The Great German Free Corps reported on December 4: The Heintegerten snow hills in the Salzburg area routed two Soviet regiments, killed 2,733 people, captured 319 people, and captured a large amount of equipment and materialsThe heroic and fearless German free fighters will absolutely annihilate all invading enemies!

"Okay, let's send it like this! Clear. ”

In the open area west of Salzburg, Lynn quickly determined the new power supply, and by this time it was the afternoon of December 4, when the previously weakened wind and snow were again raging. So, Lynn ordered the whole army to eat lunch in advance, and the three main battalions set off after the meal, the direction is not easy to conceal operations and guerrilla warfare in the eastern and southern mountains, from Salzburg to the west less than 10 kilometers is the German-Austrian border, the outpost has determined that there are only a small number of Soviet troops and some German-Austrian border officials and police on that section of the border, and the combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning, but Freiracin on the German side is gathering Soviet combat troops, and when Lynn's troops cross the border, It is likely that their size will increase considerably on the basis of two thousand men, and if they are unlucky, it is possible to run into a Soviet combat division that has been urgently transferred.

Lynn and his staff had a comprehensive estimate of what they would need to deal with next, and the junior officers and soldiers, though confused by the deployment of the battle, had just won a remarkable victory that gave them great confidence in their young and wise legendary commander. Carrying equipment and supplies far above the limit, the officers and men braved the wind and snow to trudge forward, and after three hours arrived at and captured the nearest German-Austrian border pass - the few Soviet units still failed to pose an obstacle to the elite Imperial mountain armored infantry, and the German-Austrian border officials and the border police, who were only allowed to carry pistols, played the role of onlookers, and after the battle, they took the initiative to reveal the situation of the concealed arsenal of the Soviet garrison to the Imperial soldiers, helping them to seize a batch of ammunition supplies there. Taking advantage of the radio station that the Soviets did not have time to destroy, Lynn asked the communications staff to send another clear message after a two-hour delay: the freedom fighters have captured the German-Austrian border checkpoint, the inseparable blood ties between Germany and Austria have been restored, the volunteers from Germany are rushing to Salzburg to fight, and the free army needs more supporters to join.

Before this confusing telegram was issued, Lynn ordered the combat units remaining in Salzburg to withdraw, leaving only some of the surrounding outposts that were conducive to defense and retreat. ** At the same time, the main corps, which had been rested for a while, advanced overnight towards the Traunstein area in Germany. By having communicated with the Reich intelligence and the resistance of the Baath Free Regiment in advance, the road was not only unimpeded but also the concealment of the operation was better guaranteed, and when the main force of the corps, which had more than 60 mountain combat vehicles and heavy jeeps, arrived in the mountains and forests of the Traunstein area to hide, the radio of the Soviet command still mobilized troops with great fanfare to encircle and suppress the enemy occupying Salzburg.

The nearly 20-hour snow trek greatly drained the physical strength of the Imperial soldiers, and the native mountains and forests seemed extremely friendly and warm, and they simply fell asleep with their marching rations, and in addition to the vigilant sentinels, only Lynn's staff team continued to work. Through the information received on the radio on this day and the feedback from the Imperial intelligence services, they were pleasantly surprised to find that their actions were receiving more and more strong responses from the outside world, and the amount of solidarity was so impressive that it even made people feel like the whole world was shouting behind them - when Albania was invaded by Italy, when Finland was attacked by the Soviet Union, and when Germany broke its neutrality and attacked the Netherlands and Belgium, the outside world was so strong. These supporters are not stingy with material support, but whether it is the spontaneous actions of international organizations or civilian organizations, the delivery of aid to the war zone is far less efficient than the government and military of any independent country, so that when the weak people they support have no choice but to compromise after some stubborn resistance, most of the supplies and volunteers raised by the outside world are still assembled and transported. …,

With the substantial support of the Reich and the American and British allies, Lynn's primary intention in connecting telegrams was to arouse the spirit of resistance among the German people, and as long as 60 million Germans were united in one effort, even if only one in ten dared to stand up and expel the Soviet occupation forces and the puppet forces they had cultivated, the Soviet Union would inevitably be unable to withstand the resistance in the occupied areas and retreat in disarray. Of course, it is not easy to put the population at the risk of their lives against the well-armed Soviet occupation forces when the basic conditions of survival are met, and it is possible to gradually achieve the combined effect of national sentiment, national honor, and the power of example.

In the second half of the night, the adjutant took the Soviet troops to besiege Salzburg from the east, west, and north to wake up Lynn, who had just fallen asleep, at this time the second group of evacuated troops had crossed the German-Austrian border, and only the last two hundred soldiers remained in Salzburg, about one-third were Imperial soldiers with rich combat experience, and two-thirds were Lynn's Freedom Regiment soldiers. Trigger-type mines and explosives laid on roads throughout the retreat were also activated. After leaving Salzburg, this force will not retreat towards the German-Austrian border, but will fight guerrilla warfare in the Alps, making it difficult for the Soviet army, which has no popular support in the occupied areas and whose reconnaissance means are limited, to find out the real movements of the opponent.

With more than two hours to go, Lynn was once again woken up by his adjutant because of an important situation: the German Baath infiltrators found a temporary Soviet unit of divisional size northeast of Traunstein, but no tanks, trucks, or heavy artillery were found in the camping area, which looked like "thoroughbred infantry" from the First World War. Hearing this report, Lynn suddenly came to his senses, and he dug out the battle map and pondered carefully, although the nearby bridges were not damaged due to the tight garrison of the Soviet troops, the resistance of the Freedom Regiment had already destroyed the railway line and several major roads by means of small-scale explosives, and in such weather, it was impossible for the Soviets to repair and open them to traffic without three or four days. In the light of these circumstances, it is likely that it was a Soviet reinforcement force that was anxious to rush to the German-Austrian border area, and at this time Salzburg had not yet changed hands, and they presumably thought that the main force of the Free Corps was still in Austria, so they temporarily abandoned the heavy equipment and marched on foot. In addition, after three years of war with the allies, the industrial production in the Soviet Union has declined considerably compared with the end of World War II, and it is possible for the first-class main force represented by the ace guards to achieve a high degree of mechanization, and there should still be a big gap between ordinary combat units and even second-line corps.

The opportunity was fleeting, and Lynn ordered the intelligence services and reconnaissance units to find out the situation as quickly as possible, while at the same time letting his main force pull out the camp and attack. Outside the battlefield, small details can also show the elite of the troops, and while the Freedom Corps, which had nearly 4,000 men, set out in a quarter of an hour, marching north at a steady and orderly pace, the hundreds of German resisters (with Baath and Freedom League members who remained in South Germany) who had joined the large force only a day earlier were still packing up and assembling their ranks.

The darkness before dawn is the deepest of the day, the raging wind and snow still have no sign of subsidence, most of the Imperial ** team and Freedom Regiment soldiers here in Lynn can only rely on their feet to trek, wheeled mountain assault vehicles and heavy jeeps are also struggling to move forward on the snowy country roads, fortunately, their garrison is only more than ten kilometers away from the temporary camping area of the Soviet troops that were discovered, hurry up and hurry, and finally enter the combat area of the enemy at dawn. During this time, the feedback from intelligence and reconnaissance personnel allowed Lynn and his officers to have a more detailed understanding of the target situation - the total number of soldiers was between 10,000 and 12,000, there were no tanks and armored vehicles, and even heavy vehicles were scarce, which confirmed Lynn's initial suspicion that the opponent was an ordinary Soviet infantry division, and the reconnaissance combat vehicles, artillery and corresponding baggage were left behind due to the damage to road traffic. Perhaps they camped temporarily to wait for the arrival of these troops, or perhaps it was just because the officers and soldiers were exhausted from the continuous march in the wind and snow, no matter which played a major role, Lynn decided to seize the opportunity of the opponent's physical and mental unpreparedness to deliver a quick and accurate punch! …,

From entering the area to deploying, Lynn's free corps once again showed the excellent quality of elite troops, and when the signal flare of the attack was rising, the Soviet temporary camping area only blew the first wake-up call, and it was estimated that in about ten minutes the Soviet officers and soldiers would be able to get rid of the shackles of sleeping bags or blankets. The sudden artillery shells fell into the Soviet camping area with a piercing and strange scream, and many Soviet officers and soldiers who had just got up were caught off guard at all, and the high-explosive grenades were basically swept away, and unlike the regular battle order, continuous mortar shells and dense machine gun bullets basically appeared with the shells. The cold wind made the sound of guns and cannons come from all directions, and in an instant, countless bodies were pierced by shrapnel and bullets, and streams of bright red blood splashed down in the air, and after just two minutes, there was no longer a standing person in sight. Compared to their comrades who stayed in the open area, the Soviet officers and soldiers who slept in the small woodland were undoubtedly very lucky, because the trunks of the trees blocked the sweeping bullets, but what appeared in front of them. Under the combined blows of direct-fire shells, mortar shells and machine-gun fire, thousands of Soviet soldiers exposed to the open area could only lie on the ground, life and death were all up to luck. In the blink of an eye, a large number of combatants in gray and white camouflage uniforms appeared in the woods and slopes to the south, and the white-painted MG42 was still one of the most terrifying killing weapons on the battlefield, and with the close support of machine gun fire, those snow soldiers wearing German steel helmets rushed forward like a detachment of sharp knives and spread out crossfire with the forward fulcrum, and the MP assault rifle sounded very strange when paired with the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle.