Although the Southern Army Group is not the main attack direction, 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 leader.
This group of troops, under the jurisdiction of the 13th, 14th, 25th, 11th, and 16th armored divisions of the National Defense Forces, the Viking Division, a total of about 3900 battle tanks.
It can be seen that this armored group is mainly the armored division of the Wehrmacht, only the Viking division belongs to the Waffen SS, and this Viking division is the last unit formed.
Unlike several other Waffen-SSs, the Vikings are not purely Germanic, they belong to the foreign legion.
This division was originally called the "Germanian Division", and the backbone was a "German" regiment mainly composed of volunteers from the occupied countries. It was renamed the "Viking Division" last year, and was later incorporated into two groups, the "Nordland" group of 294 Norwegian volunteers, and the "Westland" group of 216 Danish volunteers. There is also a "Nordest" battalion composed of Dutch and Finnish volunteers.
Although they belong to foreign soldiers, their loyalty to Germany is quite high. Historically, the Vikings, a miscellaneous unit, won the respect of the enemy through cruel battles. They faithfully fulfilled what they did when they enlisted in the army. Promise, fight to the last person!
And now, Germany has even put forward the title of honor for the Aryans. This title motivates them even more. Everyone hopes to reflect their value in the war.
When the battle started, they rushed the most fiercely. When a group of armored divisions of the Wehrmacht were still dangling behind, they had already rushed hundreds of kilometers.
At the same time, rushing to the forefront of this division is the Voronne assault brigade, they are all composed of Voronne. In later generations, they faithfully implemented Hitler's order to "fight to the last man", and only 35 members of the brigade survived.
They are not an armored brigade, but an armored grenadier brigade. The main weapon is a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle. There are only two Panther 3 tanks in the brigade.
However, this couldn't stop their fighting spirit. After receiving the report from the reconnaissance car in front, Brigadier Commander Deguer was immediately extremely excited.
"Our main force is three kilometers behind us. Now, let us fire the first shot against the Soviets!" Daguerre said excitedly: "Vorene, attack!"
The Panther 3 tank, emitting a puff of black smoke, rushed towards the camp where the Soviets were stationed in the black smoke, and behind the two brigade tanks were followed by wheeled infantry battles. car.
On the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, there are only tank guns modified from the 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft artillery. Such firepower is not enough to tear the armor of the opponent’s main battle tank, even if it hits the sides of the T-34. It's choking. That is to make a back and top.
But they are absolutely fearless.
One after another, the chariots drove at full power, and in the dark night sky, they leaned on the night vision goggles, and they were getting closer and closer to the Soviet residence.
On the ground, there was a sudden tremor, and when the abnormality was felt, Chernyayev stood up.
Has your own supply convoy arrived? It seems not so fast, right? Moreover, the direction from which this shock is coming is from the West?
Suddenly, his face changed drastically: "Attention, enemy attack!"
On the dark field ahead, a burst of light suddenly appeared, and it was the enemy who was firing!
The Panther 3 tank started shooting at the opponent. At this distance, a hit is not guaranteed, but at least it can bring chaos to the opponent.
A tank division is not all tank troops, there are still a large number of infantry, as long as the opponent becomes confused, it can bring opportunities to itself!
Daguerre's tank fired artillery shells at the opponent amid a huge roar, this one was a grenade.
"Boom!" The grenade exploded when it touched the ground, making a loud noise, and it just hit the Soviet camping site. Several Soviet soldiers were blown into flight. The rest were shocked.
It's terrible, what's the matter?
"Tom tom, tom tom tom!" On the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle behind, the 40mm Bofors tank gun was using a burst of fire, and it fired violently at this side, wherever it went, it was chaotic!
If the Soviet soldiers' fighting spirit is strong, the small group of German troops rushing up now is not enough for their appetizers.
However, the Soviets were exhausted.
Although not as exhausted as the infantry behind, there is no comfort inside the tank. After a day, the whole body seems to fall apart.
The infantry carried on the tank is absolutely unbearable. At the end of the day, they are extremely exhausted. Now they are waiting for the fuel to rest and sleep in a daze. It is the most vulnerable time for people. As a result, the Germans came up.
The German tanks were firing, bright lights everywhere, explosions everywhere.
If they are sober at this time, they can find that there are not many German tanks coming. Although they lack fuel, even if they use the last bit of fuel, start the tank, they can fire back, and they can even rush in Germany. People are killed.
However, they were very confused. When the people around them fell screaming, their hearts also became flustered. At this time, what else would they fight? Run quickly!
The infantry carried by the tank has already begun to run backwards, and the tankers have started to run backwards after a little thought. As long as someone takes the lead, what are they afraid of.
"Quickly, go back to your fighting position!" The commander, Colonel Chernyayev, was still sober. Once the retreat started in this dark night, it would turn into a terrible defeat.
Only the top will do!
However, no one listened to him. When the tank rumbling in the distance came, everyone involuntarily wanted to run back.
This is the most embarrassing day for the proud Soviet tank soldiers. One of their tank divisions was actually broken up by a German brigade. Moreover, they were not pure Germans, but a group of volunteers.
It was as if a hot red soldering iron had been inserted into the cheese. Such a small German unit, a striker, actually crashed into the entire Soviet tank division.
Wherever they went, the Soviets were turning around and fleeing, and the infantry fighting vehicles behind, using 40mm cannons and machine guns, shot at the retreating Soviets fiercely, it was really enjoyable!
They rushed all the way to the middle of the opponent, where the opponent's division was located. ()
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