He's from hell!

Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Marshal Bream!

"He's from hell. On February 12, 1943, the siege of Elkelin began......" wrote in the "Stalingrad" chapter of the book "The Great Legend - The Birth of a Myth", published in 1950 by the German skeleton division war correspondent Recker:

"On this day, the great Battle of Stalingrad kicked off with an exciting prelude. After a brutal defensive battle, Herbert. General Vaal and the Imperial Division and Alko Cluster under his command finally appeared in the rear of the Soviet Third Army in time according to the request of Baron Alexon, and the encirclement operation began...... At that time, I was standing beside Baron Alexon, and on his face I could not see any expression, no joy, as if such a result was a matter of course...... I also saw that the same was true of Generals Paul Hausser and Ludwig, and there was nothing to see in their faces, for this was a battle commanded by the baron, and no miracle of any kind could be called a miracle in the baron...... General Val's troops are continuing to assault the rear flank of the Russians, and the Skeleton Division and the 12th and 30th Infantry Divisions are counterattacking...... The Großdeutsche Regiment, the Viking Division, the Hohenstaufen Division, the Prinz Eugen Mountain Division, and the Nordland Battle Group are completing the encirclement...... The Great War, led by the Great Baron, began......

I heard the sound of the majestic German military music, I saw the mighty figures of the German soldiers running on the battlefield, and I saw the German god of victory emerging...... I also see. The Russians, who had not known what death was, finally saw fear on their faces......

At 12 noon on the 12th, the German soldiers were in high spirits. Finally, it was Elkling who launched a direct counterattack. A large number of German soldiers jumped out of the trenches and fought back - counterattack - counterattack - counterattack with an unstoppable belief in victory! I'll admit that I was blown away by this great counterattack...... I was also with the Skeleton Division during the Breakout of Dmyansk, but it was a tragic breakout, and we suffered huge losses...... But this time it's completely different, we're on the offensive. It was to destroy - to achieve the most glorious victory for Germany!

I firmly believe that no force can stand in the way of our victory, and that we have brave German soldiers. We have the amazing Baron Alexon, and we have everything to base it for victory...... Of course, the Russians are also putting up stubborn resistance, which gives the battlefield a very special form:

In some battlefields. The Russians are on the offensive. The Germans were on the defensive; But in other theaters, it was the Germans who were attacking and the Russians defensive...... The two sides are strangled together, and it is difficult to tell where the attacker is and where the defender is...... The Russians clearly understood that before the German encirclement was complete, they had to desperately make a breakthrough at Elklin, otherwise a terrible disaster awaited them...... But. With Field Marshal Ernst present, the baron would not allow the Russians to succeed......"

He's from hell!

Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Brahm!

Same as Rykel said. If the Russians were to avoid a terrible catastrophe, they would have to make a major breakthrough in Elkling. However, Wang Weiyi will definitely not let the Russians succeed in this calculation.

Now, there was nothing left to hide, and the full power of Elkelin was presented to the Russians.

The Germans began to take the initiative to attack - the German artillery roared, the German fighting spirit was high, and every strength was used on the battlefield.

Iron Fist - it's been smashed!

Lindelov and Malowski clearly see that now is the time to live or die. More than 80,000 Soviet soldiers and soldiers, and now their fate has been decided at this moment.

The dispute over whether to continue the attack on Elklin, or whether to carry out a breakout operation, reappeared between Lindeloff and Malowski.

Lindeloff believed that an immediate breakthrough should be made, but Malovsky believed that the attack on Elklin should be maintained. And at this critical juncture, Malovsky again received direct support from Moscow.

Moscow didn't know what was going on here, they didn't care if the Third Army would fall, all they needed was victory.

On top of this, Moscow and Malovsky hit it off.

Lindelov quickly retracted his insistence, he was not an unprincipled man, but with the current state of affairs in the Soviet Union, obedience would be the only option.

Moreover, an immediate breakthrough may indeed be completely routed by the Germans who are trailing and intercepting.

Under such circumstances, one of the most difficult and tragic battles in the history of the establishment of the Third Army of the Soviet Army broke out:

Elklin's Offensive and Defensive Battles!

The stubbornness of the Russians was what the Germans could not ask for, and this also created the most powerful conditions for the annihilation of the Third Army.

On the 12th, with the tail flank being breached, Lindelov personally commanded the 200th Infantry Division and the 21st Armored Brigade, which had arrived with him on the battlefield, to fend off the attack from the rear flank, while Malovsky took the lead with all the main forces and continued to storm Elklin.

Just for now, there are opportunities for both sides.

On the Moscow side, in order to relieve the encircled Third Army Corps, Stalin personally ordered Marshal Vasilevsky to reinforce and form a counter-encirclement of the German army.

Marshal Vasilevsky, who was actively preparing for the war, did not anticipate the early arrival of the war in Elklin, and after a long period of thought, as well as repeated harsh orders from the Moss side, he had to carry out Stalin's order to reinforce the Third Army.

However, he met a strong opponent:

General of the German Panzer Corps - Otto. Moritz. Walter. Moder!

"Iron Wall" Moder and his 9th Army!

If Manstein, Guderian and Rommel are the best offensive masters, then Moder is undoubtedly the best defensive master!

It is precisely because of the existence of Moder. Wang Weiyi did not take into account the reinforcements of the Caucasian Front at all.

He was convinced that Moder would be able to hold back the Russian reinforcements like a real iron wall, and that what he had to do was how to destroy the Soviet Third Army......

In the battle on the day of the 12th. The two sides were evenly matched, and although the Soviets suffered more losses, the battlefield did not show signs of collapse.

It's a pity that the Russians don't know that Wang Weiyi didn't use all his strength on this day.

On February 13, Wang Weiyi finally decided to exert force:

The Großdeutsche Regiment and the Viking Division, were the first to reach the battlefield. And immediately put into battle, and this time, the Soviet army was suddenly under heavy pressure. Malovsky had to divide his forces to cope with the attack from the flanks.

Subsequently. The Hohenstaufen Division, the Prince Eugen Mountain Division, and the Nordland Battle Group arrived one after another, and like the previous units, they joined the attack on the Soviet army without reservation.

The Germans suddenly appeared with such a powerful force, which the Russians did not expect at all.

Both in terms of troops. Or in armament. In one day, the Germans had completely suppressed the Soviet troops.

Wang Weiyi's operational thinking was very simple and clear, concentrating all superior forces and crushing the Soviet Third Army in one fell swoop with the fastest and most fierce offensive, without giving them any time to breathe.

At this time, on the Elklin-Sammyros field, the huge strength of several elite divisions of the SS and three infantry divisions of the Wehrmacht was concentrated. Wang Weiyi compiled all the inconsistencies into the "Ernst Battle Cluster".

This battle group included the SS Skeleton Division, the Reich Division, the Großdeutsche Regiment, the Viking Division, the Hohenstaufen Division, the Prince Eugen Mountain Division, the Nordland Battle Group, the Arko Group, the Paipa Battle Group, and the Ike Battle Group...... Wehrmacht 12th, 30th, 123rd Infantry Divisions......

The strength of the troops. The ferocity of combat effectiveness, the bravery of the soldiers, and the excellence of the generals are completely dazzling. It can even be said that the most elite armament of Germany was already in the hands of Ernst. Bram in the hands!

Wang Weiyi can't think of any reason to fail!

By the time all the Germans had arrived on the battlefield, the encirclement of the Soviet Third Army had been formed, and in just one day, the Soviet losses had reached a heavy level.

The first to be hit was the Soviet 17th Panzer Division.

Previously, the Russians' tanks had been arrogant on the battlefield, while the Germans chose to forbear, and now, there is no need to hide any strength.

The tiger and leopard appear at the same time, and if a group of monsters clad in steel are like them, they will "boom" and crush this battlefield.

The German tanks advanced and attacked as if no one was around, and pushed through the Soviet defense line like a bulldozer. A regiment of the 17th Panzer Division was annihilated in less than an hour under the combined attack of the Germans.

It was only at this time that Malovsky realized that there was no difference between continuing the offensive and committing suicide, and he had to order his own disagreement to turn from offensive to defensive, and repeatedly sent telegrams to Marshal Moscow and Marshal Vasilevsky, asking reinforcements to immediately tear a gap in the German encirclement to cover the retreat of his troops.

It is a pity that the reinforcements of the Soviet army are now being intercepted by the 9th Army of Moder in the strictest way, and they cannot get close to the Elkelin battlefield at all.

Ernst fights in clusters, revealing his most hideous minions......

In a one-day attack, all the German troops involved in the battle were overwhelmed, and their powerful attack force was not at all able to be stopped by the Russians. Those improvised defensive lines were nothing more than tofu scum projects, which were about to collapse under the ferocious onslaught of the German army.

At night, the Germans did not rest, but continued to maintain this powerful offensive.

At the same time, Marshal Vasilevsky's telegrams also arrived one after another, and because of the strong blockade by the Germans, reinforcements could not arrive in time, and Marshal Vasilevsky asked the Third Army Corps to find a way to break through on its own.

Malovsky is messed up, and this time he's really messed up.

Do you want to break through on your own? This is simply not possible...... Keep fighting? He couldn't think of anything he could do to stop the German attack...... Well, there is only the last one left......

"What, negotiations?" Lindelov, who was struggling to hold on to this attack from the Imperial Division and the Arko cluster, heard this advice from Malovsky. He was shocked: "Do you mean you want to surrender?" ”

"No, Comrade Commander, I think you misunderstood me." Malovsky hastened to explain: "I mean. Negotiate with the Germans, try to delay us as much as possible, and get reinforcements to arrive......"

"Do you think this is possible, Comrade Malovsky?" By this time, Lindelov could no longer bear it: "The Germans will not agree to negotiate with us, especially in such a situation, we will only be humiliated...... Comrade Malovsky. Please give up such illusions...... We will fight to the end for what we believe in......"

Malowski was not willing to give up: "But now that we are at the end of our rope, we simply cannot withstand such a frenzied attack by the Germans." All of us are going to die here. ”

"Comrade Malovsky, when you drove the soldiers to attack, did you ever think that they would also die?" Lindeloff said coldly: "Now, the crisis has come. The only thing we can do is to meet such a crisis. And not to spread capitulationism. Give up your illusions and get back to your combat duties. ”

Malowski kept shaking his head, Lindeloff could do this, but he couldn't...... The attack on Elkelin was personally suggested to Comrade Stalin and agreed by Comrade Stalin, and in the event of failure, even if he was not killed by the Germans. He will also be sent to a cold labor camp by Comrade Stalin.

So in this case, why can't you have another choice?

Malovsky froze: "Comrade commander. Not for my own sake, but for the sake of all the Soviet soldiers, I decided to negotiate unilaterally with the Germans. ”

After speaking, he moved and wanted to leave, but Lindelov suddenly stopped him: "Wait, Comrade Malovsky, I will show you something, you will change your mind when you live." ”

Malovsky stopped, and then he saw the comrade commander open the drawer, and then took out a pistol from it, and pointed it at Malowsky.

Malovsky changed color: "Comrade commander, what do you want to do?" ”

"You're no longer qualified to call me comrade, you're just a traitor!" When he said this, the gun in Linderov's hand rang out.

Malovsky clutched his chest and collapsed in pain in a pool of blood...... And the guards he brought with him were completely stunned......

"Malovsky betrayed our cause, and I sentence him to death on behalf of the Supreme Soviet!" Lindeloff said coldly: "Now, drag his body out of the coffin." ”

With that, he put down his pistol. He knew that he had shot Malovsky without asking for instructions, and that Comrade Stalin would not let him go, but he did not care.

Now, he is thinking about the lives of tens of thousands of Soviet soldiers in the encirclement, even if he will go to court-martials for this.

Ah, maybe I won't go to court-martial, because I will live and die with all the officers and soldiers......

"Go and bring Comrade Tasotsky."

"Ah, Comrade Commander, Comrade Tasotsky is being examined."

"No more censorship, no more censorship, go now." Linderov's tone was very harsh. Now, he needed the help of Tasotsky's loyal men.

Tasotsky was already aware of the terrible situation on the battlefield, and when he came in, he happened to see Malovsky's body being dragged out of the field, and he was not surprised, but saluted and asked: "Comrade commander, is there anything I can do?" ”

"I need you to get back to the front right away." Lindelov's reply was very serious: "We are already surrounded by the Germans, there is no possibility of continuing the battle at all, I order you to gather your troops and quickly move closer to me, and I will continue to lead my wrongs, trying to tear a gap in the German encirclement and cover your breakthrough!" ”

"Yes, Comrade Commander!" Tasotsky replied loudly: "Tell me, please, what are the chances of a breakthrough?" ”

Lindelov was silent: "Very small...... It's almost impossible, but that's the only chance we have. ”

Tasotsky understood that it would be a desperate breakout.

But it doesn't matter, as long as you can fulfill your responsibilities, even if you are killed on the battlefield, there is no regret.

"Our informants managed to get some information." Lindeloff lowered his voice: "The one who is directing the German battle in Elkling is the Ernst battle group, and their commander is Ernst. Brahm! ”

"The skeleton baron?" Tasotsky was taken aback.

"Yes, it's the skeleton baron, so our breakout will be very difficult." Lindeloff smiled bitterly: "Moreover, I don't want too many people to know about this news. ”

Tasotsky nodded silently, once the Soviet soldiers knew that the enemy was the Skeleton Baron personally commanding the battle, then their psychology would be seriously shaken.

"Cheer up, Comrade Tasotsky." Linderov's voice became serious again: "Tomorrow at 6 o'clock in the morning, I will concentrate all my forces and launch the most violent assault on the German army, and at 9 o'clock I hope to see you appear." ”

"I try." Tasotsky did not dare to make any guarantees, because the opponent they faced was terrible.

The Ernst battle cluster, the troops under the personal command of Baron Alexon, Baron Alexon whom no one can defeat! (To be continued......)