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    As dusk approached on the 19th, Mr. Brigadier General pushed my troops forward.  <-" Perhaps at this time, the brigadier general's pride had been completely torn to pieces by the Germans in front of him.  He had to admit that the people on the opposite side were like cockroaches that couldn't be stepped on. You thought they were eliminated, but when you got close to them, they miraculously appeared to fight with you!

    In John¡¯s words, the Brigadier General needs every bit of his strength now, and he won¡¯t leave us idle!  And we have indeed not been left idle by Mr. Brigadier!  We will take part in the attack on the enemy as a shock force.

    After receiving the order, considering that we were fighting in the snow, I said to several of my main officers: "Dear officers and gentlemen, have our white cloaks been issued to every soldier?"

    The white cloak is actually just a white sheet collected by the supplies department. Of course, there are also a lot of damn shrouds mixed in. However, basically everyone just pretends not to know.

    John said: "Yes, Captain! Everyone has it!" <h1></h1>

    "Ah That's good!"

    The cold winter of 1945, as if negotiated with Hitler, was even more brutal than in previous years.  On the 16th, the sky, which had been gloomy for a long time, suddenly blew up with endless strong winds. The strong winds carried large snowflakes, and in an instant, the whole world was filled with white.

    The bad weather has caused a lot of trouble for the 101st Airborne Division troops for several days in a row. Now it is our turn too!

    Due to terrain restrictions, the Allies could only deploy up to two companies in one attack.  Moreover, in many places, tanks could not pass at all. This made the Allied troops who were accustomed to attacking behind the wheels of tanks somewhat at a loss. This was also the reason why the German paratroopers were able to delay for so long.

    The U.S. military¡¯s application of tanks and armored forces in World War II actually lagged behind the Soviet Union and Germany.  For example, the Sherman tank was originally designed to provide close fire support with the infantry, so it was equipped with many machine guns. The tank was even equipped with mortars at one time, but the main gun was weak.  The armor is not thick either.

    In World War II, it was Germany and the Soviet Union that really used tank mechanized troops as their main combat forces.  The German army and the Red Army generally emphasized the use of powerful armor and mechanized infantry to quickly break through the opponent's defense lines.  Quickly deploy deep into the enemy's rear.  Therefore, the armored forces of the two countries were the most important assault forces and combat weapons in the war. Throughout the German-Soviet battles, the victory basically relied on the breakthrough of tanks, and the task of the infantry was only to accompany the tanks and help them sweep away  Clear out the enemy infantry threat.

    On the contrary, the US military uses tanks to accompany infantry.  In fact, this kind of tactics will suffer big losses on the battlefield of World War II, but.  Fortunately, the U.S. military at this time had already firmly grasped the air superiority in the European battlefield, and the Japanese tanks in the Pacific War were simply vulnerable to the U.S. military, so it largely made up for the shortcomings of the U.S. Army's tactics.

    During the war, both Germany and the Soviet Union established tank armies, but the highest organization of the US armored forces was still divisions.  Even for troops like Patton who make good use of tanks, their mission is to penetrate and break through for their own large infantry units to attack and weaken the enemy's defenses, rather than being used as the main assault weapon.

    The troops that the US military relies on in key battles are often infantry units, and its ace units are almost all infantry units and not armored units.  For example, the 24th Infantry Division during the Battle of Anzio and the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of Bastogne showed that the combat quality of the US infantry units was superior to that of its armored units.  This is completely different from the ace units of Germany and the Soviet Union, such as the Grossdeutschland Panzer Division, Hermann Goering Panzer Division, 5th Guards Tank Army, 10th Guards Tank Corps, etc., which are almost all armored units.

    Based on the experience of using modern weapons.  Although at a level above the battle level.  The centralized use of tanks is very beneficial to strategic deployment.  but.  For infantry, it is quite good to have a tank in front of you at all times to block the opponent's bullets and attract the enemy's firepower.  In short, the lack of tank assistance is an extremely bad thing for the US infantry.

    According to the battle plan, our attack was accompanied by two Sherman tanks.  First of all, according to the traditional old tactics of the US military, various types of artillery took turns to launch saturation bombardments on the enemy's positions.

    The salvo bombardment of artillery looks very spectacular.  Accompanied by the deafening sound of shelling, the entire woods on both sides of the road seemed to be buried in the soil kicked up by the shells in an instant. Of course, this was just the result of countless shells, coupled with the illusion given by the snowstorm.

    "According to the brigadier general's order, we attacked the enemy in the woods on the left side of the road, and Lin Boner's platoon still served as my platoon.19b;, calmly calculating the distance between the two sides.

    Suddenly, the officer shouted loudly: "Hit me!"

    Suddenly there was a loud sound of gunfire, and the American soldiers walking in front were caught off guard. They felt a sudden meal in their bodies, and then their whole bodies seemed to have been drained of strength. They were knocked to the ground and could no longer get up.

    "**!"

    The sudden attack caused the entire attacking force to stop. The soldiers lay on the snow and fired randomly at the enemies in the woods.

    I leaned behind the wreckage of a military jeep that had been blown to pieces, and said to the communications soldier carrying the radio: "Immediately order Lindner to speed up! Don't stay where you are and become the enemy's target!"

    "Captain, the snow is too deep! We can't move fast! We can't move fast!" Lin Bernard shouted loudly at the other end of the radio.

    "Damn weather!" I looked up at the sky filled with snowflakes and cursed bitterly.

    The attack organized by Mr. Brigadier General was unfavorable. In fact, in addition to the fierce fighting of the German troops hidden in the woods, the more important reason was the weather.  In knee-deep snow, the soldiers attacked the enemy hidden in the darkness of the woods. They were like bundles of stiff firewood, ready to be slaughtered by the enemy at will.

    The Germans set up their main position in the woods, and if the U.S. military wanted to attack them, they would have to pass through the dead open space about thirty meters wide between the Germans and the woods.  Although the previous attacks and shelling had made the ground rugged, with countless shell craters and wreckage of destroyed tanks and cars that could be exploited, this ridiculously heavy snow helped the Germans, because in front of them was a group of people wearing uniforms.  It was extremely thick, and the target moved slowly through the knee-deep snow.

    David on the side suddenly thought: "Captain, can you let the mortars fire smoke bombs?" After saying that, he felt that something was wrong. How could such a strong cold wind form a smoke screen? He shook his head and said, "Even God  Also helping these damn German devils!"

    "The tank must be mounted!" I looked at the Sherman tank parked not far ahead and being fired with a vehicle-mounted machine gun.

    The Sherman tank fought in place for a while, but it seemed to have no effect, and then moved forward again. At this time, it had reached the edge of the woods. The Germans had already been seen, and the Sherman tank stopped moving.  The rotating turret aimed at the German soldiers who were disappearing and appearing, and fired and bombarded them to drive them away.  <h1></h1>

    Limberner¡¯s soldiers almost crawled through the snow to cross this open space of death that was not wide from the woods and was thought to have been created by the Germans.  (To be continued.)8;Help these damn German devils!  "

    "The tank must be mounted!" I looked at the Sherman tank parked not far ahead and being fired with a vehicle-mounted machine gun.

    The Sherman tank fought in place for a while, but it seemed to have no effect, and then moved forward again. At this time, it had reached the edge of the woods. The Germans had already been seen, and the Sherman tank stopped moving.  The rotating turret aimed at the German soldiers who were disappearing and appearing, and fired and bombarded them to drive them away.  <h1></h1>

    Limberner¡¯s soldiers almost crawled through the snow to cross this open space of death that was not wide from the woods and was thought to have been created by the Germans.  (To be continued.)
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