"Arise, hungry slaves! Arise, all the suffering people of the world! The blood is already boiling, and we must fight for the truth! The old world is falling, slaves get up, get up! Don't say we have nothing, we want to be the masters of the world......"

The loud international anthem sounded in the compartment of a Ford truck aided by the United States, and the machine gun squad leader from the Novgorod countryside Yakov. Fedotovich. Pavlov and his comrades-in-arms were singing the Internationale, the war anthem of the world revolution and the national anthem of the Soviet Fatherland today, with the greatest excitement of their lives. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As Soviets who grew up under the red flag, Pavlov and his comrades-in-arms were raised as fighters for the world revolution.

When they bid farewell to their innocent childhood, tied their bright red scarves around their necks, and solemnly swore "always ready" in front of the bright red banner of the Young Pioneers. They are already a little GC warrior, and they are ready to devote their whole lives and all their energies to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for the liberation of mankind!

In more popular words, the oath of the Young Pioneers is the oath of war, the oath of starting a world war to liberate all mankind!

This oath gradually became a formality after many years, and it was almost forgotten, and no one was really ready to fight a world war to liberate all mankind.

But Pavlov and his comrades-in-arms are the first generation of Soviets, not the old fritters and small fritters of the later generation, they really believe in GCISM and are really ready to liberate all mankind.

And after the solemn oath of their generation, the education departments of the Soviet Union also continued to inculcate in them the lofty ideal of the liberation of mankind with the greatest revolutionary enthusiasm and anticipation of the victory of the world revolution.

They were also told that 90 to 60 percent of the working people in the world (this proportion had undergone two major changes in the 30s because of the revolution on the East Asian continent) were still living in dire straits, and they were expecting the Soviet GC fighters singing the Internationale to rescue them.

Pavlov, who grew up under this ideological education, made joining the Red Army to liberate mankind his lifelong career from an early age. And this ideal was finally partially realized when he turned 21 years old, and in 1938 he became a glorious soldier of the Red Army.

And today, May 31, 1942, at 6 p.m., he and his comrades-in-arms waited for the order for the world revolution to begin!

"Ulla! Ulla! Ula ......"

Pavlov's mind still conjures up images of that time. When everyone learned from the company instructor, Comrade Turetsky, that the world revolution had begun, all the people in the company cheered - although everyone was surprised at the attack on Germany, which was once a socialist comrade and brother, no one thought much about it. This is the supreme directive of a fatherly leader, and who would doubt it? How could Stalin, the leader of the fathers, be wrong?

"Dear Maria, this morning I received the news from Comrade Vatutin, the political commissar of the army group, that the world revolution will begin on June 1. What an exciting time it was, and we had dreamed of this solemn and sacred moment together before we became revolutionary partners. Now the moment has finally arrived!

It is a pity that I cannot share the joy and excitement of this moment with you, because my unit will be the first to cross the Bug River and set foot on the land of white Poland. There are 30 million people in dire straits, waiting for us to liberate and save them. This is also the mission that history has entrusted to our generation of Soviets.

Now that I'm going to complete my mission, please wait for my triumphant return. If I'm unfortunate enough to die on the way to victory, don't feel sorry for me. As an honorable member of the Bolshevik Party and a cadre of political work in the Red Army, I should have given my life for the cause of human liberation.

In addition, by the time you read this letter, I and all the commanders and fighters of the 205th Division should have already arrived at the city of Warsaw, and perhaps we have liberated Warsaw, the capital of Poland.

If so, dear Maria, please rejoice for our victory, for the liberation and freedom of the Polish people!

―――――――― love your Elijah. Okjabriski. ”

Pavlov's political commissar of the 205th Division of the Soviet Red Army, regimental commissar Oktyabrisky, thought about his letter to his wife Maria while riding a rickety car on a simple road with seven high and eight low.

And in front of and behind him, various vehicles lined up for more than a dozen kilometers. Thanks to the Ford trucks supplied by the Americans, the 205th Division of the Red Army was motorized at the beginning of 1942 and could now operate with mechanized and cavalry units.

And the Soviet infantry divisions that achieved motorization were not just one of the 205 divisions, but as many as 154 of them! These 124 motorized infantry divisions, together with 116 cavalry divisions and 31 tank armies, constitute the most powerful mobile strike force of the Soviet Red Army.

Ilya, who was well aware of the great strength of the Soviet Army. Commissar Oktyabrysky, at the very moment of the beginning of the world revolution, of course, had reason to be confident.

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"How many armored divisions do we have now? How many armored regiments? ”

On the night of May 31, the lights were bright in the Ministry of Defense building at 73 William Street, and an emergency meeting of the high command was being held. Adolph. Hitler asked at the beginning of the conference about the number of armored troops - a figure that was constantly changing, so that Hitler could not always make out the exact figures.

"There are 21 armored divisions," replied Secretary of Defense Hersman, "and there are 31 armored regiments." ”

The Wehrmacht expanded its Panzer Forces after the campaign on the Western Front, increasing the number of Panzer Divisions from 10 to 21. However, the number of Panzer Regiments has not increased to 42 (according to 1 Panzer Division under 2 Panzer Regiments, it should be 42 Regiments), and the newly built Panzer Divisions after the Western Front Battle now have only 1 Panzer Regiment, so the Wehrmacht now has only 31 Panzer Regiments.

In addition, all Panzer Divisions, Panzergrenadier Divisions (Motorized Infantry Divisions) and Infantry Divisions of the Wehrmacht Army have now been reduced from 2 brigades and 4 regiments to 3 regiments.

"Leader, although the number of armored regiments is not full, the establishment of each armored regiment is sufficient." Seeing that Hitler was frowning, Hersmann hurriedly comforted him and said, "Each regiment has 2 tank battalions, and each tank battalion has 4 tank companies. The Army's 31 armored regiments have a total of 62 battalions and 248 companies. Each company has 22 tanks in formation, and the 31 armoured regiments have a total of 5,456 tanks. All were Type 4H tanks.

The 16 Panzergrenadier Divisions currently being reorganized (formerly motorized infantry divisions or brigades, which are now being expanded as planned) also have a tank battalion. The 16 tank battalions belonging to the Panzergrenadier Division had a total of 1,408 tanks in formation, all of which were Type 4H tanks.

The Wehrmacht Army also has nine battalions of heavy tanks, each with 44 powerful Tiger or Panther tanks. In total, there were 396 tanks in preparation.

In addition, the Wehrmacht now has a large number of No. 3 assault guns. Each Panzergrenadier Division has 1 Assault Gun Battalion, and each Panzergrenadier Regiment (both Panzer and Panzergrenadier Divisions have an Panzergrenadier Regiment) has 1 Assault Gun Company. In the artillery units of each infantry division, there was also 1 assault gun battalion No. 3.

In addition, the Marine Corps and the Airborne Forces each have 8 tank companies, armed with tank No. 3 and tank 38T, respectively. ”

Since the Wehrmacht had shifted its focus to the navy and air force since the Western Front, the resources allocated to the army were limited. As a result, the current armored forces of the German Army are not much different in terms of quantity from the same period in history. The total number of tanks that can be used in front-line combat (not counting training, test, and spare vehicles) is 7,260, but the quality has been improved a bit. The No. 4H became the absolute workhorse, and the Tiger and Panther also began to be equipped in small quantities.

In addition to the No. 4 tank, the No. 3 assault gun became the other main armor weapon relied on by the Wehrmacht Army, as in history.

By the end of May 1942, there were more than 240 assault gun battalions equipped with No. 3 assault guns, nearly 90 assault gun companies belonging to Panzergrenadier Corps, and nearly 4,900 No. 3 assault guns in operation.

"12,160 tanks and assault guns......" Hitler had already calculated the approximate figures, and he asked, "what about the Soviet Union?" How many tanks did the USSR currently have? ”

"What has been identified are 31 tank corps, 7 mechanized corps, a total of 100 tank brigades, 200 tank regiments, and about 25,000 tanks." "Twice as many as we are, 80 percent of which are concentrated in the western theater." Now most of these tanks, most likely, are preparing for a surprise attack on Warsaw! ”

20,000 tanks are preparing to run over Warsaw and Berlin! Even when Hitler heard the news, he couldn't help but feel a little heartbeat.

"Can you defeat the Soviets?" He asked Hersman.

"Of course," Hirschman smiled, "there are now more than 10,000 tanks and assault gun No. 3 that can be used on the Eastern Front. There were more than 170 divisions belonging to the Wehrmacht and the SS. In addition, there are 138 brigades and 115 border battalions of the Polish Defense Forces, the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Lithuanian Defense Forces, all of which are quite combat-ready, especially the Ukrainian Defense Forces, who are our right-hand men. So our forces on the Eastern Front are no weaker than the Russians, and victory is quite expected. (To be continued.) )