Upon learning that the defense area in the east of the city had fallen into the hands of the Russians, Lieutenant Colonel Federman, commander of the city defense, was shocked into a cold sweat. He quickly called the commander of the armored battalion: "Major, the Russians have occupied us. There are many positions in the east of the city. I order you to immediately dispatch tanks to counterattack the Russians and be sure to drive them out of the city."
Although there is an armored battalion in the city's garrison, there are actually only five tanks of various types in total. The armored battalion commander felt that the east side might be attacked by the Soviet army, so he assigned the only fire-breathing tank to the defense area east of the city. But they were unlucky. Not long after the battle started, they were all killed by the Soviet army.
The tank battalion commander said to Federman in embarrassment: "Your Excellency, city defense commander, we originally only had five tanks. Among them, I deployed two tanks, including the fire-breathing tank, to the east of the city. Who knows if the battle will start? It didn't take long for the Russians to kill all our tanks. Even if they transferred tanks from the other three directions, it would not help. I think we should give up on Donetsk, right?"
"Nonsense." When Federman heard the tank battalion commander say this, he immediately became angry: "If Donetsk is abandoned without resistance, then you and I will wait to go to court-martial. You immediately put all the tanks, Move them all to the city center, and even if the counterattack cannot be prevented, I will re-build defenses in the city."
The 124th Regiment, which captured the east part of the city, followed the opened gap in the defense line and entered the city continuously.
Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed when he learned that the enemy's defense line had been breached. He first ordered the telegraph operator to report the good news to the cluster headquarters in Luhansk. Then he asked Samoilov to take the guard platoon and follow him to the city to watch the grand scene of capturing the entire city.
Samoylov knew Sokov's character and naturally would not stop him. Because he understood that even if he tried to persuade him, it would not have any effect. As the officer responsible for protecting his safety, all he can do is to strengthen the security of the areas where Sokov goes to prevent him from being attacked by the enemy.
According to Starcha's idea, after the first battalion, which is responsible for the main attack, seizes the defense line in the east of the city, the troops will definitely suffer heavy casualties. At this time, he can send the second or third battalion to replace them. Unexpectedly, this battalion only suffered more than 200 casualties during the entire battle, and most of the casualties occurred when attacking the German army.
The commanders and fighters of the first battalion moved forward quickly along the street. In less than an hour, they could vaguely see the church where the German headquarters was located. However, the troops encountered stubborn resistance from the enemy here. The Romanian army used the barricades on the streets to carry out a tenacious blockade. The German troops who came for reinforcements cunningly occupied the buildings on both sides of the street and fired condescendingly at the Soviet soldiers on the street, posing great danger to the commanders and fighters of the first battalion.
Seeing that his men suffered heavy casualties, Briskey was particularly anxious. He quickly ordered the troops to temporarily stop the attack and find a suitable place to hide. At the same time, he called the regiment commander Starcia and reported in detail the situation encountered by his camp.
After listening to this, Starca immediately said to Briski: "Comrade Major, your battalion is very tired after several hours of fighting. It would be a disservice to you to continue to serve on offensive missions at this time." Irresponsible. Let’s do this. Your battalion will stand still for the time being, and I will immediately send the second battalion to take over your attack.”
After hearing Starcha's order, Major Briski originally wanted to bite the bullet and say that he could continue to fight, but then he thought about it. One-third of his troops had been killed or injured. If he continued to fight, He might be maimed. So he changed his mind and decided to follow Starcha's order and let the troops stand still for the time being and stick to the occupied area.
When Sokov came to the regiment command post, he happened to see Starcha handing over the task to the commander of the second battalion, Major Golya. He listened for a while and found that Starcha did not have any detailed battle plan. He just told Golia: Be brave and launch a fierce attack on the enemy's position without fear of sacrifice.
Sokov did not agree with this kind of dismissal of troops to die. He coughed loudly to attract everyone's attention. Hearing the cough, Starcha realized that Sokov had arrived at his command post and quickly stood up to salute him.
"Colonel Starcha," Sokov said to him after raising his hand in return: "Judging from the current situation, we have no big problem in capturing the city. What we need to pay attention to now is how to reduce the number of troops during the attack. Casualties.”
The commanders and fighters of the first battalion moved forward quickly along the street. In less than an hour, they could vaguely see the church where the German headquarters was located. However, the troops encountered stubborn resistance from the enemy here. The Romanian army used the barricades on the streets to carry out a tenacious blockade. The German troops who came for reinforcements cunningly occupied the buildings on both sides of the street and fired condescendingly at the Soviet soldiers on the street, posing great danger to the commanders and fighters of the first battalion.
Seeing that his men suffered heavy casualties, Briskey was particularly anxious. He quickly ordered the troops to temporarily stop the attack and find a suitable place to hide. At the same time, he called the regiment commander Starcia and reported in detail the situation encountered by his camp.
After listening to this, Starca immediately said to Briski: "Comrade Major, your battalion is very tired after several hours of fighting. It would be a disservice to you to continue to serve on offensive missions at this time." Irresponsible. Let’s do this. Your battalion will stand still for the time being, and I will immediately send the second battalion to take over your attack.”
After hearing Starcha's order, Major Briski originally wanted to bite the bullet and say that he could continue to fight, but then he thought about it. One-third of his troops had been killed or injured. If he continued to fight, He might be maimed. So he changed his mind and decided to follow Starcha's order and let the troops stand still for the time being and stick to the occupied area.
When Sokov came to the regiment command post, he happened to see Starcha handing over the task to the commander of the second battalion, Major Golya. He listened for a while and found that Starcha did not have any detailed battle plan. He just told Golia: Be brave and launch a fierce attack on the enemy's position without fear of sacrifice.
Sokov did not agree with this kind of dismissal of troops to die. He coughed loudly to attract everyone's attention. Hearing the cough, Starcha realized that Sokov had arrived at his command post and quickly stood up to salute him.
"Colonel Starcha," Sokov said to him after raising his hand in return: "Judging from the current situation, we have no big problem in capturing the city. What we need to pay attention to now is how to reduce the number of troops during the attack. Casualties.”
