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- On December 23, 1944, the weather was sunny. <-¡·
The extremely depressed Allied air forces could finally let their planes leave the damn apron and return to the air they were so familiar with. From this day on, the real nightmare of the German armored forces began.
On the 23rd, the Allies dispatched 7 fighter-bomber groups, 11 medium bomber groups, a division of the 8th Air Force, and Royal Air Force transport aircraft to fly over Bastogne. The aircraft fleet violently bombed the German targets, and transport aircraft dropped various supplies on a large scale to the US troops trapped in the enemy group so that they could continue to fight. At the same time, the bombing caused huge losses and psychological pressure to the German army. On the roadside, there were German tanks and trucks destroyed by aircraft. This bombing forced the German army to abandon its plan to attack Bastogne on the 24th.
On this day, no matter whether it was the Allied forces or the German troops fighting on the front line, everyone only saw countless combat aircraft, roaring unscrupulously in the entire sky. The ground army forces also used almost all available troops in the vicinity to transport combat personnel to the Bastogne area. On the transport truck that drove to Bastogne overnight to support the 101st Airborne Division, we could only marvel!
Lin Bona looked enviously at the dark, densely packed group of bombers flying in the sky, whizzing past in a dense formation, while at the front were the leading groups of Mustang fighter jets in a group of three aircraft guarding each other. Who dares to touch such a huge air power? Lin Bernard said: "These bastards of the air force finally woke up!"
The participation of the Air Force played a big role. The Germans were afraid of being hit by the same air strikes as on the 23rd on the 24th, so they temporarily suspended the all-out assault. This also facilitated our smooth entry into the Bastogne theater.
As for how the 101st Airborne Division troops were able to enter and hold on to the Bastogne theater, this is entirely due to the U.S. engineering troops. Due to the strong resistance of the engineering troops and their continuous troubles on these roads, the German traffic fell into chaos. , the Germans were unable to successfully invade the town in a short time. Therefore, only one German 26th Militia Division was left to continue to deal with the American troops in Bastogne. The remaining armored units bypassed the town from both sides and continued the attack. Therefore, on the 19th, the 101st Airborne Division took trucks to successfully arrive at Bastogne, filling the defense gap in this area. Immediately afterwards, our department also received an order and immediately went to Bastogne to support the 101st Airborne Division. I originally thought that I would not be able to successfully reach the Bastogne war zone. But it was the large-scale air force bombing on the 23rd that minimized the trouble we encountered.
On the afternoon of the 24th, after arriving at the Bastogne theater, the headquarters ordered that our unit be directly commanded by the 101st Airborne Division. After a simple military meeting, our unit was immediately dispatched to garrison on a small hill on the west side of the town. Guarding the flanks of Bastogne, this hill is called Hill 357 on Allied military markings.
Highland 357 is a natural barrier guarding Bastogne. Although the 101st Airborne Division gave up many positions in the entanglement with the German 26th Militia Division a few days ago, in fact, Highland 357 has always been in the hands of the US military. However, when the German High Command Bayerling and General von Lutwitz led two corps to take over the task of attacking Bastogne from the German 26th Militia Division. Suddenly there was pressure to guard Highland 357. It became difficult.
Highland 357 was originally the defense area of ??Company F of C Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division. It suffered very serious losses in the defense against the Germans in the first two days. Most of the entire company has been lost. When we arrived, their company commander, Captain Noddings, was counting the casualties. After seeing us arriving, he said happily: "Captain Kandy, I'm glad you came to this hellish place!"
"Well, what the hell! We have bad luck too! Captain Noddings! Our superiors ordered us to take over your task of defending the Bastogne flank! Do you have any suggestions?"
Captain Noddings said unceremoniously: "No problem! Time is urgent, I will take you to the key position immediately! Who knows when the Germans will attack us!"
"Yes! Thank you for your help!"
Captain Noddings introduced me while walking: "This 357 Highland is marked as a hill on the map. In fact, it is like a lonely hilltop here. However, there are two slopes in 357 Highland that are relatively gentle. The place, distributed in the east and west directions, is very suitable for the enemy to attack with armored weapons! Therefore, we must arrange the defense of anti-tank weapons, especially on the ring road to the east, which is more noteworthy! In addition, in the south, although the slope is not It¡¯s big, but it¡¯s perfect for spreading out large enemy forces!¡±
¡°Is there anything worth noting in other directions?¡± I asked.
Captain Noddings said: "The slope in the north is steeper. Although there is no need to send heavy troops for defense, we must be careful of enemy sneak attacks!"
I stopped, stared at Captain Noddings and said, "In other words, we may encounter enemies on all sides.x50cf; relatively sturdy! Lieutenant Bartrom said to me: "Captain! Our mortars are located here. It can easily provide fire support in all directions!"
I nodded and said: "Mortar fire must be dispersed to avoid being hit by enemy fire!"
"Yes. Captain!"
"Also, do we have enough sacks?"
"Captain, we don't have much left!" Lieutenant Bartrom said.
"Use the remaining supplies together, mainly in anti-tank positions and machine gun positions!"
¡°As you command, Captain!¡±
We walked around the high ground. Although the defense facilities on the high ground had been repaired by engineers, they still might not be able to withstand the enemy's artillery fire if they exchanged fire with the Germans!
"Signal Corps! Immediately send the notice to the whole company! Each officer immediately assigns the area that each person is responsible for. Continue to strengthen and deepen the original defenses! Defense of each trench. Immediately dig another half meter deep!"
"As you command, Captain!"
"David! My dear David! I will try my best to leave the enemy's frontline commander to you! I hope you will have some wonderful names in your record list of shooting enemy personnel!" I have high hopes for even the best snipers.
"I will try my best to show my marksmanship! Captain!" David said with a smile, he knew exactly what he should do in battle.
¡°Lieutenant Bartrom, I have a task that I don¡¯t know if I can give to you!¡± I thought for a while and said.
Lieutenant Bartrom frowned, obviously unhappy that I looked down on them, and said: "I don't think there is any mission that we can't accept, my dear, Captain Kandy!"
I smiled and said: "That's good, I'm going to leave the safety of the north side of the defense heights to you!"
"Yes!" Lieutenant Bartrom replied simply.
"Do a good job, Lieutenant Bartrom!" I patted Bartrom on the shoulder and encouraged him.
Lieutenant Bartrom led his detachment to the defensive position on the north side of Hill 357 immediately. Although it was my first time to cooperate with him, I believe he can do a good job!
"Jones, John, please send some of your people to this position and this position on the high ground!" I pointed to the two waist positions of highland 357 on the military map and said: "Set up a few more fire support points at these two positions to coordinate with the high ground. The landlords¡¯ positions echo each other more!¡±
Jones and John nodded and agreed: "Our arrangement can provide elastic defense and increase defense in depth!"
"That's right, but don't have too many corresponding personnel! To avoid unnecessary losses! Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
¡°Let¡¯s take action!¡± (To be continued.)
ps: (The book is almost finished, so I don¡¯t ask for any recommendations or rewards. I just hope that friends who are still reading this book can mention the advantages and disadvantages of the first half and the second half of the book so that I can correct them in time. Thanks!)Although it is my first time to cooperate with him, I believe he can do a good job!
"Jones, John, please send some of your people to this position and this position on the high ground!" I pointed to the two waist positions of highland 357 on the military map and said: "Set up a few more fire support points at these two positions to coordinate with the high ground. The landlords¡¯ positions echo each other more!¡±
Jones and John nodded and agreed: "Our arrangement can provide elastic defense and increase defense in depth!"
"That's right, but don't have too many corresponding personnel! To avoid unnecessary losses! Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
¡°Let¡¯s take action!¡± (To be continued.)
ps: (The book is almost finished, so I don¡¯t ask for any recommendations or rewards. I just hope that friends who are still reading this book can mention the advantages and disadvantages of the first half and the second half of the book so that I can correct them in time. Thanks!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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