Georgiev Hall, Vladimir Hall and Ekaterina Hall became the most intense places of fighting. At the cost of hundreds of deaths, the soldiers of the Führer Regiment could finally be inside the Kremlin. Competing with Stalin's Guardsmen, this is the most sacred place in the entire Soviet Union. This is the absolute center of power in Russian history. Today, he will also witness the bloodiest war in history. Georgiev Hall is the most famous hall in the Grand Kremlin. Even the most despised Russian and paranoid racist in his heart has to admit that Georgiev Hall is an ingenious building created by Russian craftsmen. masterpiece. This kind of magnificent architecture is rare in the world and can be compared with Rome and Paris, both in the Western world.
But at this time, this Russian architectural treasure had to experience the most difficult moment in Russia's history. Even during the eight years that the Polish army occupied Moscow, it could not compete with the 4.5 million people who are now in Russia. compared to the German army. Once upon a time, the Kremlin, as the absolute heart of the Russian Empire and the seat of faith of the Russian people, was unavoidable in facing the front line of the German army. The Soviet Union has indeed reached its most difficult time now.
The Georgiev Hall is oval in shape, with six gilded two-chandeliers originally hanging on the dome. Each chandelier weighs one thousand three hundred kilograms, but now these gold-plated chandeliers have all turned into glass crystals of similar sizes, scattered evenly on the smooth ground. Under the chandelier weighing 1,300 kilograms, there are two bloody soldiers, similar black military uniforms, but the slight difference is the angry expressions of the two men even to death, telling people that the two men were absolutely dead in life. Not as comrades-in-arms, but as sworn enemies.
The dome of the hall and the surrounding walls are painted with giant murals of various battles won by the Russian army from the 15th to 19th centuries. In terms of painting level and historical value, this is definitely a heart-warming treasure. It's just that it is now full of craters and flaws, which slightly affects the overall appearance of the people. However, the blood stains flowing down from it have brought new elements to the ancient murals.
The brutal fighting has been going on, and it seems that it will never stop. As a guard force with more than 15,000 people, it is more than enough to protect the Kremlin, and there is no need to worry about a shortage of troops in the short term. The Soviets are not worried, and the Germans are even less worried. Although the SS is at a disadvantage in terms of total strength, within the relative time and space, it is a force that completely occupies the Kremlin's defenders. The power of the upper hand, the gap in the dilapidated palace wall, the SS engraved on the helmet, the tall and handsome SS soldiers with an indomitable momentum, still continued to file in, joining the battle for the Grand Kremlin, and the Kremlin Troops of the Lymlin garrison in other directions also used their own methods to avoid the threat of artillery and entered the Georgiev Hall.
The red carpet in the middle of Georgiev Hall has never been so red, because it has been completely stained with the blood of soldiers from both sides.
The astronomical telescope looted from Belgium once again became Lin Wei's first yardstick for understanding trends. Although the specific situation inside Georgiev Hall could not be seen, the soldiers of the Heads of State Regiment entered one after another, but so far they have not Lin Wei had never come out, and Lin Wei could feel the blood in it. Looking up through the telescope, the Soviet soldiers upstairs were hanging head down on the window, and blood flowed along the wall to the door below.
"Continue, continue the attack. If there are not enough people, mobilize other troops immediately!" Putting down the telescope, Lin Wei said with a stern face, "If we cannot capture the Kremlin in three days, we will wait to die! There are enemies on both sides. , at least we have to deal with one enemy first, one enemy at a time, which is what the head of state has always taught us, I hope you can still remember it!"
"Leader, use napalm? Thousands of members of the Führer's Regiment have been killed. If this continues, they will all be wiped out sooner or later. Can you bear to see the Führer's Regiment that participated in the Battle of Kiev and the Battle of Minsk disappear like this?" Crawford De couldn't help but look at his mouth and said that a morning of fighting had already made this adjutant, who thought he was very cold-blooded, extremely frightened. The anxiety of the battle and the rapid approach of the Soviet Red Army from the north and south made Crawford even more frightened. At this time, Ke Lawford naturally thought of the napalm bombs that had helped the SS break the deadlock.
Lin Wei squinted his eyes and looked at his adjutant, and asked with an unpredictable smile, "Crawford, are you afraid? Do you think that since I entered Moscow, I have left Bock and Le After Bush, Manstein, and Marshal Rundstedt, did he become a paranoid?”
Crawford and a group of staff members did not speak, but their meanings were very obvious. They acquiesced in Lin Wei's words. Seeing this, Lin Wei did not explain, but said instead, "You are wondering, I once arranged the most stringent arrangements for the SS." We are well-trained and equipped with the best weapons and equipment. Why do we let these most elite soldiers fight in such a meat grinder-like battle? This is completely sending elite troops to death! But I will not explain why I did this. Don’t think I will only let the soldiers die, and I can put myself in danger if necessary, like now!"
"Continue to attack!" Lin Wei closed his eyes and said, "Let the police division strengthen the attack from the direction of Red Square. Maintain a high-intensity attack in all directions and finally smash this turtle shell!" Everyone looked at each other. , stood at attention in unison, and ended this anticlimactic suggestion with a raise of hands.
Lin Wei's confidence did not bring success to the SS. The battle lasted until two o'clock in the afternoon. Apart from increasing the number of casualties one after another, the SS gained nothing. The Führer Regiment had already been withdrawn by Lin Wei. When they came down, the number of dead was as high as 1,500, which was already half of the soldiers of the Heads of State Regiment. The National Leadership Corps took over the offensive point of the Heads of State Regiment. Although his head was bruised and bloody, Lin Wei was never ready to give up. The battle in Georgiev Hall finally ended at 2:30 in the afternoon, and the Grand Kremlin was under the control of the SS. The price paid was simply unaffordable for ordinary troops. A total of 3,000 people were killed in the three divisions of the Gendarmerie, Reich and Police Divisions. The corpses in the Great Kremlin almost filled more than 700 rooms. The dead soldiers flowed out. Blood could paint the entire Kremlin.
At this time, General Paul Hausser had left the Kremlin and went to the southern suburbs of Moscow to command the troops of the Military Police Division to snipe the Soviet 49th Army's offensive. The Soviet Red Army in the north, south, and west had already fought with The sniper troops sent by the SS exchanged fire. Among the three Soviet Red Army forces, in terms of the number of troops, the 28th Army on the northern front had the most violent offensive, and the 33rd Army of the Soviet Union closest to Moscow and to the west and the 31st Group Army are the most powerful, but the most dangerous area is on the southern front, where the 49th Army of the Soviet Union is located. In terms of military strength, the Soviet Red Army on the southern front is not the strongest. The combat effectiveness is not necessarily the strongest, but this is the last place where the Soviet Union has no worries, because the distance between the SS and the German Second Armored Group here is the farthest between the SS and other German troops. The enemy could not form an effective response, so the Soviet 49th Army could naturally attack with all its strength. The Soviet Red Army in other directions did not have this characteristic. Although they withdrew from their positions and besieged the SS under Stalin's order, the German troops to the west and north could still catch up and kick their butts at any time.
The joining of General Paul & Hauser, combined with the military police division's reputation as Germany's strongest tank equipment rate, had an effect that satisfied Lin Wei. The attack of the Soviet 49th Group Army was blocked, and Paul & Hauser General Er even concentrated most of his tanks and wiped out a division of Soviet soldiers in a counterattack.
Although the situation around Moscow is relatively stable, not all developments are smooth sailing. The current situation is more serious for the Third Armored Group Army in the north. North of Moscow, General Huth's Third Armored Army Ruov's Fifth Army was engaged in a desperate battle with the defending Thirty-first Army. At this time, the temperature had dropped to minus 15 degrees Celsius, which had always troubled the Third Armored Army. The muddy roads of the Third Armored Group Army have been alleviated, but the cold weather has become another problem. The advancing speed of the Third Armored Group Army can only be calculated in meters. For three whole weeks, the troops did not sleep. They never knew whether they would have shelter at night or whether the Russian army was waiting for them in a village ahead. The number of personnel in this army is decreasing rapidly day by day, and it cannot expect any assistance from friendly neighbors or higher headquarters. Each force says it is under threat and fighting for its survival. One battalion had been reduced to fifty men and lacked any anti-tank weapons. Only a few howitzers can withstand the attack of Su T34 tanks. Those camps with only one field artillery had no choice but to be eaten by the enemy in order to buy the entire army a few more days. The soldiers, including officers, were so exhausted that they dared not let them camp because there were only twenty-four 50mm anti-tank guns and six field howitzers left in the division. The 23rd Armored Division no longer has a division commander because the division commander's health cannot withstand the severe cold weather and the hard work of combat.
"General Huot, I have to say, if you let my troops take the lead again, I can't guarantee when they will collapse!" Faced with such a predicament, General Ruoff, who has never bowed his head, had to face his own The commander threatened.