So the brutal hand-to-hand combat began. Colonel Michel Gebermeier felt uneasy because of the unknown troops appearing in the forest, so he repeatedly urged to increase the intensity of the attack. What followed was blood and flesh flying everywhere on the position. There was no sound of gunfire, only dull blows and sharp shouts.
This sound is more depressing and bloody than the sound of hot weapons shooting. Colonel Michel Gabermeier clenched his fists tightly. If he hadn't been required to stay here, he would probably have rushed forward by now.
"Colonel, the artillery sent someone to report," the staff officer reported, "the troops that appeared in the forest have been identified!"
"Go on!" Colonel Michel Gebermeier said hurriedly. If there are any variables that can be brought to the battlefield now, then undoubtedly the only one that has been seen so far is the Siberian Ski Brigade.
"Colonel, we can slowly eat up the Soviet 18th Motorized Infantry Division with peace of mind!" the staff officer said happily, "Contrary to our expectations, when the artillery was closely monitoring the movement of the forest, a person did appear in the forest. There are about a thousand troops, but this troop is not the Siberian Ski Brigade as we imagined, but the 27th Infantry Regiment of the 7th Finnish Infantry Division, and their mission is to pursue and annihilate the Soviet Siberian Ski Brigade. ".
"This is really great." Colonel Michel Gabermeier sang, then turned around and looked at the front position where he was shouting "kill Zhentian", with a confident smile on his face, "Now, we can and These Soviets took their time."
"Order, the soldiers in front retreat and rest for half an hour." Colonel Michel Gebermeier, who was no longer anxious, seemed to have regained his clarity. After thinking about the cause and effect, he immediately knew that the Soviet army might have run out of ammunition and food. Colonel Michel Gebermeier ordered, "Next time we attack, we must pay attention to the coordination of various weapons. According to my estimation, the Soviet army has run out of ammunition and food. They are slowly advancing. In this way, maybe we can only This battle can be won at a small price."
"Okay Colonel, I'll call them back right away!" The staff officer stood at attention and went down.
After receiving the order from behind, the soldiers who were still fighting hand-to-hand with the Soviet soldiers retreated to their positions one after another. Colonel Michel Gebermeier has discovered the fact that the Soviet army is running out of ammunition and food, so the next attack will definitely not be so easy.
Sure enough, the soldiers of the Northern Combat Group, who had rested again, carefully conquered the strongholds held by the Soviet army one by one this time. There was no chance for the Soviet troops to fight hand-to-hand. Maybe the Soviet soldiers wanted to rush up and fight the German soldiers, but the German soldiers didn't give them a chance at all. As soon as they rushed up, they immediately found a ruthless blow.
Colonel Michel Gebermeier went to greet the Finnish troops coming out of the forest. Through conversation, Colonel Michel Geibermeier learned that the Siberian Ski Brigade of the Soviet Army had been annihilated by the Finnish army in the forest.
Speaking of which, the contest between the 27th Finnish Infantry Regiment and the Siberian Ski Brigade may not be as spectacular as the contest between the Northern Combat Group and the Soviet 18th Motorized Infantry Division. But in terms of cruelty, it is no worse than here, or even worse.
The two troops were constantly chasing each other in the forest. What was needed at this time was not heavy weapons, but adaptability to the weather and experience in living in the forest. Although Siberia was already very cold and there was no shortage of forests, the geographical location was disadvantageous. No Finnish soldiers had an advantage anymore.
An army that comes from afar and fights with the help of a map is definitely not a match for a home-grown army. Of course, this assumes that the two armies are evenly matched.
The Siberian Ski Brigade fought with the 27th Finnish Infantry Regiment in the forest for two days. The forest was full of corpses of soldiers from both armies, both Soviet and Finnish. So after a hard fight, we finally successfully defeated the Siberian Ski Brigade today.
The news that the Siberian ski brigade was annihilated was undoubtedly relieved by Colonel Michel Gebermeier's heart. From now on, he doesn't have to worry. When he is attacking, a Soviet army will suddenly appear to cause trouble for him.
But at this time, Colonel Michel Gebermeier thought of a way to disintegrate the morale of the Soviet army. After such a long period of hard fighting, the Soviet army only had a hope in their hearts that someone would come to save them. Moreover, the Soviet Seventh Army did send the Siberian Ski Brigade to deal with them. That's why they resisted desperately. Now the Siberian ski brigade has been wiped out. Will they still stick to it
Thinking of this, Colonel Michel Gebermeier immediately went to the 27th Infantry Regiment and found a few Finns who knew the Soviet language. After a while, the sound of a loudspeaker sounded on the position; "Soviet Union on the other side." Soldiers, you have fulfilled your responsibilities. Now that you are out of ammunition and food, you can make a decent surrender. Don't expect anyone to rescue you. Most of the Soviet troops have now reached the Mannerheim Line and are not here. The Siberian Ski Brigade that came to rescue you has been completely wiped out in the forest by the 27th Infantry Regiment of the 7th Finnish Infantry Division. You have no way out. We will definitely follow the Geneva Convention and will not mistreat you."
The sound of the loudspeaker reached the Soviet army and immediately caused a huge backlash.
"No way, the Siberian ski brigade cannot be defeated by the Finns," some soldiers shouted.
"Now we have run out of ammunition and food. No one is coming to save us. We are finished!" A pessimistic soldier shouted desperately.
Division Commander GF Kondrashov, who was lying weak in bed, also learned about the situation of the soldiers outside and listened to the report of the chief of staff. GF Kondrashov, who was already very weak, closed his eyes. After a long time, he suddenly straightened up with great effort and looked at the desperate soldiers outside through the small window. "Now, the 18th "Yaroslavl" red flag GF Kondraschov, commander of the Motorized Rifle Division, ordered all soldiers who are still resisting to put down their weapons and give up resistance. The soldiers need to live and not continue to die needlessly." When GF Kondraschov spoke, it seemed It's like they're about to die.
"Yes, division commander." The chief of staff looked at the division commander who was extremely weak, thinking that if he surrendered, he must save the division commander's life as soon as possible.
"Rise up, hungry and cold slaves, suffering people all over the world!..." After the chief of staff went out to convey the order, GF Kondraschov softly hummed the Internationale, and casually took out his own gun, na na na! Said, "I am a heroic Red Army division commander, I am a proletarian soldier, I... will never surrender."
"Pa..." A gunshot rang out, and the commander of the 18th Yaroslavl Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division, GF Kondrashov, committed suicide.
"Division commander..." shouted the chief of staff who ran back immediately after hearing the gunshot.
After more than ten minutes, under the leadership of the Chief of Staff, more than a thousand Soviet soldiers walked out of the position. The next person they surrendered was the commander of the 27th Infantry Regiment of the 7th Infantry Division, and Michel Geber Colonel Meyer had already hid far away. Under this situation, if he went out to accept the surrender, there was no guarantee that there would be no officers from the other side who knew German, and it would immediately be known that this unit was composed of Germans.
The battle to encircle and annihilate the Soviet 18th Yaroslavl Red Banner Motorized Rifle Division was over. But his brutality will forever be remembered in the hearts of the soldiers who participated in the battle on both sides.
Dmitry Andreevich Krutzkikh was a platoon leader at the time. Decades later, he recalled, “The conditions on the battlefield were very difficult, but I felt as close to the soldiers as I did. Although we are from many ethnic groups, we live in harmony and happiness. I have always believed that if a commander behaves recklessly, the first battle will mean death for him. As for the relationship with the superiors, the battalion and I I have a very good relationship with the commander, as well as with regimental commanders and division-level leaders. However, the impression left on me by Deputy People’s Commissar of Defense, General Mehlis, was rather rough: he once stayed at our division headquarters for one night , at that time he ordered me to capture a prisoner before dawn, otherwise I would be shot. We searched all night, but did not see a Finnish figure. When we returned empty-handed and reported to the brigade commander, I naturally I reported the fear of being shot to the brigade commander, but General Gusevsky cheered me up and said: It doesn't matter, you can go back tomorrow. If he is gone, you can go find him again. There is no need to risk it in vain. What I reported today Just leave it to me!”
Although the whole army was united, the battle was very cruel and fierce: the battalion commander rushed at the front, 25 meters behind him was the company commander, and behind the company commander was the skirmisher line led by the platoon commanders. There was thick snow all around, but our infantry did not have skis, so the troops could only advance along the road. The only ski troops - such as the 42-man reconnaissance team under me - were also poorly prepared: the soldiers were initially The feet are tied to the skis, and you have to untie the ropes on your legs every time you get off the skis! The well-equipped Finnish ski troops were much more flexible, and the Finnish soldiers were very good. They fought better than later wars. In my opinion, there are several main reasons here. First, they are very familiar with the terrain and are well prepared for war in severe cold conditions. Moreover, although their artillery was generally weak, their mortars were very powerful, and the mines placed everywhere by the Finns also caused a lot of casualties to us.