"Hold on to the end, don't take a step back!?"

At this time, the commander of the 4th Army, Korobkov, the political commissar Terekin, and the commander of the 1st Tank Army, Volokh, were all dumbfounded. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The 1st Tank Army was almost blown up on the road by German planes, and there was no time to deploy, how could it resist the attack of the German armored group? And is it necessary for the 1st Tank Army to be buried here?

It was just a German divisional armored cluster, and even the 28th Infantry Corps, which retreated to Vowomin, did not attack, which was clearly a short assault. The 1st Tank Army should avoid it and drive the vehicles blocked on the road into the wheat fields on both sides of the road, and the off-road march should be able to escape. Because the Germans' No. 4H tank still has "Tiger" and "Leopard" or something, fighting firepower and armor will definitely be able to completely destroy the Soviet T-34 and KV-1 tanks, but the mobility is a little weak. Highway maneuvers are generally more than 30 kilometers and 40 kilometers (the Panther runs a little faster), cross-country maneuvers are generally more than 10 kilometers, and it is a bit difficult to chase the KV-1, and it is a matter of chasing the T-34.

Therefore, as long as the 1st Tank Army casually left a little rear troops and dragged the pace of the German armored cluster, it could basically withdraw the main force. The loss of equipment may be a bit large, but most of the personnel should be able to survive. This is the 1st Tank Army, you can see that it is an old army by looking at the number, those experienced officers and soldiers are the spark of the world revolution, as long as the people are still there, replenish some tanks, vehicles, and artillery and they will be able to go to the battlefield again to liberate all mankind.

But now the order of the commander of the Front, General Pavlov, is indeed to the end!

This meant that the 1st Tank Army had to face the German panzer cluster in a chaotic situation!

Is General Pavlov confused? How could such an order be given?

Major General Voloch, commander of the 1st Tank Army, suddenly thought of something and stomped his feet: "Comrade Korobkov, you just told the command of the Western Front that there were 3 German armored divisions...... This is a lie about the military situation! The command of the Western Front made the wrong decision with the wrong military situation! Our 1st Tank Army was destroyed by you! ”

As soon as Volokh reminded him, Major General Korobkov's face suddenly turned extremely pale. He reported the enemy situation more seriously, just to reduce his "crime of defeating the war", but he did not expect that Pavlov, an honest man, was deceived. Thinking that there was really a German Panzer Corps-level cluster to outflank the Soviet right flank, they were prepared to sacrifice the 1st Tank Army to buy time to adjust their deployment and avoid the destruction of the 9th Army and the 37th Army.

"Execute the order!" Major General Korobkov gritted his teeth, "Carry out the order of the command of the Front!" For the sake of the victory of the cause of GCISM, the 1st Tank Army must hold out to the end! ”

Under normal circumstances, the battlefield is not transparent, and the number of enemies is often nothing more than a number in the mouth of the front-line commander -- it is an unspoken rule in the army to exaggerate the number of enemies in order to alleviate the guilt of defeat.

Since General Pavlov believed that it was 3 German panzer divisions that defeated the 4th Army, it was also a way out for Korobkov!

In the unlikely event that the 1st Tank Army could hold off the onslaught of the German panzer clusters - which was possible, the Germans had already won a great victory in their short assault and there was no need to risk a decisive battle with a single Soviet tank corps - then Korobkov would be able to claim that his army group had held off 3 German panzer divisions!

Organizationally, of course, there will be an investigation after the fact, but how many questions of the enemy is not a conscience account?

As long as they can hold it, up to General Pavlov and down to the ordinary soldiers of the 1st Tank Army, who doesn't want a crucial victory in a blocking battle?

"Execute the order! The 1st Tank Army immediately deployed, ready to block the German panzer clusters! Major General Korobkov gritted his teeth and gave the order like a gambler with a red eye, and at the same time put the last chips in his hand on the table.

"What? A corps-grade armored cluster...... Unfolding? ”

When the commander of the 5th SS "Viking" Division, General Steiner, received information from the Air Force that the panzer group under his command was engaged with units of the Soviet 28th Infantry Army and the 16th Mechanized Army around the town of Vovomin.

The main force of the Soviet 28th Infantry Corps retreated into the town of Vovomin, and Steiner did not spare his hands to attack the fortification, but only put 2 panzergrenadier regiments and 2 assault gun battalions to guard it, and at the same time used the artillery group (towed howitzers) assigned to him to open fire. However, there were still many battalion and company clusters of the 28th Infantry Army and the 16th Mechanized Army scattered around Vovomin, and they were putting up stubborn resistance - these troops were spontaneously assembled and fought after being dispersed by Steiner's armored clusters!

If it were replaced by the British, French, and even American imperialist armies, they would have retreated and fled for their lives. However, the Soviet Red Army's will to fight was much stronger, and many officers and men were still assembled in battalion and company groups, relying on the unfavorable terrain and using weapons such as anti-tank guns and anti-tank grenades to put up desperate resistance. Although it did not inflict much damage on the Germans, it delayed their movements.

If the Soviet 1st Tank Army runs away now, Steiner's armored cluster will only be able to watch.

The chief of staff of the "Viking" division immediately advised: "General, this is a rare opportunity. That corps had just been blown up by our HS-129 and JU87, and the lost vehicles were at least 10 kilometers out of the road, and their vehicle integrity rate was estimated to have fallen below 50%. ”

"Yes, it's an opportunity!" Steiner squinted at the nearby town of Vovomin, which was being shelled, where most of the centaurs of a Soviet infantry corps were now huddled, and they could not be allowed to rush out while their armored clusters engaged the Soviets' tank army.

"Order the rocket artillery cluster to repeatedly bombard Vovomin." Steiner began to give orders, "The SS 'Wallonia' Brigade remained around Vovomin to guard and suppress the Soviet troops outside Vovomin, and the divisional assault gun battalions of the 50th and 62nd Divisions also remained to cooperate with the SS 'Wallonia' Brigade." ”

Relying on one SS "Wallon" brigade of four or five thousand people, and more than 30 No. 3 assault guns of two assault gun battalions could not stop the Soviet 28th Infantry Corps, but the salvo of 162 rocket artillery guns of three rocket artillery regiments (smoke launcher regiments) was too great, so the Soviet commanders would definitely think that they were the target of the German army's main attack, and they would only be desperate to strengthen their defenses, and it was impossible to launch a counteroffensive at the risk of death.

There is no need to deceive these Soviet Red Army for too long, there is more than half a day to clean up the 1st Soviet tank army in the "Steiner Panzer Group".

After arranging the suppression of the Soviet infantry around Vovomin, Steiner ordered all the tank battalions, assault gun battalions, and panzergrenadier regiments now under his command to assemble. However, due to the tight schedule, Steiner did not wait for all the vehicles that could be driven to arrive, and after gathering enough 200 tanks/assault guns/self-propelled guns (including 56 No. 4 tanks, 48 No. 3 assault guns, 40 Tiger tanks, 38 Panther tanks, and 18 Wasp self-propelled guns), he immediately formed an attack formation and ran over the Soviet 1st Tank Army.

"What? What the? The Germans had a big tank of 50 tons? And an 88mm gun and inclined armor!? ”

Just as the Germans' armored cluster pounced, the commander of the 1st Soviet Tank Army, Major General Voloch, met with several officers of the 1st Tank Brigade who had fled from the front and listened to their reports on the encounter with the German Tiger tanks.

"Comrade Commander, our T-34 and KV-1 are no match for such German tanks at all, and even if the T-34 rushes to within 500 meters of their flanks, it will not be able to penetrate their armor......"

500 meters on the flank? How thick should this armor be?

Voloch thought desperately: "What should be used against this German tank?" There's no way around it! Is the glorious 1st Tank Army going to be destroyed in my hands? Now I am going to become a sinner of the world revolution! ”

"Boom ......"

A deafening loud bang interrupted Voloch's thoughts, and then he heard someone shouting: "Shelling! Hide! ”

The 105mm grenade fell very sparsely and exploded in a large and scattered unfold among various tracked or wheeled vehicles in the Polish farmland, raising clusters of smoke.

This is a battalion artillery group firing, it must be the German self-propelled artillery battalion firing! Major General Volokh immediately had a judgment. If it's a towed howitzer group or a rocket artillery group, it can't be just this bit of fire density.

This indicates that it was self-propelled guns that accompanied the actions of the German armored forces that opened fire! The armored cluster of the Germans is nearby!

Major General Volokh looked around a little dazedly, and all he saw was a chaotic scene.

The Germans came too quickly, and their planes were constantly attacking from the air, which caused great difficulties for the actions of the 1st Tank Army, so much so that only a small part of it had been deployed so far.

But even if the 1st Tank Army is fully deployed, what tank can be used against that kind of 50-ton German heavy tank? With the ZIS-3 76.2mm anti-tank gun, it may work. But this is the equipment of the artillery regiment of the infantry division, and the tank army does not have it!

Just when Major General Voloch didn't know how to deal with the German Tiger tanks, his chief of staff suddenly shouted: "Comrade commander, the alert troops report that a German divisional tank cluster has been found about 5,000 meters to the west of us, with about 200-300 tanks and assault guns, and more than a dozen self-propelled guns firing!" Comrade commander, they will be coming over soon! What are we going to do? (To be continued.) )