On March 23, 1943, the 3rd Waffen-SS Skeleton Division appeared on the battlefield!

The situation on the battlefield is reversed!

On this day, the assault group in the German army faced its most difficult day, most of their positions were broken through, and the Soviets were about to complete the breakthrough.

Victory, so close to the Russians.

But at this most critical moment, German reinforcements finally arrived!

The 3rd Skeleton Infantry Regiment of the Skeleton Division was the first to appear, followed by the arrival of a large number of German tanks. These elite units of the SS, without a minute of hesitation, quickly threw themselves into the attack on the Soviet troops.

Subsequently, the Waffen-SS Reich Division, the Prince Eugen Mountain Division, the Hohenstaufen Division, the Großdeutsche Regiment, the Arko Group, the Paipa Combat Group, ...... Wehrmacht 12th, 30th, 123rd Infantry Divisions...... Riedel's 9th Army ......, the Hungarian 2nd Army, the Romanian 3rd and 4th Armies...... All arrive at the battlefield!

The Germans completed the general encirclement of the Soviet Stalingrad Front!

War - Reversal!

When General Moder met Ernst. When Marshal Bram and his men were standing, they could not believe that Baron Alexon, who was always handsome, neat, and full of charm, stood in front of them, and could not believe that there were mighty SS soldiers standing in front of them.

Each of them looked so tired, their uniforms mixed with blood and dirt, filthy.

Modell's nose was sour, what a brutal battle Marshal Ernst and his central assault group had endured here......

"I want a good night's sleep." Wang Weiyi said tiredly: "Otto. Moritz. Walter. General Modell. Can you take my place? I don't want anyone to disturb me while I'm resting. ”

"Yes, Marshal!" Modell's body straightened: "I can take your place in command, and complete the elimination of the Russians." You can rest in peace. ”

"Thank you. Marshal Moder. Wang Weiyi turned to the officers and soldiers who had been fighting side by side with him these days: "You can rest in peace, no one will disturb us anymore!" ”

With that, he walked slowly backwards......

General Modell's face was so serious: "Field Marshal Ernst has done everything he can, and now, it's our turn!" ”

Now, it's our turn!

War - Reversal!

The huge Soviet Army, the StalinGreen Front, was completely surrounded by the Germans! March 23rd. German reinforcements arrived, and the Soviet troops tried their best to finally come to naught!

The horn of Germany's counterattack sounded!

Vasilevsky's strategy was not wrong. He succeeded in encircling the assault group in the German army, and he also anticipated the coming German counter-encirclement.

But as long as he can annihilate the middle assault group, Vasilevsky will be able to accept all the losses...... He was on the verge of success......

However, the situation on the battlefield has changed. as well as in Ernst. The middle assault group under the personal command of Marshal Bram was so tenacious that it made people feel terrible fighting spirit. But it changed all that.

The 5th Viking Division of the Waffen-SS became famous in the first battle, the Waffen-SS Ike battle group was iron-clad and bronze, and the Waffen-SS Guo Yunfeng miraculously defended!

The formidable combat effectiveness of the Waffen-SS was most fully experienced on the Terek River.

About before the outbreak of the battle, even if the Germans occupied it, they did not expect that the middle assault group would be able to hold out until now when it was completely inferior in numbers and surrounded on all sides.

It's nothing short of an incredible miracle!

Actually, think about it again. It's not unusual, there's a place where the Skeleton Baron is. Miracles are bound to happen! It seems that as soon as the man Skull Baron appeared, he came for a miracle!

Germany's massive counterattack began!

The Soviet troops, exhausted by fighting on the Terek River, although they still had an advantage in numbers, could no longer cope with the powerful German assault!

On March 24, the Soviet 1st Tank Army became the main target of the German army. Immediately, Moder ordered a fierce assault on the Soviet assault on the 5th Army. Later, the Arko cluster and the Hungarian 2nd Army joined the assault on the Soviet 1st Guards Army.

The three main Panzer armies of the Stalingrad Front, at the same time facing a fierce attack from the Germans!

On the 25th, the 1st Guards Army, which had been struggling to hold out, collapsed, losing more than two-thirds of its tanks, which was also decisive.

On March 26, the Germans launched a general offensive!

An overwhelming array of German planes appeared in the sky, an overwhelming array of German tanks and assault artillery was on the battlefield, and an overwhelming array of German soldiers swept through Russia......

The Great Offensive has begun!

On the day of the 26th, the Soviet assault on the 5th Army, the 1st Tank Army, and the 28th and 38th Armies all suffered heavy losses under the fierce offensive of the German army.

The key problem is that they lose the possibility of breaking through.

Voroshilov knew that the most terrible thing still happened, and Vasilevsky knew that the most terrible thing still happened.

When the news of the arrival of the Germans on the battlefield reached Vasilevsky's ears, he knew that it was all over......

Standing in front of the map, Vasilevsky stood motionless for more than an hour, as if trying to see something from the map.

Khrushchev also stood with him for more than an hour......

"Is it really impossible?" Finally, Khrushchev asked in a low voice.

Vasilevsky finally looked away from the map, and then shook his head numbly...... It's not possible, it's really impossible...... Now the Soviet army must suffer the worst defeat......

At one time, they were only one step away from success......

"I have already ordered Voroshilov to break out on his own." Vasilevsky sighed softly: "But the hope of breaking through is too slim." Comrade Military Commissar, now we must start the second package. How did you arrange on the Stalingrad side? ”

"2nd Guards Army. The 4th Tank Army, the 65th Army had already been arranged for the defense of Stalingrad at the same time. I also organized the 1st Workers' Army, the 1st Women's Army, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Guerrilla Brigades, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Workers' and Peasants' Red Guards' Brigades......"

When he heard the words "huge force", Vasilevsky laughed self-deprecatingly.

\Is this a "huge force"? Workers' Army? Women's Army? Under the devastation of the German army, they may not even have the ability to resist. 、

But now that I have to rely on them, there is no other better way.

"Comrade Commander-in-Chief. Is it possible to request reinforcements from the Moscow side? Khrushchev asked tentatively.

"No way." Vasilevsky said helplessly: "Now, Moscow is also short of troops, and once Stalingrad is lost." The Germans would soon attack Moscow, which would also need to defend itself vigorously. Our arsenal is not really endless...... Even if Moscow does manage to pull in its troops, it will be too late......"

Khrushchev fell silent. Now, it's all on your own.

But the main forces of the Stalingrad Front were surrounded. What else can you expect?

"Ask Marshal Budyonny to immediately move closer to the Stalingrad side. Maybe he can help us a little. Vasilevsky froze: "No matter what, we must hold on to Stalingrad!" It is no longer just about fighting for honor, but about having to buy enough time for the defense of Moscow. ”

"Yes, Comrade Commander-in-Chief." When Khrushchev said this, he suddenly remembered something: "Do you want to send a capable army to pick up Marshal Voroshilov?" ”

"Him?" Vasilevsky's face showed a hint of sarcasm: "You said that even if we can get him out, will he still be able to live?" ”

Khrushchev understood at once......

At the outbreak of the battle, Voroshilov got everything he wanted. Stalin gave him all the support he wanted, even going so far as to shoot Davamirsky for him.

But. Such support was not unconditional, and Stalin needed him to win, but Voroshilov was not able to do so...... What awaits him? I'm afraid that Voroshilov himself understands better......

He could not live, and even if he could reach Moscow now, what awaited him was an angry Stalin, the terrible Supreme Military Court of the Soviets......

Thinking of this, Khrushchev couldn't help but shudder......

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On the battlefield, the Soviet Stalingrad Front had lost all resistance and was only a matter of time before they were destroyed in the face of the surging German army.

The soldiers of the Soviet army were exhausted, and the soldiers of the Soviet army had no way to escape...... The most desperate end is emerging.

The destruction of one unit after another was not the most terrible, the most terrible thing was that the Soviet soldiers who had completely lost confidence in victory also lost the courage to continue fighting.

Mass surrenders and exodus began to emerge......

It's a given.

When an army is completely hopeless, with no hope at all, they will naturally give up resistance and end this senseless war.

Now the Germans were able to advance on the battlefield with ease......

On the 27th and 28th, the Germans launched six large-scale operations in succession, annihilating and capturing a large number of Soviet troops, and at the same time, the Germans began to prepare to force the crossing of the Terek River.

Across the river, Malinovsky was equally well aware that the battle could not be stopped by the Germans with their current strength.

The war that took place here is coming to an end.

Voroshilov and his subordinates have been, and even lost, confidence in the breakthrough. Under such a dense encirclement of the German army, probably not even a single mouse can escape from the city, right?

At the same time, Voroshilov also lost control over the troops. Most of the Front formations were completely crumbled by the German blows, and the troops that Voroshilov was able to control directly were left with an infantry division and an armored division that had been barely reorganized after being defeated.

What else can he do with this amount of power?

German planes appeared all the time. Shells and bullets continued to inflict the most casualties on the Russians. Even the General Headquarters of Voroshilov was often attacked by German aircraft!

It's messed up, everything on the battlefield is completely and completely messed up......

Once. They were so invincible, once they were so close to victory, but now, everything has completely changed......

Standing here, you can see the German tanks on the battlefield, and you can see the German soldiers unstoppably assaulting!

And what can those Russians do? Be killed, surrender, or flee.

There are not many officers who are willing to direct the troops to continue the battle. To continue fighting now means death, and not everyone is determined to die for what they believe in.

Being able to survive is already the greatest miracle.

28 days and nights. When Voroshilov learned that several major armies, including the 1st Guards Army and the 5th Assault Army, had been completely annihilated by the Germans, he knew that the war would end here.

No amount of power can save them!

Voroshilov sat there silently, smoking cigarette after cigarette. Smoke filled the room, enveloping this marshal of the Soviet army.

His mind went blank. Can't think of anything......

What to think? No matter how much you want to do, can you still make a miracle? Not so long ago. Comrade Stalin's telegram arrived, and the wording of the telegram was so harsh that it was frightening.

And with Vasilevsky, there was not even a single telegram of inquiry...... So Voroshilov was able to judge that Vasilevsky had given up on himself.

What will be the fate of failure? It doesn't take anyone to tell Voroshilov to know it.

Maybe Comrade Stalin has already prepared a judgment seat for himself, right? He was not Marshal Timoshenko, who had incomparable prestige in the army, and even if Comrade Stalin had suffered a crushing defeat, he would not dare to try him publicly.

Having been holding Comrade Stalin's thigh to the rank of marshal, he lost the best opportunity that could have been more trusted.

He firmly believed that Comrade Stalin would not let himself go because of this defeat......

Shot - the end result must be shot, which is not bad. What's even more terrifying is that his family will be implicated.

Labor camps are waiting for them!

He lit another cigarette. At this time, his chief of staff, Valennikov, walked in with a panicked expression: "Comrade Marshal Voroshilov, the commander of the 28th Army Kiriyenko surrendered. ”

"Oh." Voroshilov pointed to a faint "oh": "Comrade Chief of Staff, can you please help me get a bottle of vodka?" ”

Valentnikov hesitated, opened a bottle of vodka and put it in front of the marshal. Voroshilov poured himself a glass: after taking a sip, he asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I remember that you have three children?" ”

"Yes, marshal, I have three children...... "Valentnikov did not know what to do, and at this time the marshal would ask himself such a question.

"Have you thought about how they ended?"

When Voroshilov asked this question, Valennikov's face changed dramatically, and he suddenly thought of the tragic fate that his family was about to face.

"I thought about what they would face if we lived......" Speaking of this, Voroshilov beckoned to his men: "Come, Valentikov, you can also have a drink with me." ”

Valentnikov was no longer polite, poured himself a large glass of wine, and then poured it down fiercely: "Can we only die?" ”

"Yes, that's the only way to protect our families." Voroshilov sighed: "This is also our sorrow, we cannot decide the fate of ourselves and our families...... Now we still have hope of living, but that will bring us the most tragic fate......"

Valentnikov nodded, he knew that Marshal Dao was very serious about saying this.

"If we die, maybe we can save something for our family." Voroshilov smiled: "So, no longer hesitate, Valennikov, voila, everything is ready for me." ”

He took out a few pills from his pocket and put half of them in vodka: "Look, there is no pain, these pills have been with me since the time of the Great Purge, and I didn't expect them to come in handy today." I can guarantee that this medicine will not fail for thirty years...... I've reserved the other half for you......"

"Thank you, Comrade Marshal Voroshilov." Valentnikov sighed, then picked up the pill with a trembling hand and put it in his own glass as well.

"See you again, my country." After Voroshilov finished speaking, he raised his cup: "For our family!" ”

"For the sake of our family, Comrade Marshal Voroshilov, farewell." After Valentnikov finished speaking, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Farewell!"

This is the last sentence that Voroshilov left in this world.

Klimant. Yevremovich. Voroshilo, known as the "Red Marshal", fought extremely bravely, and was actively involved in the suppression of Red Army generals during the Great Purge of the Soviet Union. But there is a lack of command skills.

After he took over the post of commander-in-chief of the former enemy of the Stalingrad Front, his incompetence led to the largest crushing defeat of the Soviet army.

On the night of March 28, 1943, Klimant. Yevremovich. Marshal Voroshilo and his chief of staff Valennikov committed suicide in his command.

Only in this way can he make it possible for his family to escape their doom. This is probably the sorrow that he and all the Soviet generals faced. (To be continued......)