The battle in the Volokramsko area in the north of the defense line is also in full swing. Soviet and German commanders moved their best troops here. At the beginning, Huot's Third Armored Group sent an advance detachment mainly composed of powerful search battalions here. However, they suffered a devastating blow from a detachment of students from the "Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation" school in the village of Getosino. After losing four tanks and several armored vehicles and discarding the bodies of more than a hundred soldiers, Hoth sent out the 9th Armored Division to begin the attack, and the Soviets soon sent out the 211th Infantry Division of the Fifth Army Resistance was put up, and the Third Brigade was soon brought in from other directions. The two sides were only three kilometers wide. The Second Armored Division was transferred in this direction. Then, the Fifth Army of the Ninth Group Army was also transferred in this direction. Soon after, the 34th Motorized Army was added. The powerful forces of the two divisions and the armored division pressed forward there.
The German attack on Rokorosovsky was divided into three directions. The 5th and 2nd Armored Divisions attacked from the front, and the 34th Motorized Corps launched from the flanks. The 9th Armored Division was in reserve. Kruger believed that he and his troops would not encounter much fierce resistance, so they marched like a military parade. In front of the huge armored motorized marching column of the 2nd Armored Division attacking in the center, the motorcycles that arrived were speeding all the way. Run towards the Rama River Bridge. However, just as they approached a hundred meters in front of the Soviet position, they were hit by machine guns swept by the strong wind. The Soviet military academy cadets here successfully carried out an ambush, and the Germans were stunned for a while. mind. They had no idea how many Soviets were here. So, after half an hour of hasty fighting, the Germans abandoned nine burning tanks, an armored reconnaissance vehicle and ten cars and retreated. After receiving the report, Marshal Kruger realized that this might be a defensive point for the Soviet army, so he decided to bypass this point and turned his focus to Dubosevok to the southwest. There the Germans prepared a massive offensive.
Unlike Marshal Kruger's Fourth Army, as the key offensive point to win the Battle of Moscow, General Hoth's Third Armored Army immediately broke away from the Fourth Army's attack route after gaining the initial advantage, and placed itself in front of Hoth. The most obvious task before the general is to attack eastward with Istria as the base point. The enemies in front of the Third Armored Army are the 30th and 28th Army of the Reserve Front. General Hoth's Third Army formed a left hook against Moscow on the northern front, but this does not mean that the Third Armored Army's offensive will be smooth sailing, except that the attack to the east must break the 30th and 20th divisions of the Soviet Red Army. In addition to the obstruction of the Eighth Army, the situation to the north of the German Third Armored Army is still not optimistic. The Kalinin Front's 29th and 31st Army also pose a threat to the Third Armored Army.
In view of this situation, the task given by General Huote is that the 39th Chinese Motorcycle Army continues to attack eastward, with the highest goal of defeating the 28th Group Army. The 57th Chinese Motorcycle Army is very close to the 39th Army. Action to be prepared at any time for the Red Army troops of the Kalinin Front on the northern front to move south.
Since the first snow this year occurred in October, Lin Wei was prompted to immediately launch the Moscow Campaign. But then the temperature did not drop as expected, at least not to an unacceptable level. For the soldiers, this was a good thing. But for war commanders, this is not necessarily the case. At least at this time, General Hoth hoped that it would snow soon, because the temperature hovering around zero could not freeze the road at all. The attacking mechanized troops had entered the most difficult moment since the beginning of the war in Germany, and they were covered in mud up to their calves. The armored soldiers of the Third Armored Group were helpless and could only watch the infantry swaggering in front of them with gritted teeth. At the same time, he did not forget to urge the armored grenadier behind to use more force to free the tank from the mud.
The calf-deep mud slowed down the pace of the Third Armored Group's actions. Due to the lack of roads and road conditions, the queue of soldiers was stretched. The eyes of the soldiers who advanced one step at a time were full of exhaustion. , their expressions have shown that the German soldiers have now reached the limit of their tolerance, and they urgently need to stop and take a rest. On a road that was only five or six meters wide but with extremely low road conditions, deserting soldiers abounded. Some officers had to stop and follow the soldiers forward. At the same time, they continued to encourage the soldiers to persist until Moscow was captured. This was also The only reason for these soldiers who have reached their limit to continue fighting.
The situation of Guderian's Second Armored Group is exactly the opposite of that of General Huth's Third Armored Group. Compared with the direct threat posed by the Third Armored Group to Moscow, Guderian's Armored Group is still some distance away from Moscow. In addition, there is a nail Tula in front of the Second Armored Group Army. Tula blocks the attack route of the Second Armored Group Army. This problem has caused Guderian a headache for more than a day or two. The first two attacks were disintegrated by the Soviet Red Army due to insufficient preparation and unsuccessful detours. Guderian had to fight the defending Red Army troops in Tula before he could continue to advance. To take control of Tula, we must first defeat the 50th Army on the Tula front line.
The two attack arrows in the north and south that Marshal Bock had high hopes for were successively contained, which had a huge negative effect on the attack of Army Group Center. Not only that, the two arrows that had begun to penetrate into the battle line had formed two considerable protrusions. , the emergence of these two salients is a huge danger and opportunity for the commanders of both Germany and the Soviet Union. If used well, a great victory can be encountered. To put it bluntly, Marshal Bock and Marshal Timoshenko have not forgotten the fate of the Southwest Front in the Battle of Kiev so quickly.
Whether it was the Battle of Poland or the Battle of France, Marshal Bock had never seen Germany advance so slowly after concentrating its armored forces, never before. Small Moscow was forcibly deployed with three million troops by both Germany and the Soviet Union. According to the intensity of the war, it was absolutely unprecedented. One thing brought about by this dense deployment of troops is that no matter what weapons Germany uses and which direction it attacks, it can foresee a huge number of Soviet Red Army. This defense line composed of 1.5 million Red Army troops is deeply rooted in Let Marshal Bock understand what it means to be impeccable and have no flaws.
"It's too small, it's really too small. There are so many troops in such a small place! No wonder even Guderian can't do anything!" Marshal Bock said nonstop. But now for Marshal Bock, things have not reached the worst point yet, because he still has troops in his hands that have not been used.
"Send power to General Adolf Strauss! Order him to lead all the troops of the Ninth Army to rush to the aid of General Hotter's Third Armored Army! Fully cooperate with General Hotter to defeat the 28th Army of the Red Army in order to complete the dream of Olejo Husband's attack!" Marshal Bock looked at the map with a magnifying glass and said, "At the same time, the Ninth Army must ensure the flanks of the Third Armored Group to prevent the two armies of the Kalinin Front in the north from attacking the Third Armored Army. General Gen. Generator, reinforcements are already on the way. Concentrate your forces to defeat the 28th Army and achieve the goal of encircling Moscow!" While Marshal Bock dictated the order, the clerk on the side quickly took notes. This will become the most realistic post-war experience. 's files.
"Fourth Army?" Marshal Bock paused, carefully observed the map, and found the area between Guderian's Armored Group and Marshal Kruger's Fourth Army. From here, it can be seen that Guderian's Armored Group has indeed penetrated deeply. The Red Army's position formed a salient, with Red Army troops on three sides. If the Soviet Red Army loses the power to continue the offensive at this time, and if the Soviet Red Army concentrates its forces there to counterattack, the consequences will be disastrous. However, due to the sudden advance of the Armored Group Army, when its own troops penetrated deeply, it also exploded the position of the Soviet 50th Group Army. The position of the Soviet 50th Group Army now looked like a capital letter V, and The position of the Second Armored Group is like a capital A. If we use a vivid metaphor for the situation at this time, it is like teeth, biting together tightly.
Guderian's Second Armored Group was surrounded by Red Army troops on three sides, but it was precisely because of Guderian's sudden advance that the position of the 50th Group Army was exposed. At this moment, the right side of the 50th Group Army was Guderian. Derian's Second Armored Army, and Field Marshal Kruger's Fourth Army on the left. Seeing this situation, Marshal Bock ordered, "Give Guderian power and attack the Soviet 50th Army while continuing to maintain pressure on Tula. Let Marshal Kruger lead the Fourth Army to attack the Red Army's 50th Army , destroy them, level the front at the same time, and improve the predicament of the Second Armored Group!"
"But Marshal, there are enemy forces from the 5th, 33rd, and 43rd Army in front of the Fourth Army. The troops of the Fourth Army are deployed to attack the 50th Army of the Soviet Union. What if the Red Army troops counterattack? What to do? Are we going to let the Ninth Army go south to support the Fourth Army when the time comes?" said Marshal Bock's staff officer.
"Yes, the enemy on the front is still very strong!" Marshal Bock gave the staff officer a satisfied look, and then said, "In this way, mobilize the 13th Army and the 43rd Army to cooperate with the Second Armored Group Army, facing from the northwest Attack south, and the Second Armored Army in the southeast annihilate the Soviet 50th Army, that’s it!”