The bomber wing carried out carpet bombing on the Volokolamsk highway, destroying the newly completed fortifications and battle fortresses. At the same time, the Stuka dive bomber wing carried out clearing targets that posed a major threat. It was not all smooth sailing. Although the Soviet Air Force, like the rest of the Red Army, was still in a lean stage, it still bravely took off to prove that the Soviet Air Force still existed in the war. German fighter jets and Soviet Air Force fighter jets were engaged in a fierce battle over the Volokolamsk Highway. The Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter jet, which had a clear advantage, was besieged by a large formation of the Soviet Air Force for the first time. This also proved from one direction that The Soviet Air Force was indeed recovering. The Soviet Air Force's desperate attacks put pressure on the fighter pilots of the Second Air Force. For the first time since the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe felt difficulties.
After the bomber formation dropped the bombs, the fighter wing, which had very little fuel left, escaped from the fierce hand-to-hand combat. However, the effect of the bombing was very obvious. The Soviet Air Force's large formation operations did not escape Lin Wei's eyes. The Soviet Air Force, which had gradually recovered its strength, was not a good thing for the SS's attack. "Be careful of the Il-2, it poses a huge threat to the armored forces!" Lin Wei Wei finally warned. Eight of the most advanced rockets at the time were mounted on the wings of the Il-2, which could be launched both to the air and the ground, and could also carry 500 kilograms of bombs. It posed no less of a threat to armored forces than Soviet artillery.
While the artillery units directly under the SS were bombing by the air force, they also carried out fierce shelling on the Volokolamsk Highway. Under the double blow, the entire blocks on both sides of the Volokolamsk Highway had turned into a sea. The rubble, the main area that poses a threat to the SS attack, has been given special care. Judging from the current situation, the effect is quite good. Even before the bombardment was over, a group of 120 Panther tanks led by the Gendarmerie Division had already attacked. This was enough to form a spectacular attack on the already short Volokolamsk Highway. scene. The Panther tank group lined up, followed closely by the armored grenadiers participating in the attack. When the artillery stopped shelling, they even saw the Volokolamsk Highway in sight.
Colonel Akimenko, commander of the 1st Guards Infantry Division, had just recovered from the indiscriminate bombing and immediately received emergency calls from all his subordinate units. All the calls were a message that they were being attacked by the German army. Attack calls for support. Almost instantly, the division commander, Colonel Akimenko, sent out all his reserves. This may be the first time that Colonel Akimenko has used up all his reserves so quickly. This was not the case during the breakout of Minsk.
The 1st Armored Regiment of the Gendarmerie Division's attack cooperated with the infantry and chose the defensive location of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 1st Guards Infantry Division. The buildings defended by the Soviet soldiers had been reduced to nothing in the initial air raids and bombings, and the first step The defensive area of the corps was more suitable for attacks, so it immediately became the main fighting point for the Soviet and German troops. Hiding out of sight of the tanks, many brave Soviet Red Army soldiers rushed towards the Panther tanks with Molotov cocktails, proving with their actions that they were worthy of the title of Guards. However, the fate of such people is also extremely tragic, and they are immediately beaten into pieces. Some of the surviving snipers are still a threat to the German infantry at this time, but there are usually three to five soldiers sitting on the Panther tank, with their eyes taking in the situation in all directions. While they are in danger, they also bear the responsibility to ensure the rapid advancement of the troops.
Some Soviet snipers may be discovered the moment they fire and are hit simultaneously. Personally speaking, this fighting method is very cruel, but for large troops, it can indeed kill the opponent's snipers at the minimum cost. At the same time, soldiers with good vision can also see the Soviet Union sneaking up to attack the tank soldiers.
The 57mm anti-tank gun used by the Soviet Red Army can pose a threat to the Panzer IV tank, but the sloped armor on the front of the Panther tank can provide good defense against anti-tank guns of this caliber. It soon tore through the anti-tank firepower of the Soviet Red Army, and then moved towards the rendezvous point with the Viking Division heading south. Both Stalin and Lin Wei paid special attention to the Volokolamsk Highway. They almost packed the road with troops that could withstand the limit of the road. This shows that they attach great importance to the importance of this road. It is a pity that while Stalin provided a large number of troops, he did not provide corresponding equipment, especially anti-tank guns that could pose a threat to Panther tanks. Moreover, for the defensive army, more soldiers is not a good thing. The troops of the 1st Guards Infantry Division along the Volokolamsk Highway suffered heavy losses in air raids and bombings. The situation of the 2nd and 3rd Guards Infantry Divisions was similar. Most of the troops concentrated on the front line were destroyed by the Germans. Overwhelmed by air and artillery fire.
The entire Volokolamsk Highway is now in smoke. Colonel Akimenko said in a telegram to the 33rd Army, "The entire Volokolamsk Highway is very dangerous, and the German army's attack There is no focus, there are more troops than us on any line, and now we can only hold on until the last minute!"
After the Military Police Division went into the attack, the Skeleton Division also participated in the attack. Originally, the Skeleton Division should have been as famous as the Imperial Division and the Viking Division in the history of the SS. However, after Lin Wei established the Armed SS, I don’t know. Why, there is no room for the Skeleton Division to perform. Compared with the Imperial Division and the Viking Division, they are completely at a disadvantage. In fact, it's not that Lin Wei looked down on the troops composed of these concentration camp guards, it was just that he had always forgotten this troop. The police division and the skeleton division gradually became soy sauce among the first seven divisions established by Lin Wei. However, it turns out that with the same commander and the same soldiers, their combat effectiveness is by no means what the outside world imagined, but they just have no way to display it.
The Skeleton Division advanced even faster than the Gendarmerie Division. Under their attack, the 2nd Guards Infantry Division lost its armor and could only struggle to hold on. Something that depressed Lin Wei happened again. It seemed that in previous battles, the military police division that Lin Wei had painstakingly built had never excelled. It was either overshadowed by the Imperial Division or ranked second to the Viking Division, which made Lin Wei have to choose his troops. They all subconsciously choose between the Imperial Division and the Viking Division.
"Could it be that the first division that I painstakingly built is the worst among the first batch of SS troops?" Looking at the progress of the attack, Lin Wei thought with some unwillingness to believe that this question troubled Lin Wei for about five seconds. time, and finally Lin Wei attributed him to the reason why he went to the commander of his unit. It's very simple. The deputy commander of the Military Police Division is Lin Wei's former adjutant Heinz. Although he has been the commander for a long time, there is still a clear gap between him and General Paul Hausser and others. The plight of the Military Police Division once again proves how correct it is to say that a soldier will be a wolf in a den.
At nine o'clock in the morning, all the Guards positions defending the Volokolamsk Highway were breached to varying degrees. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before the SS completed its plan to open up the controlled area. However, under such circumstances, these The troops who managed to escape during the battles of Minsk and Smolensk still tried their best to attack German snipers. It seems that from the first day of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, the hatred between these troops and the SS had already been forged.
Overcoming the narrow streets and capturing rooms one after another, the offensive and defensive sides were still engaged in the final battle. During the battle at the intersection, the Dzerzhinsky Division of the Soviet Internal Guard discovered the dangerous situation for the first time, but failed Being entangled by the police division and unable to move, Division Dzerzhinsky was completely helpless when faced with the same insidious opponent. Now they have experienced the agony of the police division, and they have no choice but to dismiss the defensive tactics and scoundrels like candy. There was no trick at all. The second round of the battle between the Police Division and Dzerzhinsky Division, the SS and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Waffen SS and the Internal Guard was still a draw.
The Dzerzhinsky Division was entangled by the Police Division. Stalin immediately mobilized surrounding troops to support the Volokolamsk Highway, but all routes could not bypass the Volokolamsk Highway and the Baltic Highway. The intersection of the streets, that is, as long as other troops came to the rescue, they had to cross the area defended by the police division. In front of these rescue Volokolamsk road troops, two hundred Panther tanks and 30,000 Waffen SS soldiers were waiting boredly.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the Volokolamsk Highway was finally penetrated by the Gendarmerie Division, the Totenkopf Division, and the Viking Division in both directions. For this, the SS paid thousands of casualties. At the same time, the Volokolamsk Highway The cover mission of the police division fighting at the intersection of Baltic Street has also been completed. The entire Volokolamsk Highway has been controlled by the SS. The areas controlled by the Viking Division and the large SS troops have finally been connected. . For the SS, they finally gained a foothold in Moscow.
Colonel Akimenko, the commander of the 1st Guards Infantry Division, led the remaining troops to rush left and right from the encirclement, hoping to break out of the encirclement. However, the encirclement formed by three armored divisions was obviously not formed by an infantry division that had suffered heavy losses. He could break through, but in the end Colonel Akimenko could only take a few hundred people to hide in a large theater, where they resisted until night, and were finally buried in the ruins under the fire of the SS.
Inside the Cholosov headquarters, Lin Wei could finally breathe a sigh of relief about the current situation. After the two areas were connected, at least it was not so dangerous from the map. The Soviet Red Army opposite might never have dreamed of it. Now The German commander-in-chief was sighing at Cholosov, who was only a block away. If they knew, a long-range artillery fire could send Lin Wei to see God.