Nine Hundred and Sixty-Three Can Never See Again
? In a war, sometimes it is very easy to check the whereabouts of the wounded on several battlefields, but sometimes it is very difficult. It is a pity that the report on the loss and death of the 502nd Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion is extremely messy.
At that time, the 502nd Destroyer Battalion had branches in several places. After all, this heavy tank battalion was used as a field firefighter, and it had to be responsible for a vast battlefield during defense.
Almost at the same time that the remaining two tanks in the 1st company and 1st platoon where Rennes was in were wiped out, the 2nd platoon and 5 King Tiger tanks he commanded were also wiped out in the battle for the 808 highland. The retreat of the Imperial Division was delayed, so that it was almost eaten by the Soviet army.
Before this battle, two tanks of the 502nd Armored Battalion suffered heavy losses in the battle, and a Tiger tank at the battalion headquarters was also destroyed. When the Rennes team was finally destroyed, there were only 8 tanks remaining in the entire battalion. Moreover, during the retreat, a tank had a mechanical failure, and finally had to blow it up by itself.
With such a disorganized disposition and the manner in which they were put into action, it is not surprising that many units were lost or unrecorded. The infantry of the Imperial Division claimed that they had seen some King Tiger tanks that they did not know which unit they were in the retreat. These tanks were speculated to be from the 2nd Platoon of the Rennes Tank Company.
As for the special forces, because they are not affiliated to the regular group army of the National Defense Forces, the request of the captain Rennes to obtain the action records of these special forces seems a bit insufficient. It is estimated that if Guderian applies, he may get approval.
So for two days in a row, the Germans were defeated on the front line and Renn heard a lot about the loss of Belgorod, but he still couldn't find his subordinates who didn't know what to do. Ren's injury has recovered a lot, at least the pain on his body is not so exaggerated now, and he doesn't have to use silence to try to suppress himself from humming.
The female nurse came here often, and the eyes of the young captain, Ryan, were full of brilliance. You must know that although the other party was ten years older than him, facing a little fresh meat who had been summoned by the head of state, there was It is a must to try new ideas. It's just that the current situation is that Luo Hua intends to follow the flowing water, but it's a pity that the flowing water has no intention of falling in love with Luo Hua.
On the long line of actual control between the Soviet Union and Germany, the armies of the two countries are like two wounded giant beasts, quietly sucking their wounds, trying their best to continue to deal fatal blows to each other In the process of recharging. The two sides are accumulating all their strength, hoping to play the situation they most want to see in the next battle.
The focus of Germany's offensive has shifted from the south to the center. Another main force of the German army in Rundstedt's hands, the elite Group A, is going to attack Moscow and completely capture the capital of the Soviet Union to end the war as soon as possible. Another direction that Germany wants to keep attacking is the southernmost Grozny front. General Manstein is leading the m group army to attack in the direction of Baku.
Now the current stable situation of the Soviet Union is the last gasp and struggle. At least near Moscow, the lack of Soviet troops is already a fact that is difficult to change. With such a weak force to resist the thunder blow of Army Group A, even Stalin himself did not believe that he could win the Moscow Defense War. But Stalin at least intends to try, and those officials and politicians under him have already begun to prepare for their future retreat.
Many people began to privately discuss the feasibility of ending the war, and some even proposed to cede all the German-occupied areas in exchange for the end of the war and a strategic treaty that the two countries would never invade each other. Some people proposed more radically that they could join the German Axis Group and use foreign expansion in other directions to make up for the losses caused by the German invasion.
What's even more exaggerated is that some people have even started to prepare for an attack on Stalin. The whole set of actions includes using death squads to attack convoys or laying mines on the necessary roads. The helpless thing is that Stalin himself never went out for half a step in the Kremlin, so that this crazy action plan could only be postponed indefinitely in the end.
Moscow seems to have become an undefended city. Some poor people want to leave the city, and the Soviet troops stationed around the city are ordered to drive these poor people back to the city. Stalin ordered everyone not to leave Moscow. He will lead all the people in this city to resist the German invasion until the last moment.
Not everyone is willing to die for the country, not to mention that the country has just been born for more than 20 years. Although Moscow was almost in chaos, a large number of civilians still fled through various channels. Even the military did not follow orders completely, and everyone accommodated each other and sent their families out of the city in order to find a safe haven.
After all, the tragedy of Stalingrad became known to everyone with the end of the battle and the spread of wounded soldiers. The nightmare that Moscow is about to become the next Stalingrad lingers in everyone's mind. How miserable the ruins of the city named after the leader have been. Everyone who has experienced it has their own answers. There is actually only one word for these answers - "destruction".
Sending people to Siberia, or directly pulling them out to shoot and hang, these are very terrible punishments, but although these threats can make people obey, they can only deter people in the form of fear. Once there is also a terrible opposite problem, then these people who are frightened by fear will weigh and hesitate, and will become vulnerable and restless.
At least for now, Moscow is a desperate and chaotic city. Officials have no intention of working and are unable to restrain the people. There are very few people thinking about this country or this city. After all, this is not the same as the battle of Moscow in another time and space. At that time, the German army under the city of Moscow was much weaker than it is now, and at that time, the number of troops around Moscow was so large that it was reassuring. At this moment, there are only a few hundred thousand troops around Moscow, and they are not the opponents of the main force of the German army at all.
A waiter ran from one office to another in a panic, holding a whole stack of papers full of words in his arms. These documents needed to be processed by someone, but everyone in the Kremlin had already lost their minds. To meddle in these important matters. This place is tall and magnificent, showing the luxurious and extravagant style and power.
Soviet officials and generals gathered in the corridors of the palace, whispering about the armored troops and grenadiers of the Third Reich tens of kilometers away from the city, and these people shook their heads from time to time. With a sigh, it seemed that he was full of despair about the whole battle situation.
In comparison, the reconstruction work in Kiev, where Ryan is located, has begun to proceed in an orderly and fast manner. There are flowers and nurses in his ward, and the quilt is thick and clean. The war seems to be very far away from him, but his heart was thrown on an unknown battlefield at that moment of that day.
From time to time, a smart bird will land on the window sill by the bed. It will look around and sing happily. Ren will observe this lovely creature with great interest and send out a knowing smile that he has never had before. .
"I really didn't know you had such a kind side." There was no knock on the door, and Ren should have heard footsteps a long time ago, but now he is no longer the cold-blooded soldier who confronted Wolfe tit-for-tat, but A young teenager worried about his comrades. So he didn't care who it was who came in, but the voice made him stand there in a daze.
He is really familiar with this voice, even through the earphones, in the noisy electric sound, accompanied by the roar of artillery and the endless chatter of the noisy Bruce Marcus and others, he can still hear it. the sound coming out.
So he turned around slowly as if rusted, as if he was afraid that his actions would be too violent and scare away the people at the door behind him. After his eyes saw the familiar face, a smile appeared on the face that was a little stiff from excitement.
"It's nice to see you." For the rest of his life, Ren's first words to the killing angel were a bit ordinary, but he expressed his heart without any concealment: "I've looked for you, but the front line too messy."
"En..." The girl smiled, and fiddled with the hair on her forehead with her unbandaged arm. At this moment, she is a little less heroic than sitting on a chariot, but a little more gentle and charming. She took out an old Oak Leaf Knight's Iron Cross from her pocket, and shook it in front of Ren: "You left it there. Fortunately, I was awake at the time, otherwise I would have lost it."
Ren nodded and admitted that he had lost something: "Yes, if you have better eyesight, I also lost a tank there. I don't know if you picked it up. By the way, there are Bruce and Ender strong."
"Andre... he seriously injured his eyes and had to retire." When Alice mentioned her teammate in the car crew, she fell into a moment of desolation: "B...Bruce...he...hit his cervical spine and head , died on the spot."
In an instant, the atmosphere in the ward became very cold, very cold. Both of them stopped talking, one looked down at his toes, and the other turned his head to look at the sunlight outside the window. The world is still beautiful, and the corners without gunpowder smoke are still so bright. It is a pity that some people will never see these beauties and lights again... never again.
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