On the third day of the counteroffensive, the Soviets became the end of the crossbow, the Germans counterattacked with the assistance of armored forces and artillery despite the blow of air power, the 62nd Army was exhausted in the previous battles, and now it is retreating all the way, and a large number of recovered positions have been lost again, and for Andrei's Siberian Volunteer Division, this time there are two more companies of anti-tank guns and an anti-tank rifle company, which is more certain for the next battle, and the Germans continue to pound Mamayev after the counteroffensive. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In this way, in October, the Siberian Volunteer Division has been sharply reduced to more than 9,000 people, but the Mamayev Gang is still firmly controlled, the German army has been attacking for more than a month, but the Soviet flag is still flying at the Mamayev Height, and the Central Railway Station is assisted by friendly forces, and the Fourth Regiment is still holding on to the Central Railway Station.

At this moment, everyone in the division headquarters is full of sadness, after a month, the Siberian Volunteer Division is now more than half of the casualties, the two key points of Mamayev Gang and the Central Railway Station have become veritable flesh and blood mills, 40% of the area of the city of Stalingrad has been controlled by the German army, and the famous factory area is also surrounded by the German army, and now Chuikov has dispersed the troops, and the two sides are now fighting street battles in the city of Stalingrad, and the 3rd Regiment of the Siberian Volunteer Division is now also strangled with the Germans in the nearby city.

Anna poured a cup of tea for Andrei, now the battle situation is still very tense, the German army is now replenishing air power, and then the bombing continues, especially the Mamayev Gang, a staff officer next to him just picked up a cup to drink water, who knew that there was a sudden shock, and the sand fell into the cup, and the staff officer scolded directly: "Damn the Germans, do they want to blow up the vicinity of Mamayev Gang?" ”

However, Andrei's tea was not affected, because the cup had a lid, he took the lid and drank the tea in one gulp, and after a while, he said: "This German is also capable of this, and there is no new trick even if he bombs every day." The phone rang here, and the staff officer on duty answered the phone and reported to Andrei: "Comrade division commander, Captain Alyosha reported that they have now trained an ace sniper, and they have killed 8 enemies at one time just now, and he said that he hopes you can praise him in person!" ”

"Okay!" Saying that, the guard squad led by Andrei and Jacques went through the tunnel to the pit where the sniper detachment was located, and here Alyosha saluted Andrei: "Captain, are you here?" Andrei nodded, then asked, "Where are the ace snipers you said?" Alyosha replied: "Captain, please follow me!" ”

Then, coming to the rest tunnel, where the snipers rested, they saw Andrei come in, and a soldier came to Andrei with a sniper rifle on his back.

The soldier stood in front of Andrei, smiled shyly and reported: "Report to Comrade Division Commander, my name is Vasily. Zaitsev, Yaleninskoya from the Ural Mountains, served in the Red Navy for two years. ”

When I heard the name, my body shook and I almost fell straight to the ground. Oh my God, I didn't expect that the famous Soviet sniper Vasily was actually my subordinate, and he was also my subordinate.

At this time, he remembered Vasily's information: Vasily was born in Yeleninskoye (also known as Yaleninskoya) and grew up in the Ura Mountains. Vasily's surname "Zaitsev" is a similar meaning (root) to "hare" in Russian. Before leaving for Stalingrad, he served in the Soviet Navy as a shore crew until he learned of the horrors of the Battle of Stalingrad from the newspapers and magazines, and then volunteered to join the most brutal battle in history. Vasily was assigned to the 62nd Regiment of the 284th Infantry Division of the 1047th Army of the Soviet Army (1047thRifle Regiment ofthe284thRifle Division ofthe62nd Army).

Because of Vasily's fame in the Battle of Stalingrad, the Russians set up a sniper school at the Lazurchemicalworks in Stalingrad and trained him personally. Because of the meaning of Zaitsev's surname, the students trained by the sniper school were nicknamed "Zaichata"; Vasily, of course, is the "old rabbit"! ）。 In Anthony. In "Stalingrad" by Antony Beevor (former officer of the 11th British Hussar Squadron, now a historian), Biever argues that the school opened at the Lazul Chemical Plant was the basis of the "sniper movement" of the 62nd Army and the Soviet Army.

According to one estimate, the rabbit and the little bunnies were responsible for the heavy casualties of more than 3,000 Axis officers and soldiers.

Vasily served until January 1943, when he was discharged from the army because his eye was injured by a mine, after which he was cared for by Professor Vladimir Filatov and treated his eye. Vasily finally returned to the battlefield and took part in the Battle of Transnistria, where he was already a captain.

After the war, Vasily visited Berlin and met with his comrades in the army. His comrades presented him with a new sniper rifle with the inscription: "To the Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Zaitsev, who killed more than 300 fascists in Stalingrad." ”(“TotheHerooftheSovietUnionZaytsevVasily，whoburiedinStalingradmorethan300fascists.“； Currently this gun is kept in the Stalingrad Battle Zone in the Volgograd Museum). After that, Vasily ran a factory in Kyiv and lived in Kyiv until his death, at the age of 76.

Andrei took a deep breath, waited for his mood to stabilize a little, and then asked: "Comrade Vasily, when did you come to our division?" ”

Vasily thought for a moment and replied to Andrei: "I was originally in the 1047th Regiment of the 284th Infantry Division of Colonel Vachuk, and the unit was broken up during the 10-day battle, but it was Captain Alyosha who saved me and assigned me to the sniper detachment after participating in the selection. ”

Then Alyosha next to him said: "Captain, this Comrade Vasily is really a genius, he sniped 8 German soldiers on his first mission today, and successfully escaped with the observer. ”

"Well, that's great, I'm going to reward you well." Andrei said, then he cleared his throat and said to Vasily: "Comrade Vasily, now I officially appoint you deputy commander of the sniper detachment with the rank of second lieutenant!" ”

As soon as Andrei's words came out, there was an immediate uproar all around, and from the whispers of the others, I could hear their envy for Vasily, who had suddenly become an officer from an ordinary soldier. For such an unexpected surprise, the honest Vasily still stood in place, still with a simple smile on his face, as if what had happened had nothing to do with him.

He is a top sniper, very calm, and then Andrei sat down and talked to the snipers. (To be continued.) )