Nine Hundred and Seventy Six Classics

The main force of the armored forces of Group A is the Second Armored Army of the National Defense Forces. This force is also the old foundation of the National Defense Forces, and its combat effectiveness is very strong. ◊◊◊╪┠┟┠═.〈《. In addition, there are two SS armored divisions, namely the 1st SS armored division and the 13th SS armored division. In addition, this group army also has two heavy tank destroyer battalions, namely the heavy tank destroyer battalion and the heavy tank destroyer battalion.

In Guderian's armored force, the battalion is the vanguard of the attack. In General Rundstedt's armored force, the battalion is also an undefeated ace factory. The battalion's 1st company commander Mitchell Wittmann, It is the number one ace of the German armored forces, with 41 more records than the Rennes team.

And he is now the only super ace in the entire German armored force with a record of over 10000. What is the concept of this record? Calculated according to the German army establishment, a tank battalion has about 45 tanks when it is fully staffed. Based on this calculation, Wittmann himself almost reimbursed 5 armored battalions.

Of course, there is a lot of water in this record. After all, the German armored forces really encountered their opponents only in a short period of time on the Eastern Front. Almost half of Wittman's record was achieved in Poland, France, and Britain, but no matter how watery it is, this record is absolutely terrible.

In addition, in Group A, there is a young ace Karius, who is only a few records away from Rennes, and he is even more powerful than Marcus. The overall quality of the tanks is also slightly higher than that of Army Group A. After all, most of the tanks in this army are installed in the rear, which is much newer than Army Group G.

Because of this, purely from the perspective of the combat capability of the armored forces, Army Group A is another well-deserved main force of the German army, and it is not inferior to Army Group G. And the fists of this unit, Wittmann and Karius, are much stronger than the combination of Rennes and Marcus in tank warfare. ╪w(ww.

So where exactly are the German armored forces? At this moment, Wittmann put down the binoculars in his hand, and then moved his gaze back to the convertible car parked next to the tank: "Let the reconnaissance troops stretch forward, and I want to confirm the exact position of the opponent's troops."

"Of order! Sir! The first row of the reconnaissance company is all there. Start the engine, and we'll be out!" After saluting, the sergeant in the car signaled his driver to start the car. Behind this car, a 4-wheel light armored car also moved, and behind this armored car were two motorcycles produced by BMW.

A German scout wearing a long windbreaker carried his rifle on his back and drove a motorcycle past Wittmann's tank. The thick antenna of the high-power radio station on the armored reconnaissance vehicle swayed frequently as the vehicle bumped back and forth.

Farther away, several armored personnel carriers were parked on the side of the road, and the grenadiers were eating biscuits and fried noodles that had changed their taste. Some leaned against armored vehicles and smoked. There are snipers in charge of security on the heights of the town, and several engineers are setting up a front-line radio headquarters next to a barn.

The tank company commanded by Wittmann was parked around,

These heavy tank battalions have long been replaced with King Tiger tanks. After all, this new type of German tank is very convenient in production, and its output has surpassed the Tiger and Leopard in a short period of time, making it the easiest tank for Germany to replenish.

"Confirm our current location! The map is very inaccurate..." The battalion commander of the destroyer battalion was next to an armored vehicle, with one hand holding the communicator, and the other hand holding the earphone and sticking it to his ear , Loudly confirmed his position with the friendly army next door, and re-mapped the Gele battlefield.

"Confirm which reservoir this reservoir is! Will! Take your people around, catch some locals, and ask which reservoir this reservoir is!" Throwing away the communicator in his hand, he walked towards Wei Terman's tank shouted loudly to the crowd of grenadiers resting aside. ═┡╞┝╪╪┠┢┠┠.

"Obey! Sir!" The platoon leader named Will hurriedly stood up, ordered a dozen of his men, and walked away with weapons on his shoulders. On the other side of the road, a vast expanse could be seen faintly. However, there are several reservoirs in the northern part of Moscow, the Soviet Union. The confusion on the map made it impossible for the German army to tell where they had arrived.

The battalion commander walked to Wittmann's tank, looked at the lake surface of the reservoir in the distance, squinted his eyes and pinched his waist and asked: "It seems that we are advancing a bit too fast, and it may be 1 hour earlier than expected. The sky is over Staritsa."

"You mean we have reached the place west of Letkino, and Tver is not far to the north?" Wittmann was also taken aback by the pace of his progress. It seemed that since the Battle of France, the advance of the German army The speed has never reached such an astonishing level. After all, the opponent is getting stronger and stronger, and Yuan is also scruples about losses, and deliberately limits the advance speed of the armored troops.

"It's probably here." Pointing to a huge reservoir on the map, the battalion commander said with some pride: "Now it's up to the Marshal's order, whether we want us to attack Tver or let us hit Liete sideways. Gino to go."

Wittman nodded, then thought for a while and said, "I've seen the approximate location on the map countless times. There is a railway bridge near Letkino. Whether we want to protect our ass when attacking Tver , or if you want to directly cut off the road for the Soviet army to go south, you must first occupy that bridge..."

"What you said is exactly what I want to do." The battalion commander laughed. It is undoubtedly a lucky thing for a commander to have a group of subordinates who understand his tactical intentions. He nodded and said: "After we find the direction, we will move all the way to Letkino, trying to occupy it and cut off all traffic before the Soviets strengthen the defense system there."

"I understand!" Wittman grabbed the headset and put it on the top of his head again, then he contacted the last tank that was performing a security and cover mission, and asked, "Hey, Hans... fuel supply Is your truck here? We don't have much time, we need to fill up with fuel as soon as possible and move on."

"Boss! You're so lucky. I just saw them... 4 cars, and I guess there are some cans." In the earphones, the commander of the tank at the back replied with a smile. Everyone is generally in a very good mood now, and the reason is of course that the battle is extremely easy.

Because of the emptiness of troops, the Soviet Union deployed very few troops on the periphery of Moscow's front. There is simply no ability to stop the German advance, let alone counterattack the German flank that threatens the German army. After a little resistance, these troops quickly collapsed and withdrew to Moscow. This was also the tactic planned at the beginning to deal with the assault of the German armored forces.

So after the infantry broke through several defensive nodes on the side of Moscow where there were hardly many people, the German armored forces began their long-distance attack. Under the cover of armored grenadiers and mechanized infantry, these tanks advanced quickly and cut into the north of the Ivankov Reservoir in northern Moscow at an incredible speed.

The task of this northward armored force is very simple. It is to cut off the road from the northern region to Moscow, cooperate with the e-group army and the Finnish group that are chasing, and encircle the 570,000 Soviet infantry going south. These Soviet infantry were slow, and Liszt bit their tails, and they advanced very slowly every day.

God-sent opportunity, I will take it. This is Lundstedt's idea. At this stage of the war, the opportunity to wipe out the enemy's vital force in the wild on a large scale is very rare...Since the Soviets sent one to their door, the German army had no choice but to "be ashamed of their disrespect" "Eat it in one bite.

Cooperating with the reservoir and the surrounding terrain, the German army prepared to take the lead in capturing Tver with an assault force, wiped out the entire Soviet southward corps in the field, and cut off the last hope of Moscow's rescue. For the German army, it is much more cost-effective to kill this unit in the wild than to let this unit enter Moscow.

The German army was in no man's territory north of Moscow, and quickly attacked and occupied one small town after another with almost no military defense. Sometimes after the German army entered a village, they found that there was not even a decent man there. A group of old women and women held their children in horror and looked at these German soldiers in gray military uniforms and M35 helmets, watching them carefully cross the fence and set up machine guns behind the low wall.

"There are no soldiers here...sir...even men are gone." An old woman walked on the road with a basket on her shoulders, looking at the German soldiers who were bent over on both sides of the roadbed and dared not show their heads easily, with a slightly sad expression muttered. It's a pity that no one could understand what she said, so the German army still surrounded the entire village according to their battlefield habits.

On the road, I finally saw a Leopard tank that was paralyzed due to breakdown or mechanical failure. This kind of scene seems to have rarely appeared since France. Such a fast advance has put the personnel and equipment to the test, but the reliability of the German equipment is trustworthy, which is also a credit to Yuan.

Soon everyone discovered that the Soviet Union's war potential was exhausted. In the villages around Moscow, it was rare to see men between the ages of 18 and 18, and even women in this age group seemed too rare. As if entering kindergartens or elderly villages one after another, the German soldiers could only see traditional Russian women and children with curious eyes.

At the end of May, the German army started the Battle of Tver against the Soviet Southward Corps with a classic large-depth raid that had not been seen for a long time.