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At six o'clock in the morning of the 13th, the sky gradually brightened, but the fierce battle in the Kazatin area did not launch a large-scale attack with the dawn, and the entire battlefield was slightly silent. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was only then that the senior German commanders who attacked the northern part of the city figured out the names of the Russian troops who were fighting head-on with them: the Germans had arrived north of Kazatin only yesterday afternoon and had taken part in the attack after a short rest.

But they were not the first German troops to attack the factory area, the Wehrmacht was almost crippled, and the Germans sent the best of the best in their hands - they were the oldest SS troops!

Joseph Dietrich had just received a front-line report from the front command: judging from the documents found on the bodies of Russians dug up from the rubble, the main force defending Kazatin was the 8th Guards Infantry Division of the Soviet Union, the division commander, Major General Panfilov, the absolute main force in the 16th Army, which was known for being extremely good at defense!

And 20 minutes ago, when the commanders and fighters of the 1075th Regiment could see the appearance of the German troops, they also discovered the problem: those who were not Wehrmacht, wearing Waffen-SS uniforms under camouflage raincoats.

"Waffen-SS, motorized rifle division of the SS Adolf Hitler Guard Banner." Lin Jun took several German military documents sent from the front and said to Panfilov: "Ivan Vasilyevich, your opponent in the north is Joseph Dietrich, a fully manned brigade. ”

"Marshal, it's unrealistic to eat it now, but even an SS division of a first-class combat unit should not easily break through to Kazatin from the north." There was a hint of firmness in Panfilov's relaxed tone.

SS Adolf Hitler Guard Banner Motorized Rifle Division, that's Hitler's Imperial Army! It was one of the most famous and outstanding units of the German fascists, an ace unit among the aces of the German army, and one of the first Waffen-SS units to be formed, the predecessor of which was the Berlin SS Headquarters Guards commanded by Joseph Dietrich

That unit was initially only dedicated to the protection of Adolf Hitler, taking on the role of "Imperial Guard", participating in parade grounds and acting as bodyguards. After the outbreak of World War II, in addition to its guard unit, which continued to be responsible for guarding Berlin and Berchtesgaden, the unit first participated in almost all major military operations of the German army from the invasion of Poland as a regimental formation, and has been constantly fighting on the eastern and western fronts.

On the battlefield, that unit fought fiercely and fearlessly, and at the same time was known for shooting prisoners of war, killing innocents indiscriminately, and using extremely cruel and bloody methods.

Before the attack on the Soviet Union, that unit was given the name of the "Adolf-Hitler Guard Banner Motorized Rifle Division", but it did not have time to be reorganized and expanded, and in fact it was only a brigade.

However, this brigade should not be underestimated, and any opponent who undertakes its presence can pay a heavy price. Now, it is the north side of Kazatin!

Joseph Dietrich's unit had the best equipment, the most tactically literate SS soldiers, and the most tenacious fighting will, plus this unit was always under his command, and the various units under his command cooperated with each other in battle, and the combat effectiveness was extremely strong!

"In that case." Lin Jun patted the documents in his hand and said to the staff officers: "Tell our commanders and fighters what kind of troops they are facing!" ”

"Yes, Marshal."

Lin Jun saw the high will to fight in everyone's eyes, and the soldiers of the Eighth Guards Infantry Division were not worried about how strong the opponent was, only the desire to fight like fire! Perhaps some Western troops will be timid when they hear that they are going to face the "first division under heaven" of fascist Germany, but Panfilov's troops will not!

They are the Guards, and they have to prove their glory by destroying tough opponents and continue to write glory for their military flag!

Sure enough, when the news spread that the opponent was the SS named after the fascist leader, the commanders and fighters of the troops defending the northern city felt as if they had been stimulated!

On the front line of the factory area, the 1075th regiment was repelled by a wave of German grenadiers after a round of accurate German artillery bombardment. Filtov and Pavlov roughly counted the number of their men and sacrificed 8 more. However, the losses of the German army would be greater than that of the 1075th regiment, so they could only temporarily adopt the tactics of small infiltration and start a rat war in the middle of the ruins of the factory.

"Old man, if this rate continues, tomorrow we will all have all the heads to eat." Pavlov nestled beside Fertov and said as he watched the situation in the north.

"If it's gone, it's gone, and I'll be satisfied if I can leave us some seeds."

The hundred or so people who were brought to Kazatin, counting the seriously injured who were sent back, now there are only 7 heads left to eat! The company that was improvised last night is estimated to be spent on tomorrow and will have to be finished tomorrow.

The German SS troops on the opposite side did not want to die in a battle, and it could be seen that they were skillful in coordination and had extremely high tactical literacy, which was not easy to deal with, and every attack was a tough battle in a tough battle!

"The two of us will still be able to move, miracle! Probably Comrade Marx felt for the time being that we could get rid of more fascists, so he didn't accept them. ”

As soon as he heard Pavlov's words, Filtov laughed dryly: there are few old subordinates left, and the two commanders are still lively and jumpy, and it is possible for others to think that he and Pavlov are greedy for life and afraid of death.

At this time, a soaking officer burrowed into the bunker, where there were several collapsed floor slabs as a roof, comfortable. But the man didn't come to hide from the rain, it was Klochkovtiev.

The commander of the anti-tank gun also became an infantryman, commanding an infantry platoon with only one squad: at dawn the German shell hit near his artillery position, and the explosion point was less than ten meters from the artillery!

Due to the good selection of gun emplacements, covered by cement slabs and steel shields, only one arm of the 6 gunners was shrapnel and was disabled. There are also a few people who have ear failures, which will also leave sequelae, which will have to shout Klochkovtiev when he speaks.

However, it was very depressing that the barrel of the anti-tank gun had been cut into a very deep hole, and it was almost cut to the rifling, and it was estimated that the monolithic piece was not small - scrapped! If you fire again, you will be 100% blown up!

As soon as Klochkovtiev entered the bunker, he said loudly: "Just now someone said that we are opposite the 1st SS division of the Germans, and it turned out to be Hitler's bastard guard!" ”

"What, Hitler's Guards?" Feltoff didn't understand.

"What?" This time it was the turn of the trainee instructor comrade who couldn't understand.

"It was the trump card in the German army, the unit named after Hitler." Pavlov figured it out, as a political worker, he knew a little bit about the German SS, "No wonder the fighting power is so strong, the fascists have pulled Hitler's old guards up." ”

"It doesn't matter, their Imperial Division hasn't removed us yet, and it's the same with Hitler!"

Feltov didn't care, like everyone on the battlefield, he hoped that the opponent would be the most inhuman SS in the fascists, so that he would be more relieved to avenge the sacrificed comrades and the slaughtered compatriots! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )