Chapter 1947: Requesting People

"I want to ask you for someone, but he is not a mid-level commander, but a grassroots comrade. Read"

"Oh?"

Malachenko's answer was indeed unexpected. Zhukov thought that once Malachenko opened his mouth, he would at least ask him for a colonel, or at least a lieutenant colonel. It was unexpected that he would ask for a grassroots commander directly.

However, this made Zhukov interested all of a sudden.

What kind of grassroots commander could make Malachenko, who was already a major general, name him?

Zhukov did not know the answer for the time being, but he was indeed looking forward to it, and even a little eager to know what kind of answer Malachenko would give him.

Malachenko did not let Zhukov wait too long, and the answer came out without thinking.

"He should be from the 3rd Guards Tank Army, and below him is the 53rd Tank Brigade of the 6th Tank Army. His name is Oskin, Alexander Pavlovik Oskin. If I remember correctly, he should be a lieutenant, but it is possible that I am out of date and he has now been promoted to a higher rank."

"According to my understanding of him, he is a grassroots commander who is very outstanding in commanding medium tank troops. It stands to reason that our division is the least short of experienced grassroots commanders, but, Comrade Marshal, you also know that our division was reorganized from the foundation of heavy tank troops, and in the medium tank troops, there has always been a lack of suitable professional commanders and talents."

"I have been paying attention to Comrade Oskin for some time. From his resume to his actual combat performance, I am quite optimistic about him. I think it may be a good choice to let him come to our division to try, and it should be able to achieve good results, so I would like to trouble you to help with this matter."

Alexander Pavlovik Oskin, this is a name that Malashenko has left a deep impression on in later generations.

In the history of the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet Union's well-known tank aces are rare and pitiful, far less outstanding than the German armored aces.

On the one hand, the Germans are outnumbered and have more opportunities to "brush up their records" if they use a weak number to fight against the enemy's massive tanks. Another point is that the quality of the German tanks in the existing history is superior. Most of the German armored aces were born in the tiger and leopard zoo. It would be strange if they didn't play an ace when driving such a thing to bully the T34.

In contrast, the Soviet army pursued the steel torrent tactics of winning by quantity, and this was even more so in the later stages of the war. From the perspective of Comrade Ci Dad to Hitler, it was "My T34 is endless like the ocean, and your tiger and leopard zoo is suffering casualties every minute. What suspense is there in this war?"

The tank troops were huge, so the chances of brushing up the record for each Soviet tank crew were naturally small. In addition, the number of German tanks was not dominant, so it was really difficult to achieve such a perverted record as the Germans.

But nothing is absolute. It may be difficult to find an ace like the Germans who destroyed more than a hundred tanks at will, but it is still possible to find an ace with dozens of German tank heads on his body, and there are many of them. Lieutenant Oskin, who was specifically asked for by Malashenko, is such a talent.

Malashenko still remembers this guy's famous battle.

The reason is that, if we only talk about this matter, the record of this guy's famous battle is really awesome.

How awesome is it? This guy drove a T3485 and killed 3 King Tigers in a single fight. Although this record was achieved by ambush, you can't deny that it is awesome to achieve this record in a single fight. Ambush is called tactics, and tactics are also part of strength.

More importantly, this guy's resume is even more impressive than his record.

Since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War in 1941, Oskin has been a commander of a T34 medium tank. During this period, he changed his seat countless times, upgraded from the 76 main gun to the 85 main gun, and upgraded from the 1941 T34 to the current 1944 T34.

From the Soviet Western Front's initial retreat to the city of Moscow, to the subsequent counterattack, stalemate, and counterattack, until the end of Operation Bagration. This guy drove a T34 that was easy to be killed and fought all the way without any damage. The Germans couldn't even scratch his skin.

Later, he fought all the way to the end of the Great Patriotic War and conquered Berlin. He lived until the peaceful era of the Cold War and died peacefully in his bed.

There were many Soviet tank commanders who lived to see the victory of the Great Patriotic War, but if you say that the T34 commander who could fight from the beginning of 1941 to the end of 1945 and live to see the victory of the war, it can definitely be said to be rare.

Being able to fight from the beginning to the end of the extremely cruel battlefield of the Great Patriotic War and still be alive is not only amazing, but also a legend. The young Red Army tank soldiers were killed one after another, and they sacrificed one batch after another, but they didn't kill this ace tank commander Oskin.

Even the troops commanded by Malashenko himself experienced heavy casualties several times that were almost annihilated. Comrade Lao Ma, who was able to receive special protection from his comrades, almost went to see Lenin to report on his work. Oskin, who could not enjoy this treatment, was able to live and fight tenaciously, and became more and more courageous, constantly refreshing his own record. To be honest, this is what Malashenko admires the most.

As a future time traveler, it is normal for Malashenko to know these things, but as the commander-in-chief of thousands of troops, it is impossible and unnecessary for Comrade Lao Zhu to understand the deeds of a little lieutenant in detail, at least It takes Malashenko's level to get Zhukov to ask questions and interest him.

Although he doesn't know much about the person Malashenko is talking about, this does not mean that Zhukov will keep asking for the result. As long as Malashenko made a request for some things that were not too important, Zhukov did not intend to understand everything in detail one by one out of his understanding and trust of Malashenko.

He is nothing more than a lieutenant, a low-level commander who can't survive to be promoted to captain or captain. After returning, he can arrange personal personnel transfer and let him lead the division and report. As for whether Malashenko can make good use of this person and how to use him, this is not what Zhukov is currently concerned about. If he still remembers this matter in the future, it will not be too late to ask Malashenko.

"What about the two brigade commanders? Do you want your division to decide internally?"

Zhukov, who had not forgotten the business, continued to ask, and Malashenko nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, Comrade Marshal. I have already thought about the candidates. I will promote them from the current three tank regiment commanders, and then I will also draft the candidates for other positions vacated by the expansion and expansion. The list will be sent to you.”