"Oh, killed a German convoy transporting ammunition?" This is not the first time Sokov has been on the battlefield. Naturally, he knows how big the movement will be when a convoy transporting ammunition is wiped out. As long as a truck explodes, the surrounding vehicles will be destroyed. They will all be affected. As for the soldiers escorting the car, I'm afraid they would have been wiped out long ago. "Comrade Colonel, when this battle is over, you must remind me to award honors to Holor and his team."
After learning that his subordinates could receive medals, Colonel Chuvashov naturally beamed: "Don't worry, Comrade Commander. Even if you don't let me remind you, I will apply for Sergeant Hollor and the others as soon as the battle is over. Awarded."
Sokov's last call was to Lieutenant Colonel Goryachkin. Sokov felt that since the other party was his old subordinate, it was already commonplace to carry out sabotage operations behind the enemy's rear. Putting him last might give him an unexpected surprise.
"Lieutenant Colonel Golyachkin," Sokov asked straight to the point after the call was connected, "What kind of results did the small team you sent achieve?"
"Comrade Commander," Goryachkin said with some excitement after hearing Sokov's voice: "I just received a telegram from the squad and was about to report it to you. Unexpectedly, your call came... Called first."
After hearing what Lieutenant Colonel Golyachkin said, Sokov immediately realized that his guess was correct. The small team sent by the other party had achieved considerable results, so he smiled and said: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, don't be so pretentious." , please tell me your situation quickly."
"The person in charge of commanding the small unit is Captain Grisa, the fourth company commander." Lieutenant Colonel Goryachkin knew that Grisa was from the garrison platoon of Khimki and was one of Sokov's earliest subordinates. The results of the battle must satisfy Sokov: "They operated far away from the 658th Regiment's defense line. Although their number was a little small, the results they achieved were not small. They destroyed fifteen enemy tanks one after another, and fought with An equal number of armored vehicles and trucks, and killed more than two hundred enemies?”
If another team reported such a battle report, Sokov would definitely think that the other team was lying about military information. But since the team was led by Grisa himself, it seemed reasonable to achieve such a record. However, for the sake of safety, he still asked cautiously: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, are the situations you reported true?"
"It's true, it's completely true." According to usual practice, when the troops achieve such results, they must conduct repeated verification through several channels. However, out of his trust in Grisa, Lieutenant Colonel Goryachkin believed that he would not lie to him about the military situation, so he endorsed Grisa in front of Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I believe Grisa The results reported by Captain Sa are all true. If you find anything wrong afterwards, you can remove me from my post."
Sokov wrote down the statistical results on paper and found that the best performance was Grisa's team; the second was Sergeant Hollor's team. He stared at the content on the paper and thought silently: It seems that the longer his subordinates follow him, the tactics they use gradually become far away from the rigid tactics of the Soviet army in the past, making those who think they have mastered the Soviet tactics The German commander suffered a big loss.
When he thought of the German commander, he couldn't help but think of the annihilated Imperial Division. Due to the appearance of his own little butterfly, the 2nd SS Panzer Corps that participated in the attack on Prokhorovka lacked an important imperial division, which greatly reduced the pressure on the defenders holding on to the city.
However, what worries Sokov is that because the German flag was not captured and the division commander Tansen was captured, even if the Imperial Division was basically wiped out, this unit would not be demobilized by the German High Command. On the contrary, they can reorganize this force in the shortest possible time.
"Comrade Colonel," Sokov raised his head. Seeing Koida staring at him intently, he couldn't help but ask him: "The Imperial Division was basically wiped out by us, but their division commander was not captured. Tell me. , where could he go?"
"Comrade Commander, as far as I know, German commanders are very afraid of death." Koida said: "Take the division-level headquarters as an example. Our division commanders are generally placed very close to the front. The nearest It was even only three hundred meters away. And the enemy, not to mention the division command, even the regiment command post was usually more than ten or twenty kilometers away from the front line. I think Tansen, the commander of the Imperial Division, must have seen that the situation was not good, so he Escaped early."
"When he saw that the Imperial Division was in danger, it was entirely possible for him to escape early." Sokov frowned and said thoughtfully: "But where is he now?"
"I don't know." Although Koida is the division commander, his troops have not fought against the Imperial Division after all. It is basically impossible to figure out Tansen's whereabouts. He answered cautiously: "Maybe he was killed in the battle."
"The Imperial Division is an elite unit of the German army. It was annihilated by us twice in a row. Even if the person who served as the division commander had not fallen into our hands, his life would have been difficult." Sokov smiled faintly and said: "If I were a tank If Sen, he might commit suicide out of shame so as not to be embarrassed when he returns to Berlin."
Sokov said this because he remembered that during the Battle of Kursk, the commander of the German 17th Armored Division, General Sengel Onder Etling, because the tanks in his division were involved in the Prokhorovka Tank Showdown He suffered all his losses and was ashamed for a moment. After reporting the situation to Manstein, he shot himself outside the command cabin.
The Imperial Division was the second-largest SS division, second only to the Flag Guard Division, and could be said to be the face of the German army. But they were almost wiped out twice, which made the top German army officials feel extremely embarrassed. In this way, even if Tansen escapes by luck, no one will give him a good look.
Sokov's guess was correct. On the day the Imperial Division was destroyed, Tansen fled back to Manstein's headquarters. Unexpectedly, after hearing the news of Tansen's arrival from his subordinates, Manstein simply said to his adjutant: "Commander Tansen must be tired. Find a place for him to rest. Remember, you must Post more sentries to ensure his safety."
The adjutant understood that Manstein's absence from Tansen was just to save face for the other party, so as to avoid any embarrassment in the meeting between the two parties. In addition, Manstein specifically mentioned that more manpower should be deployed to protect Tansen's safety, implying that he would put Tansen under house arrest and not let him leave before the headquarters in Berlin made a decision on punishment.
After Tansen found out that he was under house arrest, he immediately made a fuss and clamored to see Manstein. But his adjutant settled down, and after he calmed down, he said coldly: "Commander Tansen, your Excellency the Marshal is making arrangements to attack the city of Prokhorovka and does not have time to see you. Just have a good rest here. If If you need anything, just tell the guards protecting you and they will provide you with the necessary help."
Tansen, who was under house arrest, was able to learn some things about the outside world from the soldiers guarding him. Originally, he had resigned himself to his fate and planned to return to Berlin to face trial after this battle was over. Unexpectedly, during the day, I heard two guards at the door chatting: "Have you heard? The troops of the Flag Guard Division have rushed into the city of Prokhorovka. The Russians in the city have suffered heavy losses and are hurriedly retreating."
"Really?" another guard exclaimed: "Does this mean that the Flag Guard Division will be able to capture the city of Prokhorovka from the beginning to tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow?!" the guard who spoke first said disdainfully: "As the Flag Guard Division rushed into the city, the Russians have fallen into chaos. Do you think they can persist until tomorrow under such circumstances? In my opinion, in the end Soon after dark today, the Russians in Prokhorovka will be completely wiped out."
As a commander who had participated in many battles, Tansen naturally understood that there were many exaggerations in what these guards said. Coupled with some false news, the news spoken by these people is far from the actual situation. But when he thought that if his troops had not been completely wiped out, then there would be his own Imperial Division among the troops attacking Prokhorovka City at this moment.
Tansen thought that it was because the head of state trusted him that he made him the commander of the Imperial Division, and mobilized elite troops from all aspects to reorganize the Imperial Division. Unexpectedly, he did not serve as a division for long, but he ruined this army. Thinking of this, Tansen felt that he was too embarrassed to go back to Berlin, so he began to look for things in the house, preparing to make a break.
When the guard guarding Tan Sen came to deliver food at dark, he was surprised to find Tan Sen hanging on the window frame. He quickly stepped forward and put him down. When he checked his breathing, he found that he had been dead for a long time.
The guard felt that this was a big deal and quickly informed Manstein's adjutant. After the adjutant got the news, he hurried to the place where Tansen was under house arrest. Before entering, he angrily asked the guard: "What did he use to hang himself?"
"He tore up the sheets and twisted them into strips." The guard replied tremblingly, "He used the sheets twisted into strips and hung them on the window frame."
"Idiot, absolutely idiot." The adjutant continued to curse: "Didn't you hear such a loud noise like hanging?"
"No," the guard hurriedly shook his head and replied, "We didn't hear any movement outside the door."
The adjutant walked into the room and saw Tansen's body lying on the bed, with his hands folded on his chest. He looked suddenly as if he was sleeping. The adjutant stepped forward and first stretched out his hand to check his breathing, wishfully thinking that maybe Tansen would come back to life in the next moment. The guard quickly said: "Mr. officer, we have checked, he is really dead."
After confirming Tansen's death, the adjutant returned to Manstein's command cabin and reported to him: "Your Excellency, Marshal, I have an unfortunate incident that I need to report to you."
"What's going on?" Manstein asked curiously.
After the adjutant was silent for a moment, he said: "Master Tansen hanged himself with a sheet rolled into strips in the room where he was detained."
"What, Tansen hanged?" This bad news surprised Manstein. He asked in surprise: "Why did he hang himself suddenly? Did something happen?"
"Nothing should have happened." The adjutant replied in an uncertain tone: "I carefully asked the two guards who were guarding him. When Tansen committed suicide, there was no movement at all in the room..."
"I'm not asking you whether the noise he made when he committed suicide was big." Manstein said impatiently: "I just want to find out what happened that was so serious that it prompted him to choose suicide."
After some thought, the adjutant said thoughtfully: "Your Excellency, Marshal, I talked to the two guards guarding them, and they didn't say anything to each other. They occasionally mentioned that our army had advanced to Proho. Things at Lovka Castle.”
The guard felt that this was a big deal and quickly informed Manstein's adjutant. After the adjutant got the news, he hurried to the place where Tansen was under house arrest. Before entering, he angrily asked the guard: "What did he use to hang himself?"
"He tore up the sheets and twisted them into strips." The guard replied tremblingly, "He used the sheets twisted into strips and hung them on the window frame."
"Idiot, absolutely idiot." The adjutant continued to curse: "Didn't you hear such a loud noise like hanging?"
"No," the guard hurriedly shook his head and replied, "We didn't hear any movement outside the door."
The adjutant walked into the room and saw Tansen's body lying on the bed, with his hands folded on his chest. He looked suddenly as if he was sleeping. The adjutant stepped forward and first stretched out his hand to check his breathing, wishfully thinking that maybe Tansen would come back to life in the next moment. The guard quickly said: "Mr. officer, we have checked, he is really dead."
After confirming Tansen's death, the adjutant returned to Manstein's command cabin and reported to him: "Your Excellency, Marshal, I have an unfortunate incident that I need to report to you."
"What's going on?" Manstein asked curiously.
After the adjutant was silent for a moment, he said: "Master Tansen hanged himself with a sheet rolled into strips in the room where he was detained."
"What, Tansen hanged?" This bad news surprised Manstein. He asked in surprise: "Why did he hang himself suddenly? Did something happen?"
"Nothing should have happened." The adjutant replied in an uncertain tone: "I carefully asked the two guards who were guarding him. When Tansen committed suicide, there was no movement at all in the room..."
"I'm not asking you whether the noise he made when he committed suicide was big." Manstein said impatiently: "I just want to find out what happened that was so serious that it prompted him to choose suicide."
After some thought, the adjutant said thoughtfully: "Your Excellency, Marshal, I talked to the two guards guarding them, and they didn't say anything to each other. They occasionally mentioned that our army had advanced to Proho. Things at Lovka Castle.”
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