Chapter 1231 Praise on the Spot

Malachenko's wait did not last long, and the combat meeting Vatutin mentioned soon began. '6''9''s''h''u''x''.''c''o''m'

There were three army commanders attending the meeting, and a commander of the Guards Rocket Artillery Division directly under the front.

Except for a colonel commander, the military chiefs attending the meeting all had at least the rank of major general, including Malachenko himself.

In the past, when attending such meetings, Malachenko only felt that his rank was too far from everyone else's and he had no sense of integration, just like a spectator in the audience.

But now, Malachenko looked around and sat in his seat, muttering to himself that this general was just like that, and I was now the same rank as you, and I didn't have to look back and forth and be cautious when I casually interrupted the meeting later.

"Do you think I need to speak later? Or should I just sit here and listen?"

Malachenko was prepared but still unsure, so he simply muttered to Commissar Petrov beside him and sought an answer.

"Comrade Commander will call your name. If not, I think you'd better sit still. There's no need to show off in this kind of occasion. Many people have more troops than us. It's good for you to keep a low profile.

Commissar Petrov was right. The newly reorganized Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division is indeed a huge force. The total force is almost twice that of the previous brigade level, reaching a total of more than 200 tanks of various models and self-propelled artillery. In terms of the number of technical equipment alone, it is far beyond the reach of conventional troops of the same level.

But compared with the troops of the army commanders present, Malashenko's troops are still relatively small.

They have four or five infantry divisions at the beginning, and also several brigade-level troops. In terms of strategic role, they are far more important than Malashenko's division.

Malashenko, who doesn't like meetings Ko doesn't attend such occasions very often. Political Commissar Petrov, who knows more about this than Malashenko, is also teaching Malashenko little by little how to deal with such occasions in the future and try to keep a low profile.

In this way, even if he can no longer accompany Malashenko one day, this kid who is promoted so fast that ordinary people can't imagine can handle it by himself. It is not a good thing to be too ostentatious in such a big occasion.

Until now, he is still immersed in the smugness and complacency of climbing to the position of general. To be honest, Malashenko has indeed felt a little bit ecstatic recently. The star on his shoulder, the title, and every change in his military uniform make Malashenko feel that he is unprecedentedly awesome, completely different from the little colonel before.

"Forget it, it's better to be honest here, so as not to offend any villain. ”

Malashenko, who had silently told himself not to jump too much, heard the voice from Vatutin. Vatutin, who came to preside over the meeting in person, had a brief conversation with the chief of staff and exchanged opinions. Then he came to the war zone map with a command whip in his hand and officially began to speak.

“Comrades, this is the first front-level combat meeting we have held since the end of the Battle of Kursk and the reorganization of the First Ukrainian Front.”

“In the Battle of Kursk South, our front showed bravery and fearlessness, and carried forward the fighting spirit of not fearing strong enemies. It dealt a heavy blow to the arrogant Manstein and his fascist lackeys, making the enemy occupy Prokhorovka, and then open a gap to the north to join other fascist bandit troops. The strategic intention failed! ”

“Since the fascists did not achieve their strategic intentions, and Kursk is still in our hands, then this is undoubtedly a great victory for all our Red Army, all the comrades present, and all the soldiers! Here, on behalf of the front command, I would like to convey the commendation order from the supreme leader Comrade Stalin to us and express my congratulations to the comrades! "

Pa pa pa pa pa--

Before Vatutin finished speaking, a burst of intensive applause came from every corner of the venue.

All the participants, regardless of their military rank or position, applauded enthusiastically, celebrating another great victory of the Red Army since the end of the Battle of Stalingrad.

Even Malashenko, who was sitting a little further away from Vatutin, gave the strongest and most enthusiastic applause together with Political Commissar Petrov beside him. This great victory belongs to everyone who has worked hard for it, and everyone is qualified to share this joy.

Vatutin, who looked around the venue, quietly fixed his sight on Malashenko, and some words that had been prepared long ago came out of his mouth.

"In this great victory, I want to especially praise one of our comrades, the commander of the 1st Stalin Guards Tank Division named after our great leader: Major General Malashenko. ”

“Comrade Malashenko led his troops to successfully block the enemy’s strategic intentions and hold their positions. From the moment they came into contact with the enemy, they delayed the fierce attack of three SS Panzer Divisions for more than 24 hours. This bought us invaluable time to implement a strategic counterattack, preventing the enemy from quickly switching between offense and defense and putting them in a passive state of rigidity.”

"The decisive battle of the Battle of Kursk South was the Battle of Prokhorovka, and the decisive point of the Battle of Prokhorovka was that nameless village."

"Comrade Malashenko used his actual actions to let those SS scums who were arrogant, crazy, and whose hands were stained with the blood of our comrades and the people know what the real iron fist of the Red Army is! The sacrifice of Division Commander Suvorov was not meaningless. Comrade Stalin has issued an order to posthumously award Suvorov the Hero of the Soviet Union."

"Whether it is him or Malashenko, I hope that every one of our Every commander, fighter, or political worker can learn from the power of role models and turn it into their own motivation to move forward. "

"Everyone just gave the first round of warm applause to the great victory we achieved through our joint efforts. Now, I suggest that you give the second round of applause to our comrade Malashenko, comrade Suvorov who died heroically for the victory, and every comrade who fell in this battle."

Pa pa pa pa pa--

To be honest, Malashenko really didn't expect Vatutin to do this, let alone in such an occasion.

And now, with the warm applause of the audience and Vatutin's expectant eyes, Malashenko knew it was time for him to stand up and say something.