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Volume 1 The Setting Sun of the Empire Chapter 87 Recasting the Soul of the National Defense Force (Part 1)

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    Germany, Upper Bavaria, M¨¹hldorf, battlefield area

    November 26, 1950, Saturday, rain, sleet

    The low-intensity precipitation that lasted for a day was not enough to turn the fields around the city into a quagmire. What really changed the landscape here was the 56th Guards Rocket Artillery Regiment of the Soviet Red Army and the 77th Guards Infantry Division and the Guards Infantry Division.  The artillery units of the 84th Division, the 21st Infantry Division, and the 38th Infantry Division, plus more than a hundred tanks and armored vehicles of the 46th Guards Tank Brigade.  In other words, the Soviet army has invested at least 4 divisions, 1 ** tank brigade, and ** rocket artillery regiment in an inconspicuous small place like Mirdorf, and here to block the Soviet army from moving south.  The *** army has only one infantry division-the 1st Infantry Division of the East German Army.  The division has a direct relationship with the 1st Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht of the former Third Reich. It has the honorary title of "Frederick's Infantry Division". The 1st Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht was established in 1934 and participated in the war as the first wave of personnel in 1939.  It invaded Poland, France, and the Soviet Union. In 1945, it suffered heavy losses in the battles of K?nigsberg, Samland Peninsula, and Pillau. The remaining troops withdrew to Schleswig-Holstein by sea and later surrendered to the British army.  After spending more than a year in a prisoner of war camp, the officers and soldiers of the Frederick Infantry Division returned to Germany due to the outbreak of the Great War between the Eastern and Western Camps. After being disrupted, they joined the German Defense Forces and soon participated in the Allied camp's campaign in Poland.  combat operations.  After the Soviet army occupied Germany, the German Defense Forces ceased to exist. Most of the soldiers retired and returned home, and the rest served as security forces for the German puppet government. It was not until the puppet regime fell and the Democratic German government was established that the German Army was reborn.  The Army's 1st to 6th Infantry Divisions were the first to be reorganized and retained their previous honorary titles and unit logos.  On the eve of the Soviet invasion, the German armed forces were mobilized and adjusted. The army expanded to 22 infantry divisions. In view of the strong enemy and our weak fighting situation, the German army classified the 1st to 10th divisions as the main assault divisions, equipped with more former German infantry divisions.  Defense Force personnel.  Officers and non-commissioned officers were voluntarily deployed back to the old army. As a result, more than 300 officers and soldiers returned to their beloved Frederick Infantry Division and once again accepted the command of the brave and capable General von Saden.

    At the beginning of the Soviet invasion, the 1st Infantry Division was incorporated into the 1st Infantry Corps to fight.  Against an old enemy.  The German officers and soldiers showed bravery and calm fighting qualities. In the early stage of mobile combat, they were like a fast sword that could be retracted and retracted freely, repeatedly "bleeding" the Soviet army. During the Battle of Hamburg-Bremen, they fought against the enemy.  Even though we were outnumbered, we went all out and completed the defensive task twice.  After the battle, the German troops suffered heavy losses.  At the same time, taking into account the need to confuse the Soviet intelligence department, the Joint Staff once again adjusted its forces and reorganized the 5th Infantry Corps from the 1st Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Division and 17th Infantry Division.  After this adjustment, the originally crippled 5th Infantry Army became a cutting-edge division. In the first battle to Bavaria, they cooperated with the Imperial 1st Expeditionary Force to severely damage the Soviet 9th Infantry Army, killing, wounding, and capturing nearly 30,000 Soviet troops.  people.

    Following the standard establishment of the German Wehrmacht, the Frederick Infantry Division consists of 3 infantry regiments, 1 artillery regiment and 6 directly affiliated battalions, with a full strength of nearly 17,000 people.  In M¨¹hldorf.  Although the German officers and soldiers have to face four times as many enemies alone, what makes them feel optimistic is that after early supplements.  Frederick's Infantry Division was able to fight at full strength, and they began preparing for the defense of M¨¹hldorf on November 18.  During this week, the rain and fog weather greatly restricted the activities of the Soviet aviation. The German soldiers, led by experienced officers, carefully and carefully arranged the fortifications in the surrounding hills, highlands and roads running through this area.  The Isar River has become a natural terrain that can be utilized, and M¨¹hldorf has become a solid "defensive fortress".

    After the war, at M¨¹hldorf, known as the "Button of the Battlefield," the Soviet army, which had a numerical advantage, saw that the German troops were waiting for it, so they carried out multiple bombardments with fierce artillery fire. They did not launch a ground attack until the main fortifications of the German peripheral defense line were destroyed.  Before noon, during the two hours when the rain and snow stopped.  The Soviet army intensively dispatched more than 300 fighter planes. The hundreds of tons of gunfire turned the German positions north of the Isar River into a bumpy "moon surface." However, the almost swampy terrain also restricted the Soviet troops' offensive speed.  With high-quality defenses and clever camouflage techniques, most of the officers and soldiers of Frederick's Infantry Division were able to escape the first three blows of the Soviet army.

    After the Soviet ground offensive kicked off, the German flank defense line west of M¨¹hldorf bore the brunt.  Defending here are the German officers and soldiers of the 22nd Fusiliers Regiment.  They need to face the main offensive force composed of the Soviet 84th Guards Division, the 21st Infantry Division and the 46th Guards Tank Brigade. The strength ratio between the two sides is close to 1:10. This is a very big deal for the German infantry who lack aviation and heavy artillery cover.  A daunting task, and they must try their best to take advantage of all available conditions.  Looking at the surging Soviet troops, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the Fusiliers stood on the first front in the village on the north side of the road.  In addition to bringing their own equipment, they also used Soviet weapons captured in previous battles for their own use. Among them, Soviet-made artillery and T-34s with damaged hulls were effective anti-tank tools and were placed in buildings or reinforced fortifications.  Especially able to reach??Effects to enhance concealment and survivability.

    Behind a window on the ground floor facing north, six soldiers wearing M38 German-style helmets were busy around a Soviet-made D44 85mm cannon.  The sighting finger corrects the shooting parameters, the operator adjusts the shooting direction, and the loader loads the specified type of shell into the barrel. The gunner uses the captured Soviet artillery scope to correct and observe. He only hears a "fire" command, and the outline is extremely low.  The short cannon with an extra-slender barrel vibrated suddenly with a deafening roar. Then, the shell shells came out with a crisp clanking sound, and a thick smell of gunpowder smoke filled the air.

    "Ha, hit, hit!"

    The operator who was looking around shouted first, and the officer using the artillery scope immediately confirmed the news. The other soldiers immediately cheered, but a roar from the side made them quiet like cold water, and only saw a  A beard-faced lieutenant walked towards the window from the door of the room. He looked to be in his forties. He wore the rank insignia of a second lieutenant. He walked with a limp and his eyes were so wide that they could spit out fire.  Come.

    "Uncle Hank, we just hit the target 700 meters away. That Soviet tank is finished"

    "Which shot did you hit? Huh?" The lame second lieutenant interrupted the operator's excuse unceremoniously. Faced with such a question, the young gun crew commander's face turned red.

    "How do I usually teach you?" The lame second lieutenant pushed away his sight hand angrily. While observing through the optical sight, he issued instructions to adjust the shooting elements.  The operator did not dare to neglect and tried his best to follow the instructions.  After a moment, the lame second lieutenant shouted: "Load the armor-piercing bullets!"

    The soldier responsible for carrying the artillery shells quickly took out one from the smallest pile of artillery shells and asked the loader to load it into the barrel.  Hearing the sound of the breech closing, the lame second lieutenant ordered to fire without any hesitation.  The Soviet-made cannon, whose appearance had nothing to do with elegance, immediately roared again. The violent vibration shook a lot of debris from the ceiling. As soon as the cartridge case was ejected, the officer using the artillery scope shouted in a surprised tone: "Hit."  A Soviet tank 950 meters away!"

    The surrounding soldiers cheered softly, and their admiration for the lame second lieutenant suddenly increased, but the anger on his face did not weaken.  The wide eyes swept around, and he was about to lecture, when the place suddenly shook violently like the sky was falling. The huge explosion instantly swallowed people's hearing and even intuition, and large pieces of bricks fell from the ceiling. The alert soldiers  He quickly crouched next to the cannon to use its sturdy gun mount to gain a chance of survival.  After several seconds, before the thick smoke and dust dispersed, someone was already calling the name of his companion.  The lame second lieutenant struggled to get up. He looked around without saying a word. Although this sudden explosion was terrifying, fortunately, the wall made of large stones was thick enough, and the structure of the house was considered solid, so there was no impact.  The whole thing was blown down, and a corner of the ceiling was lost. Through the break in the inner wall of the house, you can see that there is a break in the north wall of the next room that is larger than two doors. Nothing in the room is intact.

    "Thank God for forgiving our sins!" the lame second lieutenant muttered to himself while making the sign of the cross in a pious manner.  The other soldiers in the room also gradually recovered from their confusion. They looked at each other's situation and found that many were hit or bruised by broken objects, but fortunately none of them were in danger of their lives.  However, the cruel battlefield did not allow anyone to relax their nerves for any reason. A violent explosion struck again. Although it was not as powerful as the one just now, it also made people stagger and find it difficult to stand up.

    The impact of the sound wave gradually faded away, and the lame second lieutenant said loudly in a gentle tone: "Don't be afraid, boys, there are not many chances of being hit by a 6-inch shell, and even less of surviving, which shows that luck is on our side.  Yes, the goddess of victory is blessing us! Come on, let us get back into the fight, use artillery shells to fight back the enemy's artillery shells, and let those Soviets who are blinded by greed and ambition see the reality clearly!"

    The German soldiers wearing gray uniforms and infantry logos returned to their respective fighting positions without hesitation. The lame second lieutenant stood beside the sighter and once again taught him how to control this Soviet-made artillery.  Although the operation methods and sighting settings are somewhat different from those of German-made artillery, the principles are completely the same. Many German soldiers who have experienced World War II are familiar with Soviet weapons as their own equipment, and they can use them without any effort.  Looking out through this north-facing window, the icy sleet and snow were falling harder and harder. There were already dozens of Soviet tanks lying in the field and even bursting into flames. Hundreds of Soviet soldiers also fell during the attack.  For them, the invincibility they experienced in the past no longer exists.

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