Chapter 24 The Battle of Moscow (14) Capture the Flag
Now the remaining guard units and other personnel of the German division headquarters are completely speechless, the air attack of the assault squadron, so that they have completely lost their confidence in fighting, Andrei's two groups easily eliminated them, and without further ado, Andrei quickly took the two groups into the camp that had been bombed and devastated, the air raid just now made the German army's firepower and living forces suffer a devastating blow, and now there are no living people in the camp, even if there is still a breath of air, it is also in a half-dead state, And Andrei very humanely asked the fighters to replenish their guns. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
And when they quickly came to the center of the camp, they found a bunch of dead German officers, everyone immediately stepped forward to check, looking for military ID cards and rank marks, fortunately, these bodies did have Major General Burgmann, it seems that he was killed when he escaped, so he left the whole body, Andrei immediately asked the soldiers to tear off the rank and put away the military ID, this time finally killed the German general, although it was the Air Force to do it, but his own credit is not small.
At this time, when a soldier turned over the body of a German officer, he was taken aback and shouted: "Comrade Andrei, there is a flag here?" The others quickly gathered around, and when they looked closely, André found that in the middle of the flag was a red shield with a pickaxe in it, and there was a German note next to it, this is the flag of the 137th Infantry Division! The flag of the German army! The flag has been captured! Andrei held the military flag, stunned at first, and then ecstatic, because an army had been defeated and could be rebuilt. And once the military flag is captured, then they can only revoke the number and withdraw from the establishment. Andrei waited for his mood to calm down a bit, "Comrades, continue to clean up the battlefield and retreat immediately." The surprise was not over, but another fighter found a pennant that had been broken by shrapnel, divided into three colors from top to bottom: black, white and red. In the middle of the white part, letters and numbers representing the number of the unit are written. This is the command flag of the division headquarters, and it can be regarded as the flag of the German army!
What a bumper harvest! Andrei quickly retreated with two groups, it was time to go back, and at the same time Andrei immediately let the radio: "Report, our department found the enemy's flag and division command flag at the headquarters of the 137th Infantry Division and confirmed that the commander of the 137th Infantry Division, Major General Burgman, has been killed!" ”
In another German camp, the assault team led by instructor Klochkov also found maps and some documents on a German staff officer in a regimental command post of the German army, which also has a certain reference value for the next Soviet arrangement, this time Unit A is considered to have gained a lot, and at this time a news from the partisans cast a shadow on Andrei's good mood, the leader of the partisan comrade Yameen died, and was killed by German machine gun fire when firing flares from enemy artillery positions, Andrei remembered that Yamin was still drinking with himself last night, but now, remembering that he had experienced so many lives and deaths in this short period of time, he thought that he had been indifferent, but now he found that he was not, the reason is that the comrades who died at the beginning were all soldiers, and for a soldier, it is an honor to die on the battlefield to defend the country, and it is the highest honor of a soldier, so although sad, Andrei is also happy for these brothers, But Yameen, they are not their guerrillas, except for a few who are scattered regular troops, the rest are ordinary civilians, most of these people were honest peasants more than a few months ago, this society did not give them enough benefits, and today, when the country that gave birth to him and raised him groaned under the fire of the enemy, these ordinary and lovely people, resolutely threw themselves into the battlefield of death and death, they were not opponents at all compared to the powerful invaders, but they chose to take up arms and resist to the end.
Remembering that in the face of even so heavy losses in the early days of the war, the Soviets still fought very bravely, such as the Brest Fortress and many other battles, even if they were surrounded by the German army, the fortress was cut off from water and electricity, and there was no supply, but the Soviet troops inside still fought to the death until the last soldier was captured, and that was a year later, the German general said before the war that as long as we advance one kilometer, we can occupy this fortress, and when the last Soviet soldier who resisted a year later was captured, The Soviet soldier said to the German general, Mr. General, you now know how long a kilometer is! The Germans are gone for a year! The fortress has been sending wireless telegraphy to the outside world, and the message is only one sentence, this is the fortress, we are still fighting!
The will of the Soviets to resist was still very tenacious, and perhaps in the words of the captured Soviet fighters, although they may not like the Soviets, they did not like the invaders even more! At the moment of invasion of one's own country, any internal contradictions will become worthless, and patriotism will prevail!
Before the war, Hitler had always been confident in invading the Soviet Union, he said that the Soviet Union was a broken house, and if we kicked him in the jamb, he himself would collapse! However, when the German actually went to kick this jamb, he found that the more he kicked, the stronger he became! Hitler downplayed the patriotic potential of the Russians!
There is a saying that never underestimate the courage of a Russian soldier to defend the country, and do not underestimate the power of patriotism, it is true that there are traitors and scum, but countless Soviet soldiers have built a wall in front of the Germans with the lives of the best and most energetic young people of this nation, so that their tanks can be stopped and their military boots are stuck in the mud.
History has proven that the Russians have deep patriotic feelings in their hearts, although regardless of the First or Second Great Patriotic War, the Russians did not like whether it was the Tsar or Stalin at that time, but in the face of the invaders, the Russians still stubbornly resisted the bloody battle to the end! It is no wonder that after the Battle of Stalingrad, the Germans began to rush to read biographies of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, perhaps the Germans realized that it was impossible for them to conquer this country! Perhaps Germany is repeating the mistakes of Napoleon's empire!
Andrei decided to ask his superiors for credit this time, and he must not forget about his comrades in the guerrillas! This is also the reason for the eight-year Anti-Japanese War in China. (The interests of the country are above ideology, the interests of the nation are above everything else, and the party that leads the way will never understand!) )
At this time, at the headquarters of the Western Front, General Zhukov was very happy when he received the smooth situation of the offensive on the front, and the tense nerves of these days could be relaxed, and when Andrei's telegram came, Zhukov also stood excitedly, this time not only defeated the German Ninth Army and actually captured the flag of the 137th Infantry Division, which can greatly boost the morale of the Soviet army, but also usher in precious time for the defense of Moscow! In fact, due to this sudden counterattack, the German Army Group Center had to make urgent adjustments, and Hitler was very angry at the fiasco of the 137th Division, and ordered the revocation of the number of the 137th Infantry Division on the spot, and all the junior officers and soldiers of the retreating 137th Division were scattered to other units, and the commanders of the Ninth Army were sent to court-martial, and the Germans spent two days redeploying, and this counterattack ushered in precious time, and now the Soviet Union needs the most time!
And Andrei and others after the rendezvous also returned to the Soviet-controlled area under the response of the armored forces, this more than a month of combat unit A unit is also very expensive, and 32 soldiers died, and in the room drinking hot tea and beetroot soup, so that the tired soldiers are very happy, and just when he wanted to say something, communications staff officer Pugachev ran over with a look of surprise, handed me the telegram in his hand, and said happily: "Captain, it is General Zhukov who called you back." ”
Hearing that it was Zhukov's reply, Klochkov couldn't wait to poke his head over to see what was written on the telegram in my hand. I tilted the telegram slightly towards Rybalko's position and read Zhukov's telegram with him.
The telegram read: "Major Andrei Yaaron-Yakov, I congratulate you on the great results you have achieved!" In recognition of your bravery and tenacity in the defense of Moscow, as well as for the great results you achieved, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet decided to award you the Golden Star Medal and the title of 'Hero of the Soviet Union'! The rest of the commanders and fighters who participated in the battle will also receive medals equivalent to the honors they have received. ”
When he saw the words of the Golden Star Medal and the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" on the telegram, Andrei's heart couldn't help but beat faster, oh my God, but I was lucky enough to get the German flag, which actually gave me such a high honor. I was so excited that I didn't even notice when Klochkov took the telegram from my hand.
"Andrey, please accept my congratulations to you for being awarded the Gold Star Medal and the title of 'Hero of the Soviet Union'!" Klochkov's excited voice woke me up from my contemplation. Seeing his hand stretched out in front of me, I quickly reached out to hold it and said thank you repeatedly. And the others also rushed towards the captain.
After shaking hands with the others and expressing his congratulations, Andrei coughed, cleared his throat, and tried to say in a calm tone: "Next, we will repair for a while, but once we are put into battle again, we must let the Germans meet under our great city of Moscow." ”
"Ula" everyone cheered, and at this time, Pugachev quickly ran out of the door, and when he returned, he had two more bottles of vodka in his hand, and poured everyone "Davarisi, let's do this drink!" Klochkov, standing up, holding up his glass, addressed everyone.
After speaking, he picked up the wine glass, raised his neck, and poured a glass of high-strength vodka into his stomach.
The fighters present also made the same action one after another, pouring vodka into their mouths.
And Andrei felt a spicy feeling at that time, this is not the kind of vodka sold in supermarkets in later generations, with some ice cubes, it tastes soft and delicate, and the fragrance is light. This 70-degree high-concentration vodka is almost a sensation, spicy!
When it is poured into the stomach, you can feel the whole stomach burning, and then, a breath of alcohol comes out of the nose, and it suddenly feels extremely refreshing.
This celebration is refreshing!