Chapter 2941 Hero Company
Not too far from the Capitol, on the other side of the King's Square, which was full of gunfire and smoke and had been bombed into the surface of the moon, on the ruins of the opera house.
Malashenko, who was in the front-line command post, was holding a telescope in his hand, observing the final battlefield, not missing any details and every corner, as if something other than the Capitol would appear at any time.
"Comrade division commander, report from the front battlefield."
"Read!"
Malashenko, who kept holding the telescope and spoke quietly, continued to concentrate, and then heard the response from Kurbalov on the side.
"The assault teams are making smooth progress in their offensive against the Capitol. All organized resistance on the first floor has been cleared, and the remaining enemy forces are being cleared. The first floor of the Capitol has basically been completely controlled. Outposts and force assembly points have been established along the way to steadily advance the front line."
"The assault teams are currently drawing their main forces to continue attacking the second floor area. Among them, the spearhead forces with the fastest attack speed are close to breaking through the second floor defense line and are preparing to continue to advance to the third floor area."
"The second-floor library area, which is crucial in achieving the combat objectives, has now been captured. This is currently the most forward force assembly point and outpost of our army. Subsequent reinforcements are moving closer to this area, preparing to increase the assault force and continue to advance to the third floor area."
While Kurbalov was reporting on the battlefield situation, Malashenko had quietly moved from the observation port to the map hanging on the wall, but this time the map was different from the past and was obviously a bit special.
To be precise, this is a configuration map of the interior of the building, not a traditional combat map.
At Malashenko's personal request, the Red Army, which had a dense intelligence network in Berlin, found a way to get a complete set of design and construction drawings of the Reichstag. And found the final design plan from it, and sent the originals intact to the troops that needed it most - the headquarters of the Leader Division responsible for capturing the Reichstag.
From the design hanging on the wall in front of him, Malashenko could clearly find the location of the library marked by the red circle, and then go forward to the road to the third floor of the center.
Once the third floor area is successfully captured, the commandos of the Leader Division can see the iconic hemispherical dome of the Reichstag at a glance as long as they raise their heads. It is important to break through this last barrier and kill to the roof. The final flag-raising moment can almost be said to come at the same time.
Realizing that the most important indoor battle for the capture of the Reichstag has been completed, Malashenko, who is interested in which commando took down the library, turned his head with interest and spoke quietly after a little thought.
"Which commando took down the library? What were the casualties?"
"It was the Alsim Company under the Volga River Siege Detachment. Comrade Division Commander, they are the elite combat engineers you are most optimistic about."
Comrade Division Commander's question was a direct question to Kurbalov's heart, which made him feel very happy.
Whose unit is the Volga River Siege Detachment? It is a unit specially formed by my First Brigade for the Berlin Siege Campaign, which was specially formed by drawing elite personnel and superior technical equipment.
What unit is the Alsim Company? Just kidding, it is the most powerful ace infantry company of my First Brigade.
The most elite field group of the entire Red Army is the Leader Division, the most elite combat unit of the Leader Division is my First Brigade, and the most powerful infantry unit of my First Brigade is the Alsim Company, a heavy infantry unit that is a blasting expert.
It is undoubtedly Kurbalov's pride to have such an elite infantry company that ranks among the millions of Red Army.
What makes Kurbalov even more proud is that even the division commander has high expectations for the Aersim company, and its company commander Aersim is a grassroots talent that the division commander highly values.
You ask how this is reflected?
Then look at the whole leader division to see if there is another company commander who can directly meet the division commander without reporting, making an appointment, and going through layers of approval?
Oh, it cannot be said that there is absolutely no one, at least the two company commanders of the guard tank company and the infantry company directly under the division headquarters can do it in a strict sense.
But if you dig into the guard troops directly under the division headquarters, and only talk about the combat troops, then Aersim is really the only captain company commander in the division who was personally approved by Malashenko to "meet as soon as he wants". He is unique in the world - there is only one. It is enough to show how popular this wild and unruly "Siberian rough man" is around the division commander.
It may not sound nice to say that "Comrade Brigade Commander is following Comrade Company Commander's lead", but it is not far-fetched to say that it is true.
At least Kulbarov is really happy and proud that he has such a subordinate, a company commander, who is so valued by Comrade Division Commander. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a little proud.
"Oh? It's Alsim again? Good! Very good! This kid has lived up to my expectations of him, and I have not misjudged him!"
"I told Comrade Political Commissar before that the Nazis are not beasts and thugs? It's just right, let's fight violence with violence! Let's see who is more powerful, the crazy Nazi beast army or the wild wind from Siberia."
"This kind of work should be done by Alsim. He is a professional in dealing with Nazi thugs. He and his brothers can make the most stubborn Nazis feel despair. It will be right to leave it to them!"
Looking at the scene where the division commander was happy and nodded in praise, I always felt that some words would be a bit disappointing if I said them now? Kurbalov, who might not be so good, was hesitant to say something, but he didn't expect that Malashenko, who saw this scene, would directly "speak out".
"After the good news, is there any bad news? Tell me, I'm listening."
Seeing that the division commander said so, Kurbalov, who didn't need to hide it anymore, simply responded.
"Yes, Comrade Division Commander."
"The not-so-good news is that Alsim's company has suffered a lot of casualties so far. The number of casualties alone is close to one-third, and the total number of casualties is more than half. Especially in the battle to capture the library, due to the ambush and stubborn resistance of the enemy's elite troops, 28 comrades were sacrificed at once, and the battle was extremely difficult."
"The company commanders of other companies who followed up suggested that Alsim could lead the team to withdraw first. It was beyond the normal tolerance to continue fighting with more than half of the casualties. But Alsim directly said that he had a mission that he had to complete. Unless they were all killed, they would hand over the mission. Otherwise, even if there was only one person left, they would continue to carry the flag and rush to the top of the building."
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Malashenko, who probably guessed that it would be such bad news, had a complicated expression. Even Kurbalov, who had been with the division commander for a long time, could not see or guess what the division commander was thinking at this moment.
It was not until a moment later, when Malashenko walked to the observation port again and looked at the Capitol building in the distance where the battle was still going on in the smoke of war, that he let out a long sigh.
"Let them do it. This is a battle they must complete no matter how difficult, dangerous and sacrificial it is."
"The more heroic the company is, the stronger its mission and sense of honor will be. At this time, we have no right to deprive them of all this. Providing them with all the necessary support and guarantees within our capabilities is the only thing we can do as the superior command agency at this moment."
"I understand, Comrade Division Commander. I will take care of it, please rest assured."
Kulbarov, who understood the meaning of Malashenko's words, nodded in response and was about to turn around to execute orders and further adjust the deployment according to Malashenko's requirements.
However, at this moment, the phone on a separate table not far away, which had not rang until now, but other phones kept ringing, suddenly rang urgently.
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Malachenko, who exchanged a silent look with Kurbalov, of course knew what to do, and there was no need for anyone else to do it. He then walked to the phone and raised his hand to hold it and picked up the receiver.