely heavy blow to the 27th Army of the Russian army. It also made a huge hole in the defense line of the Russian army. The German 4th Army was able to penetrate through this loophole.

The upper and lower levels of the Russian Northwest Front also seem to realize that the battle here seems to be coming to an end. So, they behaved even more crazy. From time to time, Russian explosives or cluster grenades would rush at German soldiers, or even jump from buildings, hoping to inflict more casualties on the Germans.

In order to end the fighting as soon as possible, the command of the German Army Group A ordered the armored and mechanized infantry divisions to be thrown into battle. In the previous battles, three panzed divisions and six mechanized infantry divisions of German Army Group A did not enter Ulyanovgrad, so as to avoid too much damage to tanks and armored vehicles.

However, the battle has reached this point, and the anti-tank weapons of the Russian army have been almost destroyed. Their weapons against tanks and armored vehicles, only suicidal attacks remained. With proper coordination, the losses of the German armored forces were completely controllable.

When the Germans sent thousands of tanks and armored vehicles to attack Ulyanovgrad, this had an immediate effect on the battle. The Russian defense line was successively broken through by the German armored forces. Their defenses, crushed by the tracks of German tanks and armored vehicles, were easily broken through as if they were papier-mâché.

The situation of the battle has become even more unfavorable for the Northwest Front of the Russian Army.

"Comrade Commander, the 8th Army has once again suffered heavy losses, and two infantry divisions have been completely annihilated by the Germans. Two more infantry divisions suffered heavy losses. More than two-thirds of their positions have been lost! ”

"Comrade Commander, the 27th Army also suffered heavy losses. If there are no more reinforcements, it is estimated that in less than two days, their positions will be completely lost! ”

Admiral Kuznetsov's face became very ugly. He knew that the Northwestern Front of the Russian Army had now reached its final juncture.

"Order the troops to continue to defend themselves! I've already sent out all the reinforcements. Now I have no reinforcements in my hands! Admiral Kuznetsov said helplessly.

Even the civilian personnel of the headquarters took up arms and went to the battlefield. The current Northwest Front Army can be said to have reached the point of exhaustion. In the midst of the heavy encirclement of the German army, they could not even get the slightest support, and could only watch their troops be wiped out by the German army little by little.

By 8 October, the Germans had conquered all of Ulyanovgrad except for the North-Western Front. Although the Russian officers and soldiers in the headquarters of the North-Western Front were still stubbornly resisting. However, there is no doubt that the Germans won the battle of Ulyanovgrad.

In the afternoon of the same day, the German 1st Panzer Division dispatched a battalion to attack the headquarters of the Russian Northwestern Front.

Although, the performance of the Russian army is very heroic. However, in the end, they were unable to salvage the situation.

In just two hours, the Germans occupied the headquarters of the North-Western Front of the Russian army. General Kuznetsov and others, all killed. At this point, the whole of Ulyanovgrad fell under the control of the German army.