The situation of Army Group Center is somewhat different from that of the North and South Army Groups. From the very beginning, when Germany formulated Operation Barbarossa, the mission of Army Group Center was to capture Moscow and force the Soviet Union to be defeated quickly. Now it seems that the Soviet Union was quickly defeated. Although defeat was no longer possible, the mission of Army Group Center remained unchanged. Occupying Moscow will greatly improve the situation of Germany and the Soviet Union. This will not only benefit the military generals, but also the political and propaganda benefits are immeasurable. To put it in more understandable terms, the status of Moscow is now almost equivalent to that of Chongqing. If it is still in the hands of the Soviet Union, the Soviets will have the confidence to continue fighting. If he is gone, even if Stalin continues to resist, it will not change the final outcome. situation.
Preparations for the Battle of Moscow have now reached the final stage. Weapons, ammunition and supplies are continuously transported from the country by rail and air, unloaded in Smolensk, and then distributed to various units according to the supply standards of Army Group Center. At the same time Since the combat missions of Army Group North and Army Group South have been largely completed, most of the air support originally assigned to the two army groups has now been transferred to Army Group Center. Army Group North except for the 7th Air Force and Army Group South In addition to the First Air Force, the air power of the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Air Forces, a total of five air forces, has been concentrated in Moscow by Goering. More than 5,000 fighters and bombers from various cities have concentrated on Smolensk and surrounding cities controlled by Germany.
Of course, the Soviet Union will not turn a deaf ear to this. Like Germany, they have also made corresponding preparations. Stalin successively issued the highest instructions, requiring that the factories that had moved eastward must provide sufficient weapons and tanks for the frontline troops as soon as possible. Stalin had no choice but to be anxious, because the frontline had already reached Moscow. Workers who moved with the factories worked overtime to produce weapons for the Red Army to resist the German offensive. However, the Red Army still faced the advantage of a shortage of weapons. Although the Soviet Union mobilized faster than Germany, many areas had already fallen, causing the Soviet Union to The industrial scale, which was originally comparable to that of Germany, actually felt a little inadequate. Moreover, this time Germany really treated the Soviet Union as a life-or-death enemy. It mobilized the whole country for the first time and transferred its economy to a wartime system. This was something that Germany did not have when it was fighting France and Britain.
Stalin now hates himself very much for why he did not let the Red Army troops stab Germany in the back when Germany landed in the UK. Although this may be counterattacked by Germany's unrelenting army, it is still much better than the current situation. At least it won't lose almost all the valuable areas in the country so quickly, and it may also plunge Germany into a two-front war. But now it's too late for Stalin to regret it. Germany has knocked out Britain and no longer has to worry about a two-front war. , can fight with the Soviet Union wholeheartedly.
Maybe if Stalin was not too confident in his Red Army troops, if Stalin did not think that Germany did not dare to attack the Soviet Union, if Stalin was more careful, Stalin would have had plenty of time to make up for his mistakes when Germany started the war. However, these difficulties have now been overcome by Germany, and the Soviet Union has changed from an initial advantage to a status equal to Churchill's government-in-exile. Unable to save Moscow, let alone establish a government-in-exile, Stalinist politics? Asylum was a problem because the Soviet Union had no place like Canada to set up a government-in-exile for itself.
As early as July, when Germany launched an unstoppable attack on the interior of the Soviet Union, Stalin had already requested assistance from the United States through the ambassador in Washington. However, the attitude of the United States became a bit ambiguous as the German army began to attack, and the initially promised assistance began to change. It has to be delayed. The reason is very simple. If the Soviet Union cannot withstand the German attack and collapses, those early aid supplies will definitely make Germany hate the United States. Being hated by a country with such a strong desire to attack will definitely not be Roosevelt or Marshall. What these various American politicians want to see.
The sudden change in attitude of the United States also awakened Stalin. It was unrealistic to expect help from the Americans. The Soviet Union had to survive the most difficult period before it could get help from the Americans. "These greedy capitalists will one day destroy the world." It will be a communist world!" Stalin issued a heartfelt curse to the Americans.
Dong Dong Dong... Just when Stalin was losing his temper, Beria walked in wearing a brown shirt. Beria squinted his eyes and knew that Stalin had just lost his temper. Although Beria was not of high rank in the party. He was tall, but he was Stalin's most trusted compatriot. On the other hand, Beria was also the person who knew Stalin best. Although Stalin was very good at concealing it, Beria could still tell that Stalin had just gotten angry and pushed the golden wire. Glasses, Beria slowly said, "The Fifth SS Armored Group Army has occupied one-fifth of the urban area. Based on intelligence and common sense, the next stage of the SS is likely to start from Leninger." Let’s launch an attack on Le Street and take advantage of the situation to attack the Kremlin. Comrade Stalin, I think you should go to Kuibyshev at this time, after all, it is safer there!”
"I'm not going anywhere? I'm right here, and I want people in Moscow to see that I have never left Moscow!" Before Beria could finish speaking, Stalin interrupted him.
Beria did not say anything. Of course he knew that what Stalin was saying was just angry words. Once the German army really advanced to the Kremlin, Stalin would never stand firm to the end. Although Beria didn't say anything, he had already begun to prepare to force Stalin out of Moscow. This place would soon become a battlefield. It would be too dangerous for a leader here.
On October 20, under the surface of calm, the Soviet and German troops with Leningrad Street as the top were making preparations. No one knew when the battle would start. With a prepared mentality, , both armies began to make complete preparations. According to the weather personnel, the weather conditions over Moscow in the next few days are good. Although it cannot be called sunny, it will not affect the airdrop operation. The Fifth SS Armored Group Army will use these days to supplement Because of the losses in the battle, at the same time, enough runway will be cleared for the aircraft to land, so that the Air Force aircraft can land and the injured soldiers can be sent back to the rear by the Air Force.
The location of the airdrop is set at the October Stadium, which is also a relatively eye-catching open space in the northwest of Moscow. It can be used as an ideal place for airdrops. There are already many soldiers preparing to receive supplies patrolling around the October Stadium. The stadium was somewhat damaged by artillery shelling, and The energetic SS soldiers formed an incongruous scene.
Two German soldiers sitting on the spectator seats of the stadium kept looking up to the sky while chatting, waiting for the arrival of the Luftwaffe. "Hans, how long do you think the war can last?" A blue man said The soldier with high eyes and a high nose asked the soldier next to him with a common German name.
Compared with the heroic figure next to him, the soldier named Hans was much taller. Not only was he not handsome at all, but his face was full of pits, giving him a standard pockmarked face. However, bullets obviously don’t care whether you are handsome or not. Handsome guys have the same chance of survival as ordinary people on the battlefield. Hans said, “Didn’t the leader say that Stalin would surrender after the Battle of Moscow? Then you can If you buy a ranch in Ukraine or somewhere, you can do whatever you want! This has always been our ideal!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hans was stunned. He sat there and seemed to be listening carefully. After a while, he said, "Hey, get ready, our air force is coming!"
"How did you know the Air Force was coming?" the handsome guy asked obviously unconvinced.
"Because the anti-aircraft artillery position of the Soviet Red Army has already sounded, you idiot!" Hans stood up immediately and kicked the handsome guy on the butt as he said, "Hurry up and get ready, I don't know how slow you are to slap your head." How did that guy survive!" After hearing what Hans said, the handsome guy immediately stood up and ran away. It seemed that this soldier named Hans still had great prestige among these people.
Two minutes later, a group of soldiers stood in front of Hans. Hans said with a face, "Go back to your posts, observe the landing point of the supplies, and mark it at the same time!"
"Yes, sir!" The supply method of airdrop is extremely accidental. If you are not careful, the supplies dropped from high altitude may fall on the Soviet Red Army's positions. By then, the Red Army soldiers will be armed. The fun will be great. Just as Hans finished speaking, the sound of Junkers 52 transport planes could be heard in the sky. One after another, supplies carrying parachutes were slowly landing from the air force accompanied by white umbrella flowers. Although the whole process There was no near miss, but the sharp-eyed soldiers could still see some transport planes smoking and already injured. It is conceivable that the flight here was not smooth sailing.
At the same time, on the Volokolamsk Highway, some Air Force planes also landed there. The entire Volokolamsk Highway has been urgently repaired by the SS. For this reason, the SS soldiers also pushed down many vehicles that may cause accidents. building and then cleaning. Planes landing here would carry SS wounded to the rear. Many SS soldiers carried stretchers to carry the wounded and sick into the plane and waved goodbye to the wounded. For some seriously wounded, the war was over. But for the surviving SS soldiers, the war has just begun!
Damn Tencent kicked me several times today, Chi Guo Guo’s hegemony, holy shit! At the same time, my map of Moscow city was deleted by mistake. Damn..., what a tragedy today!