"Hey~!" Zaharov let out a long sigh, and then said: "When I informed General Goryunov to send a reconnaissance plane, I took into account that the Zhitomir region was already under the control of our army and wanted to reconnoiter Uman, Vinnitsa, etc. The German defense of the ground is a very simple matter, so just let him send a reconnaissance plane."
Sokov vaguely felt that the failure of this reconnaissance was probably related to Zakharov's underestimation of the enemy. He said casually: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I think it is precisely because Zhytomir Prefecture is in the hands of our army, and the prefecture is The German defenses in the adjacent Uman and Vinnitsa areas will become even tighter, not only on the ground but also in the air."
After hearing what Sokov said, Zakharov was silent for a long time, and then said: "Comrade Sokov, I didn't expect you to see the problem so thoroughly. Yes, the German defenses in the Uman and Vinnitsa areas are very Strictly. At that time, General Goryunov also felt that it would be difficult to complete the mission by sending only one reconnaissance aircraft, so he offered to send a squadron of reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance in the area."
Although Sokov is not an Air Force commander, he knows the flight organization of the 5th Air Force Group Army. A reconnaissance aircraft squadron is equipped with four reconnaissance aircraft. He asked with some surprise: "Didn't all four reconnaissance planes complete the reconnaissance mission?"
"Yes," Zaharov said in a positive tone: "The four reconnaissance planes were hit by artillery fire from the ground as soon as they entered the sky above Uman. At that time, one plane was hit by artillery fire. Fortunately, the pilot was in time. I only saved one life by parachuting. After the remaining three reconnaissance planes passed through the German anti-aircraft artillery air defense area, they were intercepted by German fighter jets. In just a few minutes, two more were shot down. Fortunately, the remaining three reconnaissance planes were shot down. The pilot of the reconnaissance plane was an experienced and excellent pilot. He successfully escaped the pursuit of German fighter jets and successfully returned to the airport."
After learning that only one of the four reconnaissance planes successfully returned, Sokov realized that if he wanted to find the open pit, he could not count on the air force. But it would be a waste of time to send a reconnaissance team to conduct reconnaissance. After thinking for a long time, Zakharov said to him: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I remember that Comrade Khrushchev used to work in Ukraine, and he should be very clear about local affairs. Do you think you can get some help from him?" Contact him and ask him about the open pit mine?"
Sokov's words reminded Zakharov: "You are right, Comrade Sokov. Now Comrade Khrushchev still holds the title of military commissar in the First Ukrainian Front. I I will contact him as soon as possible to see if I can get any useful clues from him, just wait for my good news."
Although Zakharov agreed to help him contact Khrushchev and learn about the open-pit mine from him, Sokov still did not dare to place all his hopes on him. If Khrushchev does not understand the open-pit mine in Uman, his hopes will be dashed again.
Therefore, he said to Smirnov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, to find out the specific location of the open-pit mine, we cannot completely rely on our superiors, we still have to find a way ourselves."
"But, Comrade Commander." Smirnov said with some surprise: "Didn't General Zakharov promise you to contact Comrade Khrushchev immediately and ask him about the open-pit mine?"
Sokov waved his hand towards Smirnov and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, although Khrushchev used to work in Ukraine, he is so busy with his daily work that he has no time to care about a mining problem. I think it's possible I couldn’t find any useful information from him. Therefore, in order to find out the specific location of the open-pit mine, we can only send our own scouts to conduct reconnaissance in the Uman area."
"Okay," Smirnov said helplessly after listening to Sokov's words: "I immediately contacted the director of the reconnaissance department and asked him to arrange a suitable reconnaissance team to conduct reconnaissance in the Uman area."
"Uman has a vast territory. Just sending a reconnaissance team may not have much effect." Sokov added: "Ask the director of the reconnaissance department to send a few more teams to perform reconnaissance missions, and let them each be responsible for an area. This allows us to find what we're looking for faster."
This matter was of great importance, and Smirnov did not dare to neglect it. He immediately picked up the phone and called the director of the reconnaissance department and ordered him to arrange several capable reconnaissance teams to rush to the Uman area after dark to conduct reconnaissance there.
After putting down the phone, Smirnov said with emotion: "Comrade Commander, if we had known earlier that there were 20,000 to 30,000 prisoners of war in the Uman open-pit mine, we could have asked Manstein to exchange the prisoners there for us before the exchange. "
"Comrade Chief of Staff, you are thinking too much." Sokov said with a wry smile: "Manstein will never return the prisoners of war in the open pit to us through exchange."
"Why?" Smirnov asked puzzled.
"The reason is very simple. The prisoner-of-war camp in Shebinka is very close to the defense area of the 5th Mechanized Army. If friendly forces launch an assault, the prisoner-of-war camp can be liberated in less than two hours." Sokov said: "If it were changed The commander of the SS would probably order everyone in the prison camp to be killed, leaving no one behind for us. But Manstein was different. He couldn't do such a cruel thing. He might be in a dilemma. On the occasion, we asked him to exchange prisoners of war for General Stemmermann's body and German wounded soldiers, and he took advantage of the situation and returned these prisoners of war to us."
"Hey~!" Zaharov let out a long sigh, and then said: "When I informed General Goryunov to send a reconnaissance plane, I took into account that the Zhitomir region was already under the control of our army and wanted to reconnoiter Uman, Vinnitsa, etc. The German defense of the ground is a very simple matter, so just let him send a reconnaissance plane."
Sokov vaguely felt that the failure of this reconnaissance was probably related to Zakharov's underestimation of the enemy. He said casually: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I think it is precisely because Zhytomir Prefecture is in the hands of our army, and the prefecture is The German defenses in the adjacent Uman and Vinnitsa areas will become even tighter, not only on the ground but also in the air."
After hearing what Sokov said, Zakharov was silent for a long time, and then said: "Comrade Sokov, I didn't expect you to see the problem so thoroughly. Yes, the German defenses in the Uman and Vinnitsa areas are very Strictly. At that time, General Goryunov also felt that it would be difficult to complete the mission by sending only one reconnaissance aircraft, so he offered to send a squadron of reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance in the area."
Although Sokov is not an Air Force commander, he knows the flight organization of the 5th Air Force Group Army. A reconnaissance aircraft squadron is equipped with four reconnaissance aircraft. He asked with some surprise: "Didn't all four reconnaissance planes complete the reconnaissance mission?"
"Yes," Zaharov said in a positive tone: "The four reconnaissance planes were hit by artillery fire from the ground as soon as they entered the sky above Uman. At that time, one plane was hit by artillery fire. Fortunately, the pilot was in time. I only saved one life by parachuting. After the remaining three reconnaissance planes passed through the German anti-aircraft artillery air defense area, they were intercepted by German fighter jets. In just a few minutes, two more were shot down. Fortunately, the remaining three reconnaissance planes were shot down. The pilot of the reconnaissance plane was an experienced and excellent pilot. He successfully escaped the pursuit of German fighter jets and successfully returned to the airport."
After learning that only one of the four reconnaissance planes successfully returned, Sokov realized that if he wanted to find the open pit, he could not count on the air force. But it would be a waste of time to send a reconnaissance team to conduct reconnaissance. After thinking for a long time, Zakharov said to him: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I remember that Comrade Khrushchev used to work in Ukraine, and he should be very clear about local affairs. Do you think you can get some help from him?" Contact him and ask him about the open pit mine?"
Sokov's words reminded Zakharov: "You are right, Comrade Sokov. Now Comrade Khrushchev still holds the title of military commissar in the First Ukrainian Front. I I will contact him as soon as possible to see if I can get any useful clues from him, just wait for my good news."
Although Zakharov agreed to help him contact Khrushchev and learn about the open-pit mine from him, Sokov still did not dare to place all his hopes on him. If Khrushchev does not understand the open-pit mine in Uman, his hopes will be dashed again.
Therefore, he said to Smirnov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, to find out the specific location of the open-pit mine, we cannot completely rely on our superiors, we still have to find a way ourselves."
"But, Comrade Commander." Smirnov said with some surprise: "Didn't General Zakharov promise you to contact Comrade Khrushchev immediately and ask him about the open-pit mine?"
Sokov waved his hand towards Smirnov and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, although Khrushchev used to work in Ukraine, he is so busy with his daily work that he has no time to care about a mining problem. I think it's possible I couldn’t find any useful information from him. Therefore, in order to find out the specific location of the open-pit mine, we can only send our own scouts to conduct reconnaissance in the Uman area."
"Okay," Smirnov said helplessly after listening to Sokov's words: "I immediately contacted the director of the reconnaissance department and asked him to arrange a suitable reconnaissance team to conduct reconnaissance in the Uman area."
"Uman has a vast territory. Just sending a reconnaissance team may not have much effect." Sokov added: "Ask the director of the reconnaissance department to send a few more teams to perform reconnaissance missions, and let them each be responsible for an area. This allows us to find what we're looking for faster."
This matter was of great importance, and Smirnov did not dare to neglect it. He immediately picked up the phone and called the director of the reconnaissance department and ordered him to arrange several capable reconnaissance teams to rush to the Uman area after dark to conduct reconnaissance there.
After putting down the phone, Smirnov said with emotion: "Comrade Commander, if we had known earlier that there were 20,000 to 30,000 prisoners of war in the Uman open-pit mine, we could have asked Manstein to exchange the prisoners there for us before the exchange. "
"Comrade Chief of Staff, you are thinking too much." Sokov said with a wry smile: "Manstein will never return the prisoners of war in the open pit to us through exchange."
"The reason is very simple. The prisoner-of-war camp in Shebinka is very close to the defense area of the 5th Mechanized Army. If friendly forces launch an assault, the prisoner-of-war camp can be liberated in less than two hours." Sokov said: "If it were changed The commander of the SS would probably order everyone in the prison camp to be killed, leaving no one behind for us. But Manstein was different. He couldn't do such a cruel thing. He might be in a dilemma. On the occasion, we asked him to exchange prisoners of war for General Stemmermann's body and German wounded soldiers, and he took advantage of the situation and returned these prisoners of war to us."
"Hey~!" Zaharov let out a long sigh, and then said: "When I informed General Goryunov to send a reconnaissance plane, I took into account that the Zhitomir region was already under the control of our army and wanted to reconnoiter Uman, Vinnitsa, etc. The German defense of the ground is a very simple matter, so just let him send a reconnaissance plane."
Sokov vaguely felt that the failure of this reconnaissance was probably related to Zakharov's underestimation of the enemy. He said casually: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I think it is precisely because Zhytomir Prefecture is in the hands of our army, and the prefecture is The German defenses in the adjacent Uman and Vinnitsa areas will become even tighter, not only on the ground but also in the air."
After hearing what Sokov said, Zakharov was silent for a long time, and then said: "Comrade Sokov, I didn't expect you to see the problem so thoroughly. Yes, the German defenses in the Uman and Vinnitsa areas are very Strictly. At that time, General Goryunov also felt that it would be difficult to complete the mission by sending only one reconnaissance aircraft, so he offered to send a squadron of reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance in the area."
Although Sokov is not an Air Force commander, he knows the flight organization of the 5th Air Force Group Army. A reconnaissance aircraft squadron is equipped with four reconnaissance aircraft. He asked with some surprise: "Didn't all four reconnaissance planes complete the reconnaissance mission?"
"Yes," Zakharov said in a positive tone: "The four reconnaissance planes were hit by artillery fire from the ground as soon as they entered the sky above Uman. At that time, one plane was hit by artillery fire. Fortunately, the pilots were in time. I only saved one life by parachuting. After the remaining three reconnaissance planes passed through the German anti-aircraft artillery air defense area, they were intercepted by German fighter jets. In just a few minutes, two more were shot down. Fortunately, the remaining three reconnaissance planes were shot down. The pilot of the reconnaissance plane was an experienced and excellent pilot. He successfully escaped the pursuit of German fighter jets and successfully returned to the airport."
After learning that only one of the four reconnaissance planes successfully returned, Sokov realized that if he wanted to find the open pit, he could not count on the air force. But it would be a waste of time to send a reconnaissance team to conduct reconnaissance. After thinking for a long time, Zakharov said to him: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I remember that Comrade Khrushchev used to work in Ukraine, and he should be very clear about local affairs. Do you think you can get some help from him?" Contact him and ask him about the open pit mine?"
Sokov's words reminded Zakharov: "You are right, Comrade Sokov. Now Comrade Khrushchev still holds the title of military commissar in the First Ukrainian Front. I I will contact him as soon as possible to see if I can get any useful clues from him, just wait for my good news."
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