The target of the 27th Group Army's attack was the Svetlovodsk area northwest of the landing site. More than half a month ago, Sokov had planned to launch an active attack from here. However, before the attack started, it was unexpectedly discovered that the reconnaissance was wrong and there were more enemies stationed here than expected, so the attack was temporarily canceled.
Fomenko, the commander of the 84th Division, became angry because the attack was canceled. He called Sokov and Samyko every day to know when the attack could be launched as planned. But the answer I get every time is the same: Wait, when it's time for you to attack, I will naturally give you an order.
After a long wait, it was finally the day to attack.
Although Sokov arranged for three divisions to participate in the attack in this direction, the leading unit was still Major General Fomenko's 84th Infantry Division.
There was still an hour before the artillery preparations before the attack. Fomenko received a call from Sokov: "General Fomenko, has the reconnaissance team been sent out?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Fomenko quickly replied: "They have been sent out."
"Who is leading the team?"
"Lieutenant Ivar."
Sokov knew in his heart that the Second Lieutenant Iva Fomenko was talking about was Sergeant Iva, the deputy captain of the last reconnaissance team. He was promoted because he discovered the changes in the German army's strength in time and avoided the troops suffering huge losses. As a second lieutenant. He nodded slightly and then asked: "What order did you give him?"
"I ordered him to lead a small team to occupy the 103.9 heights east of the Svetlovodsk District and be responsible for guiding our artillery's artillery direction."
The altitude of 103.9 meters can only be regarded as a small mound in the mountainous area, but it is a commanding height on the bank of the Dnieper River. The high ground Fomenko mentioned can clearly see the entire Svetlovodsk area. An artillery observation point can be established there to allow artillery fire from the rear to carry out precise strikes on German positions.
"Very good." Sokov raised his hand and looked at the time. "There are still 58 minutes left before the artillery preparations begin. Are you sure that Second Lieutenant Ivar and the others can capture the 103.9 Hill?"
"Comrade Commander, I don't think the problem is big." Fomenko replied confidently: "According to our reconnaissance, the German defenders on Highland 103.9 only have two squads, with a total number of no more than 25 people. Second Lieutenant Iva led The reconnaissance team consists of 30 people, all wearing German uniforms. They will go around the high ground and then ascend the high ground from the direction of the German defense zone."
Although the fighting at the landing site on the right bank has never stopped, there has never been a battle in the Svetlovodsk district, located northwest of the landing site. The German troops responsible for the defense there were inevitably slacking off. Second Lieutenant Iva wore makeup. The reconnaissance team ascended the high ground from the direction of the German defense area, which should not arouse the vigilance of the sentries.
“General Fomenko,” Sokov warned Fomenko on the phone, “as soon as Second Lieutenant Iva and the others capture the high ground, they will immediately get in touch with the 1st Artillery Division and the 2nd Artillery Division, and use artillery fire to destroy the German army in Svetlo. Defensive positions in Vodsk District.”
"clear."
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Second Lieutenant Ivar led the reconnaissance team in makeup and climbed to the 103.9 heights along the path from the direction close to the German defense zone. It was just dawn, and the German officers and soldiers on the high ground were still sleeping. Only one sentry carrying a 98K rifle was walking back and forth in the trench.
Seeing a small unit walking along the trail towards the high ground, the sentry quickly took off his rifle from his shoulder, faced it with the gun in his hand, and asked warily: "Stop, which unit are you from?"
At the front of the team was Ivar, who was wearing the uniform of a German second lieutenant. He said to the sentry: "We are from the ninth company and have been ordered to take over your defense."
The German sentry had long known that there would be troops to take over his defense. At this moment, seeing the small team led by Ivar, he did not have the slightest doubt. But he did not lower his gun, continued to perform his duties, and asked: "Mr. Second Lieutenant, your ID."
"Oh, my ID." When Ivar said this, he winked at a soldier beside him, then pretended to take out the ID in his pocket and walked towards the sentry: "Yes, I should show it to you. My ID.”
Fortunately, Ivar often carried out reconnaissance missions disguised as German troops, and he had already prepared his documents. He came to the sentry, took out his ID from his pocket and handed it to the sentry.
In order to better check the documents, the sentry put the rifle on his shoulder again, and then took the documents from Ivar's hand. Just when he lowered his head to look at the certificate, the soldier who had received Ivar's hint had quickly come behind the sentry, covered his mouth with his hand, and quickly touched his neck with the prepared dagger, and then He let go and took a step back.
The sentry whose throat was cut covered the wound with his hand, trying to stop his blood from flowing out. But it turned out that his efforts were in vain. After a moment, he fell softly to the ground, and the blood flowing from the wound dyed the ground under him red.
"What's going on?!" Ivar stared at the soldier who killed the sentry and whispered displeasedly: "Didn't I tell you many times that after covering the enemy's mouth, he stabbed him directly in the lungs with a dagger? The blood that flows out will quickly flood his alveoli, preventing him from making any screams. Moreover, in this way, not much blood will flow out, the smell of blood is not strong, and it will not be easily detected by nearby enemies. Just look at it and you will do it What happened? With such a big pool of blood, you can smell the strong smell of blood from a distance of ten or twenty meters."
Before the soldier could admit his mistake, Ivar waved his hand to him and said, "Okay, if you have anything to say, we'll wait until the battle is over. Now go kill those enemies who are still sleeping. Remember, try to use cold weapons. To deal with them, don’t shoot if you can, so as not to expose the target.”
After hearing Ivar's order, the soldiers behind him rushed into the trench with a roar, looking for the shelter where the German troops lived, and prepared to kill the sleeping German troops inside.
The operation went relatively smoothly at the beginning. The soldiers used the daggers in their hands to send the sleeping German soldiers back to their hometowns. But no one paid attention, and their actions were seen by a German soldier who was taking advantage of the grass. The German soldiers were shocked when they saw a group of people wearing German uniforms coming out of the shelter with blood stains on the daggers in their hands. Especially when these people got together, they spoke a language he couldn't understand.
The German soldiers immediately understood that the high ground had been attacked by Russians disguised as their own people. He used the cover of weeds to crawl down the mountain quietly, hoping to report the news that the highlands were occupied by the Russians to his superiors as soon as possible.
Besides, the Soviet soldiers who occupied the highlands, after eliminating the enemies in the shelters, came to report to Ivar that all the enemies on the highlands had been eliminated.
As a senior scout, Second Lieutenant Ivar is very vigilant. After the soldiers finished reporting, he asked: "Have you counted the number of people? How many people are there?"
A soldier in charge of counting the number of people quickly reported: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, I counted carefully, there are 24 people in total."
"That's not right!" After hearing the soldiers' report, Ivar had an ominous premonition in his heart: "According to our prior reconnaissance, there were 25 enemies on the high ground. Why are there only 24 now and one more has arrived? Where did you go?"
The soldier who had just killed the sentry heard what Ivar said and said disapprovingly: "Maybe he had a health problem and went to the hospital in the rear to see a doctor. Or maybe he went back to deliver a message last night and didn't come back overnight."
"Nonsense." As soon as the soldier finished speaking, Ivar retorted: "Is this your first day as a soldier? Don't you know that even if there is a sick case, you have to wait until the garrison withdraws before you can take the sick case with you? Shall we return to the hospital together? Also, there is a telephone line leading to the rear on the high ground. Is there anything that cannot be contacted by phone instead of sending someone back to deliver a letter? "
Ivar's analysis made the soldier look shocked: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, do you think an enemy has been missed?"
"That's right, maybe he is hiding somewhere in the highlands right now." Ivar told the other party: "Organize manpower to search immediately and be sure to find him."
While the soldiers were searching on the high ground, Ivar called the radio operator and artillery observer to him. He first ordered the radio operator: "Comrade radio operator, contact the division headquarters immediately and say that we have successfully occupied the high ground."
Later, he said to the artillery observer: "Comrade observer, please measure the distance immediately, and then report the shooting parameters to the artillery unit."
The area of Highland 103.9 is not large. In less than ten minutes, the soldiers completed all the searches and returned to Second Lieutenant Iva.
"What, no trace of the enemy was found?" After listening to the report, Ivar asked in surprise: "Then where will he hide?"
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," a gray-haired veteran reported to Ivar: "I saw a pile of fresh excrement in the grass outside the position, and the weeds leading to the foot of the mountain showed signs of being suppressed. I guess we When the enemy on the high ground was being eliminated, the German soldier who slipped through the net was taking a walk in the grass. Seeing that the situation was not good, he quietly climbed down the mountain."
Ivar believed in the veteran's judgment. He nodded and said, "You are right. The missing German soldier must have discovered our whereabouts and sneaked down the mountain."
"Comrade Second Lieutenant, what should we do?" the veteran asked, "Should we be ready for battle?"
"You are right, comrade veteran." Ivar put a hand on the veteran's shoulder and said to him: "It won't be long before the Germans will send troops to retake the high ground. We must do this in advance. Good for battle."
Knowing that the German army might launch an attack on the highlands, the soldiers immediately took action and began to prepare for battle. The veteran set up a captured MG42 general-purpose machine gun and aimed it at the trail leading to the high ground. He waited for the Germans to appear and opened fire immediately.
Ivar raised his hand and looked at his watch. There were still nearly forty minutes left before the artillery preparations before the battle. He began to consider whether he should tell General Fomenko that his whereabouts might have been discovered by the Germans. In order to ensure that he could be more accurate. In order to eliminate the enemy well, can the bombardment time be advanced?
Although he knew that he was only a second lieutenant, it would be impossible to change a general's decision-making. But in order to ensure victory, he could only take a risk. He called the radio operator to him and said to him: "Comrade radio operator, help me pick up the division commander immediately. I have important information to report to him."
The target of the 27th Group Army's attack was the Svetlovodsk area northwest of the landing site. More than half a month ago, Sokov had planned to launch an active attack from here. However, before the attack started, it was unexpectedly discovered that the reconnaissance was wrong and there were more enemies stationed here than expected, so the attack was temporarily canceled.
Fomenko, the commander of the 84th Division, became angry because the attack was canceled. He called Sokov and Samyko every day to know when the attack could be launched as planned. But the answer I get every time is the same: Wait, when it's time for you to attack, I will naturally give you an order.
After a long wait, it was finally the day to attack.
Although Sokov arranged for three divisions to participate in the attack in this direction, the leading unit was still Major General Fomenko's 84th Infantry Division.
There was still an hour before the artillery preparations before the attack. Fomenko received a call from Sokov: "General Fomenko, has the reconnaissance team been sent out?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Fomenko quickly replied: "They have been sent out."
"Who is leading the team?"
"Lieutenant Ivar."
Sokov knew in his heart that the Second Lieutenant Iva Fomenko was talking about was Sergeant Iva, the deputy captain of the last reconnaissance team. He was promoted because he discovered the changes in the German army's strength in time and avoided the troops suffering huge losses. As a second lieutenant. He nodded slightly and then asked: "What order did you give him?"
"I ordered him to lead a small team to occupy the 103.9 heights east of the Svetlovodsk District and be responsible for guiding our artillery's artillery direction."
The altitude of 103.9 meters can only be regarded as a small mound in the mountainous area, but it is a commanding height on the bank of the Dnieper River. The high ground Fomenko mentioned can clearly see the entire Svetlovodsk area. An artillery observation point can be established there to allow artillery fire from the rear to carry out precise strikes on German positions.
"Very good." Sokov raised his hand and looked at the time. "There are still 58 minutes left before the artillery preparations begin. Are you sure that Second Lieutenant Ivar and the others can capture the 103.9 Hill?"
"Comrade Commander, I don't think the problem is big." Fomenko replied confidently: "According to our reconnaissance, the German defenders on Highland 103.9 only have two squads, with a total number of no more than 25 people. Second Lieutenant Iva led The reconnaissance team consists of 30 people, all wearing German uniforms. They will go around the high ground and then ascend the high ground from the direction of the German defense zone."
Although the fighting at the landing site on the right bank has never stopped, there has never been a battle in the Svetlovodsk area, located northwest of the landing site. The German troops responsible for the defense there were inevitably slacking off. Second Lieutenant Iva wore makeup. The reconnaissance team ascended the high ground from the direction of the German defense area, which should not arouse the vigilance of the sentries.
“General Fomenko,” Sokov warned Fomenko on the phone, “as soon as Second Lieutenant Iva and the others capture the high ground, they will immediately get in touch with the 1st Artillery Division and the 2nd Artillery Division, and use artillery fire to destroy the German army in Svetlo. Defensive positions in Vodsk District.”
"clear."
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Second Lieutenant Ivar led the reconnaissance team in makeup and climbed to the 103.9 heights along the path from the direction close to the German defense area. It was just dawn, and the German officers and soldiers on the high ground were still sleeping. Only one sentry carrying a 98K rifle was walking back and forth in the trench.
