Chapter 1154 Otto Karius

At this time, the entire battlefield was like a doughnut, unfolding layer by layer from the inside out.

In the very innermost part are the armored units of the German Viking Division, which are being surrounded by Soviet tanks, surrounded by two Soviet tank divisions. Outside the two tank divisions, there are two German armored divisions from the south. Their tanks are twice as many as the Soviets. Now, these tanks are rapidly attacking the Soviet tanks, and On the far horizon, in the other direction, the two armored divisions coming from upstream were already rushing towards the Soviets.

The powerful German Panzer Army Group surrounded the main force of the Soviet Union's 22nd Mechanized Army on the east bank of the Stry River. At this time, a larger steel collision began.

Almost equally, they chose to use a bell-shaped formation, with the Tiger tank in the lead, Panther 3 tanks flanking it, the barrels held high, and firing at the Soviet tanks as they advanced.

At this time, the number of the remaining Soviet Stalin tanks and KV-2 tanks was running out. Surrounded by a large number of German armored corps, their fate can be imagined.

And once the 22nd Mechanized Army is eaten, there will be no effective resistance on the road to Kyiv, and it is almost a vacuum.

The army in the south did a great job, and at this time, in the middle, the German armored troops were also creating miracles.

Compared with other offensive troops, the advancement of the 3rd Armored Group was quite smooth. They hardly encountered any decent confrontation, and their goal was to advance to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, in one go.

What are the Soviets doing? How dare you let this huge army group on your side swagger forward?

If it weren't for the experience over the years, allowing the German tank soldiers to charge without any scruples would be like a trap to lure the enemy into.

Tanks are advancing rapidly on the field, and Vilnius is already in front of them.

20th Armored Division, 21st Armored Regiment.

One after another, the Panther 3 tanks, with black smoke from the engine at the rear, pushed forward on the plain. Up to now, the Panther 3 tanks are still the backbone of the German tankers.

On a tank, a tankman with a thin body showed half of his body from above, and his face was still young and immature at this time.

Otto Karjus, born in 1922, is only 20 years old this year. When he was young, his ideal was to become a musician, but when he grew up, under the influence of the surrounding environment, He aspires to be a proud tank soldier all the time. (There are also translations of Karius, a man. German tank ace.)

However, the previous applications failed because his weight was not enough, his figure was a little thin, and people with insufficient physical ability could not become soldiers.

However, last year, due to the large-scale expansion of the German tank force, he finally got his wish and entered the tank force. He trained for a year in the 7th Armored Reserve Battalion, where he showed his talent. .

His weak body was destined to be impossible to move shells and become a loader. He finally got his wish and became a gunner. When he operated the tank gun, he showed a very high precision. Live ammunition is always the first.

He's a natural tanker! This is the battalion commander's evaluation of him.

After that, at the beginning of this year, their armored reserve battalion was integrated into the 21st Armored Regiment and finally went to the battlefield.

Karyus longed for his own battle, but advancing all the way, they were just marching.

The inside of the tank is quite uncomfortable, so when marching, the hatch of the turret is opened, revealing half of the body, so that you can breathe fresh air, and only when you are fighting, will you shrink into the turret.

On the other side of Karjus, the commander was also looking into the distance, attacking the place where the sun rose, all the way to Moscow, to destroy this evil red country.

Their tanks were on one side of the formation, and Karjus looked at the surrounding hills with excitement on his face.

Suddenly, Karjus pricked up his ears, and there seemed to be a strange sound in the roar of the tank?

Karjus's eyes swept around, and suddenly, a plane painted with a five-pointed star appeared on their side.

"Enemy plane!" Karjus shouted loudly, and at the same time, he nimbly got into the interior of his turret.

Being thin and thin also has the advantage of being agile, you can tell just by looking at the monkey, which is quite agile.

"Tom tom tom!" The raiding Il-2 fired at the tank troops here. The 20mm cannon easily tore the commander's body. The upper body of the commander was blown up and bloodied. Dyed the entire turret red.

"Kescher, hurry up, drive up the slope in front!" When he saw blood flowing down the turret, Karjus knew that the commander had been killed, and he had no time to grieve.

Many recruits will faint when they go to the battlefield. When they see death for the first time, their brains will go blank, but Karjus is not. At this moment, he only thinks about how to avenge his own captain.

Yes, shoot down that plane!

The other party swept past his own parade and crossed it sideways. Then, the other party would definitely turn around and come back, and at that time, kill the plane.

When the commander is killed, the gunner will take over the power of the commander, so after Karjus gave the order, the driver in front, Keschel, did not hesitate, stepped on the accelerator, and the Panther 3 tank rumbled. up.

The front of the hull is tilted up, which can give the tank gun a higher elevation angle. Karjus reduced the magnification of the tank gun's sight, so as to have a larger field of view, he shouted to the loader: "Grenade, hurry up. !"

At this time, the loader has not reacted, what is Karius going to do? But many times of rigorous training, he immediately executed the order, and in a few seconds, the 88mm grenade was stuffed into the gun chamber.

"Filled."

During the march, the tanks are lined up in a long snake formation, so although they have anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, they can't react immediately. In the past few days, the Luftwaffe has almost mastered air supremacy. There is such a separate aircraft that can come and harass.

On the Il-2 attack plane, the pilot Pokaf pushed the control lever, the fighter turned around again, and was ready to re-attack the German tank force.