Sokov thought for a while and said: "In addition to Koshkin, the people who went with me to accept the German surrender were also General Selivanov, commander of the 5th Guards Cavalry Corps. He and his men saw it with their own eyes When it comes to Stemmermann’s suicide, if the superiors really want to investigate, I think these people can testify for me.”
"Well, if it's General Selivanov, that's enough weight." Shtemenko nodded and said, "And he's not one of your subordinates, so what he says is more credible."
Since Shtemenko said there was no problem, Sokov no longer focused on this. Instead, he turned to ask Ponedelin, who had just walked over: "How is the situation with Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov? Repulse German attack?”
"Yes, Comrade Commander, they have been repulsed." Ponejelin reported to Sokov: "The German infantry, under the cover of tanks, launched an attack on the defense line of the 252nd Division. When they were still seven days away from their position, When we were more than 100 meters away, we were bombarded by artillery directly under the army. Five tanks and more than a hundred soldiers were wiped out by our intercepting artillery fire.
Those soldiers and tanks that finally got through the artillery blockade encountered tenacious resistance from the 252nd Division. After a fierce battle, the Germans once again abandoned four destroyed tanks and more than two hundred corpses, and retreated to the starting point of their attack in dejection. "
"Very good." Sokov was very satisfied with the result: "Tomorrow the attack on Uman will begin. Let all troops stick to the established offensive positions and never let the Germans take them away. Otherwise, we will attack tomorrow It is necessary to readjust the target before preparing for artillery fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, Konev called: "Comrade Sokov, I heard that the deputy chief of staff, General Shtemenko, is at your place?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal." Sokov didn't wait for Konev to ask again, and took the initiative to tell the reason why Shtemenko came to his army: "The Deputy Chief of General Staff came to me to observe how we The Germans attacked."
"Oh, you went to your army group to observe the war?" Konev said in surprise: "Why didn't I receive any notice? What on earth is going on?"
Sokov didn't know what was going on, but since Shtemenko didn't inform Konev, he must have his reasons, and it was hard for him as an outsider to say anything. I can only ask politely: "Comrade Marshal, Deputy Chief of General Staff Shtemenko is here. Do you need to speak to him?"
Konev was silent for a moment, and then said: "Since he came to the front without notifying me, he must not be willing to call me. I don't think it is necessary to call me."
"Comrade Marshal," Sokov suddenly remembered that Lunev would soon come to the front line to investigate him in accordance with the orders of his superiors. He quickly said to Konev: "There is one more thing I need to report to you."
"whats the matter?"
"I received a call from Lunev not long ago from Moscow, saying that he was about to fly to the frontier to investigate me."
"Investigate you?" Konev was shocked after hearing this: "Comrade Sokov, what happened? Your superiors actually asked Lunev to investigate you?"
Sokov thought for a while and said: "In addition to Koshkin, the people who went with me to accept the German surrender were also General Selivanov, commander of the 5th Guards Cavalry Corps. He and his men saw it with their own eyes When it comes to Stemmermann’s suicide, if the superiors really want to investigate, I think these people can testify for me.”
"Well, if it's General Selivanov, that's enough weight." Shtemenko nodded and said, "And he's not one of your subordinates, so what he says is more credible."
Since Shtemenko said there was no problem, Sokov no longer focused on this. Instead, he turned to ask Ponedelin, who had just walked over: "How is the situation with Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov? Repulse German attack?”
"Yes, Comrade Commander, they have been repelled." Ponejelin reported to Sokov: "The German infantry, under the cover of tanks, launched an attack on the defense line of the 252nd Division. When they were still seven days away from their position, When we were more than 100 meters away, we were bombarded by artillery directly under the army. Five tanks and more than a hundred soldiers were wiped out by our intercepting artillery fire.
Those soldiers and tanks that finally got through the artillery blockade encountered tenacious resistance from the 252nd Division. After a fierce battle, the Germans once again abandoned four destroyed tanks and more than two hundred corpses, and retreated to the starting point of their attack in dejection. "
"Very good." Sokov was very satisfied with the result: "Tomorrow the attack on Uman will begin. Let all troops stick to the established offensive positions and never let the Germans take them away. Otherwise, we will attack tomorrow It is necessary to readjust the target before preparing for artillery fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, Konev called: "Comrade Sokov, I heard that the deputy chief of staff, General Shtemenko, is at your place?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal." Without waiting for Konev to ask again, Sokov took the initiative to tell the reason why Shtemenko came to his army: "The deputy chief of staff came to me to observe how we The Germans attacked."
"Oh, you went to your army group to observe the war?" Konev said in surprise: "Why didn't I receive any notice? What on earth is going on?"
Sokov didn't know what was going on, but since Shtemenko didn't inform Konev, he must have his reasons, and it was hard for him as an outsider to say anything. I can only ask politely: "Comrade Marshal, Deputy Chief of General Staff Shtemenko is here. Do you need to speak to him?"
Konev was silent for a moment, and then said: "Since he came to the front without notifying me, he must not be willing to call me. I don't think it is necessary to call me."
"Comrade Marshal," Sokov suddenly remembered that Lunev would soon come to the front line to investigate him in accordance with the orders of his superiors. He quickly said to Konev: "There is one more thing I need to report to you."
"whats the matter?"
"I received a call from Lunev not long ago from Moscow, saying that he was about to fly to the frontier to investigate me."
"Investigate you?" Konev was shocked after hearing this: "Comrade Sokov, what happened? Your superiors actually asked Lunev to investigate you?"
Sokov thought for a while and said: "In addition to Koshkin, the people who went with me to accept the German surrender were also General Selivanov, commander of the 5th Guards Cavalry Corps. He and his men saw it with their own eyes When it comes to Stemmermann’s suicide, if the superiors really want to investigate, I think these people can testify for me.”
"Well, if it's General Selivanov, that's enough weight." Shtemenko nodded and said, "And he's not one of your subordinates, so what he says is more credible."
Since Shtemenko said there was no problem, Sokov no longer focused on this. Instead, he turned to ask Ponedelin, who had just walked over: "How is the situation with Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov? Repulse German attack?”
"Yes, Comrade Commander, they have been repelled." Ponejelin reported to Sokov: "The German infantry, under the cover of tanks, launched an attack on the defense line of the 252nd Division. When they were still seven days away from their position, When we were more than 100 meters away, we were bombarded by artillery directly under the army. Five tanks and more than a hundred soldiers were wiped out by our intercepting artillery fire.
Those soldiers and tanks that finally got through the artillery blockade encountered tenacious resistance from the 252nd Division. After a fierce battle, the Germans once again abandoned four destroyed tanks and more than two hundred corpses, and retreated to the starting point of their attack in dejection. "
"Very good." Sokov was very satisfied with the result: "Tomorrow the attack on Uman will begin. Let all troops stick to the established offensive positions and never let the Germans take them away. Otherwise, we will attack tomorrow It is necessary to readjust the target before preparing for artillery fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, Konev called: "Comrade Sokov, I heard that the deputy chief of staff, General Shtemenko, is at your place?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal." Without waiting for Konev to ask again, Sokov took the initiative to tell the reason why Shtemenko came to his army: "The deputy chief of staff came to me to observe how we The Germans attacked."
"Oh, you went to your army group to observe the war?" Konev said in surprise: "Why didn't I receive any notice? What on earth is going on?"
Sokov didn't know what was going on, but since Shtemenko didn't inform Konev, he must have his reasons, and it was hard for him as an outsider to say anything. I can only ask politely: "Comrade Marshal, Deputy Chief of General Staff Shtemenko is here. Do you need to speak to him?"
Konev was silent for a moment, and then said: "Since he came to the front without notifying me, he must not be willing to call me. I don't think it is necessary to call me."
"Comrade Marshal," Sokov suddenly remembered that Lunev would soon come to the front line to investigate him in accordance with the orders of his superiors. He quickly said to Konev: "There is one more thing I need to report to you."
"whats the matter?"
"I received a call from Lunev not long ago from Moscow, saying that he was about to fly to the frontier to investigate me."
"Investigate you?" Konev was shocked after hearing this: "Comrade Sokov, what happened? Your superiors actually asked Lunev to investigate you?"
Sokov thought for a while and said: "In addition to Koshkin, the people who went with me to accept the German surrender were also General Selivanov, commander of the 5th Guards Cavalry Corps. He and his men saw it with their own eyes When it comes to Stemmermann’s suicide, if the superiors really want to investigate, I think these people can testify for me.”
"Well, if it's General Selivanov, that's enough weight." Shtemenko nodded and said, "And he's not one of your subordinates, so what he says is more credible."
Since Shtemenko said there was no problem, Sokov no longer focused on this. Instead, he turned to ask Ponedelin, who had just walked over: "How is the situation with Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov? Repulse A German attack?”
"Yes, Comrade Commander, they have been repelled." Ponejelin reported to Sokov: "The German infantry, under the cover of tanks, launched an attack on the defense line of the 252nd Division. When they were still seven days away from their position, When we were more than 100 meters away, we were bombarded by artillery directly under the army. Five tanks and more than a hundred soldiers were wiped out by our intercepting artillery fire.
Those soldiers and tanks that finally got through the artillery blockade encountered tenacious resistance from the 252nd Division. After a fierce battle, the Germans once again abandoned four destroyed tanks and more than two hundred corpses, and retreated to the starting point of their attack in dejection. "
"Very good." Sokov was very satisfied with the result: "Tomorrow the attack on Uman will begin. Let all troops stick to the established offensive positions and never let the Germans take them away. Otherwise, we will attack tomorrow It is necessary to readjust the target before preparing for artillery fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, Konev called: "Comrade Sokov, I heard that the deputy chief of staff, General Shtemenko, is at your place?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal." Without waiting for Konev to ask again, Sokov took the initiative to tell the reason why Shtemenko came to his army: "The deputy chief of staff came to me to observe how we The Germans attacked."
"Oh, you went to your army group to observe the war?" Konev said in surprise: "Why didn't I receive any notice? What on earth is going on?"
Sokov didn't know what was going on, but since Shtemenko didn't inform Konev, he must have his reasons, and it was hard for him as an outsider to say anything. I can only ask politely: "Comrade Marshal, Deputy Chief of General Staff Shtemenko is here. Do you need to speak to him?"
Konev was silent for a moment, and then said: "Since he came to the front without notifying me, he must not be willing to call me. I don't think it is necessary to call me."
"Comrade Marshal," Sokov suddenly remembered that Lunev would soon come to the front line to investigate him in accordance with the orders of his superiors. He quickly said to Konev: "There is one more thing I need to report to you."
"whats the matter?"
"I received a call from Lunev not long ago from Moscow, saying that he was about to fly to the frontier to investigate me."
"Investigate you?" Konev was shocked after hearing this: "Comrade Sokov, what happened? Your superiors actually asked Lunev to investigate you?"
Sokov thought for a while and said: "In addition to Koshkin, the people who went with me to accept the German surrender were also General Selivanov, commander of the 5th Guards Cavalry Corps. He and his men saw it with their own eyes When it comes to Stemmermann’s suicide, if the superiors really want to investigate, I think these people can testify for me.”
Since Shtemenko said there was no problem, Sokov no longer focused on this. Instead, he turned to ask Ponedelin, who had just walked over: "How is the situation with Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov? Repulse A German attack?”
"Yes, Comrade Commander, they have been repelled." Ponejelin reported to Sokov: "The German infantry, under the cover of tanks, launched an attack on the defense line of the 252nd Division. When they were still seven days away from their position, When we were more than 100 meters away, we were bombarded by artillery directly under the army. Five tanks and more than a hundred soldiers were wiped out by our intercepting artillery fire.
Those soldiers and tanks that finally got through the artillery blockade encountered tenacious resistance from the 252nd Division. After a fierce battle, the Germans once again abandoned four destroyed tanks and more than two hundred corpses, and retreated to the starting point of their attack in dejection. "
