Chapter 1122 People of Vorone

Army Group South, although not the main direction of attack, in order to advance on the vast Ukrainian plains, they are still equipped with a large number of armored units, of which the 1st Armored Army Group is the forerunner.

This army group, under the jurisdiction of the 13th, 14th, 25th, 11th, 16th armored divisions of the Wehrmacht, and the Viking Division, has a total of nearly 3,900 battle tanks.

It can be seen that this armored group is mainly the armored division of the Wehrmacht, and only the Viking division is the Waffen SS. Moreover, this Viking division is the last unit formed.

Unlike several other Waffen SS, the Vikings were not purely Germanic, they belonged to the Foreign Legion.

The division was originally called the "Germanian Division", and the backbone was a "German" regiment composed mainly of volunteer soldiers from the occupied countries. Until last year, it was renamed the "Viking Division", and then it was incorporated into two regiments, the "Nordland" regiment of 294 Norwegian volunteers and the "Westland" regiment of 216 Danish volunteers. , and a "Nordest" battalion consisting of Dutch and Finnish volunteers.

Although they belong to foreign soldiers, their loyalty to Germany is quite high. Historically, the Vikings, a motley army, won the respect of the enemy through brutal battles, and they faithfully fulfilled their obligations when they enlisted. Promise, fight to the last person!

Now, Germany has proposed the title of honorary Aryans, which inspires them even more, and everyone hopes to reflect their own value in the war.

When the battle started, they were the most aggressive, and while a group of Wehrmacht armored divisions were still dawdling behind, they had already rushed for hundreds of kilometers.

At the same time, at the forefront of this division was the Vorunie Assault Brigade, all of which were composed of Voronei people. In later generations, they faithfully carried out Hitler's "fight to the last man" order, and only 35 people of the entire brigade survived.

They are not an armored brigade, but an armored grenadier brigade. The main weapon is the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle. There are only two Panther 3 tanks in the brigade.

However, this could not stop their fighting spirit. After receiving the report from the reconnaissance vehicle in front, Brigade Commander De Guerre was immediately extremely excited.

"Our main force is three kilometers behind us. Now, let's fire the first shot against the Soviets!" Deguerre said excitedly: "Vorrognes, attack!"

Black Panther 3 tanks, emitting a stream of black smoke, in the black smoke, rushed towards the camp where the Soviets were stationed, and behind the two brigade tanks, followed by a wheeled infantry battle. car.

On wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, there are only 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns converted from chariot guns. Such firepower is not enough to tear the armor of the opponent's main battle tanks, even if it hits the side of the T-34. Enough. That is, hit the back and the top.

But they are not afraid at all.

One after another chariots were running at full power, and in the dark night sky, they were racing by night vision goggles, getting closer and closer to the Soviet station.

On the ground, there was a sudden tremor, and when he felt this abnormality, Chernyaev stood up.

Has your own supply convoy arrived? It doesn't seem to be so fast, does it? Moreover, the direction of the vibration is the west, right?

Suddenly, his face changed greatly: "Attention, enemy attack!"

On the dark field in front, there suddenly appeared a stream of light, that is the enemy is firing!

The Panther 3 tank started to shoot at the opponent. At this distance, there is no guarantee of hitting, but at least it can bring confusion to the opponent.

A tank division is not all tank troops, but there are still a large number of infantry, as long as the opponent is in chaos, it can bring opportunities to itself!

Deguerre's tank, with a huge roar, fired artillery shells at the opponent. This one was a grenade.

"Boom!" The grenade exploded when it touched the ground, making a loud noise. It just hit the Soviet campsite. Several Soviet soldiers were blasted into the air, and the rest were stunned.

Terrible, what's going on?

"Tom tom, tom tom tom!" On the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle behind, the 40mm Bofors chariot gun fired violently towards this side in a burst method. Wherever it went, there was chaos!

If the Soviet soldiers have a strong fighting spirit, the small group of German troops rushing up now is not enough for their appetizers.

However, the Soviets were exhausted.

Although it is not as tired as the infantry at the back, there is no comfort at all inside the tank. After a day, the whole body seems to fall apart.

And the infantry mounted on the tank is absolutely unbearable. At the end of the day, they are extremely tired. Now they are resting while waiting for the fuel, and they are sleeping in a daze. It is when people are most vulnerable. .

As a result, the Germans came along.

The German tanks were firing, there were lights everywhere, explosions everywhere.

If they are awake at this time, they can find that there are not many German tanks coming. Although they are short of fuel, even if they use the last bit of fuel and start the tanks, they can fire back, and they can even attack the Germans who rushed in. Everyone kills.

However, they were very confused. When the people around them screamed and fell down, their hearts also panicked. At such a time, what else would they do? Run now!

The infantry carried by the tank has already started to run backwards, and the tankers have begun to run backwards after thinking for a while. As long as someone takes the lead, what are they afraid of.

"Quick, go back to your combat post!" Colonel Chernyaev, the division commander, was still awake. In this dark night, once the retreat began, it would turn into a terrible rout.

Just top it up!

However, no one listened to him, and when the distant tanks rumbled over, everyone couldn't help but want to run back.

This was the most humiliating day for the proud Soviet tank soldiers. One of their tank divisions was actually scattered by a German brigade. Moreover, they were not pure Germans, but a group of volunteers.

It was as if a red-hot branding iron had been inserted into the cheese, such a small German unit, a striker, slammed into the entire Soviet tank division.

Wherever they went, the Soviets were turning around and running away, and the infantry fighting vehicles behind them, using 40mm guns and machine guns, shot at the retreating Soviets fiercely. It was really fun!

They charged all the way to the middle of the opponent, where the division headquarters of the opponent was.