The 18th Guards Army advanced very quickly. By noon, they had broken through three German lines of defense and reached the town of Ulyanovka seven kilometers away. After a fierce battle, the enemies who held their positions were either eliminated or fled in panic towards Uman.
Sokov received a call from Afunin. After learning about the results achieved by the army, he first praised the 3rd Guards Airborne Division, and then said: "General Afunin, the 3rd Airborne Division fought The commanders and soldiers must have been very tired all morning..."
"Comrade Commander," division commander Konev was obviously next to Afunin. Hearing what Sokov said, he quickly expressed his position and said: "Although our division has been fighting all morning, this is the moment when morale is high. , we can definitely continue to fight.”
"Colonel Konev," Sokov heard Konev's voice and said to him earnestly: "I know your division is fighting very well, but the commanders and soldiers are tired after a whole morning of fighting. They should be allowed to They stopped to rest, eat something, and regain their strength so that they could continue to complete the next combat mission."
Now that Sokov had spoken to this extent, what else could Konev say, so he could only agree aggrievedly.
When Afnin saw Sokov ordering the 3rd Airborne Division to stop and rest, he asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, do you intend to have our army temporarily stop attacking?"
"General Afnin, I only asked the 3rd Airborne Division to stop and rest, but I did not order your army to stop attacking the German army." Sokov said in a stern tone: "I ordered Major General Rumyantsev's 4th Airborne Division to take over the attack. Remember, put the two divisions into battle in turn. This will not only ensure that our commanders and soldiers have sufficient physical strength, but also prevent the enemy who is in panic from resting. Under the ebb and flow of the other, we can use Minimal casualties lead to victory.”
After finishing the call with Afunin, Sokov directly called the 49th Army headquarters and said straight to the point: "I am Sokov, let your army commander, General Melekhov, answer the phone."
Melehov's voice soon came from the receiver: "Hello, Comrade Commander, I am Melehov. Do you have any instructions?"
"The troops of the 18th Guards Army have successfully occupied the town of Ulyanovka. How is your attack going?"
"Since replacing Colonel Stilitz's 116th Division, our progress has been much smoother." Melekhov replied: "So far, they have successfully broken through the two lines of German defense and are moving toward The third line of defense launches an attack. If all goes well, it should be possible to break through the German third line of defense before dark."
The reason why Sokov placed two armies in the Vilishanka area at that time was because the German army had many fortifications in that direction and its defensive power was relatively strong. But unexpectedly, the 49th fought for a whole morning and failed to even break through the German third line of defense.
According to the original combat plan, the troops attacking in the Velishanka area were to capture the town of Golovanivsik before 2 p.m. at the latest. The Germans have deployed four lines of defense between the town and the Vilishankar area, but now they have not even been able to break through the third line. If we continue fighting at this speed, we will have to wait until tomorrow at the earliest to reach the outskirts of the town.
"General Melekhov, it's too slow." Sokov said with a frown: "The speed of your army's attack is too slow. You know, not only do you have to break through two German defense lines in a row, even if you reach Golova In the town of Nifsik, we still have to fight against the enemies who are holding on to the town. If you dilly-dally like you do, when will you be able to complete the planned combat objectives?"
Melekhov, who was criticized, did not dare to refute, and finally waited for Sokov to finish speaking before he murmured: "Comrade Commander, I immediately called Colonel Stilitz and asked him to speed up the attack. "
Sokov raised his hand and looked at his watch, and then said: "I'll give it another hour. If we still can't break through the German third line of defense, I will switch to other troops."
"Comrade Commander," Melekhov became anxious when he heard that Sokov planned to replace him. He quickly expressed his position: "I will definitely break through the Germans' third line of defense within an hour."
After Sokov ended the call with Melekhov, he answered Smirnov's call: "Comrade Chief of Staff, General Melekhov's 49th Army is not doing well. I plan to send Chumakov Send the general's 57th Army up."
"Comrade Commander," Smirnov couldn't help being surprised after hearing this, and quickly reminded Sokov: "Aren't you planning to use the 57th Army as a reserve force? How come you entered the battle so quickly?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, our attack today caught the Germans off guard. If it is delayed longer, the Germans will have enough time to re-consolidate their defense lines. If our army wants to break through their positions, There will inevitably be heavy casualties.”
The 18th Guards Army advanced very quickly. By noon, they had broken through three German lines of defense and reached the town of Ulyanovka seven kilometers away. After a fierce battle, the enemies who held their positions were either eliminated or fled in panic towards Uman.
After Sokov received a call from Afunin and learned about the results achieved by the army, he first praised the 3rd Guards Airborne Division, and then said: "General Afunin, the 3rd Airborne Division fought The commanders and soldiers must have been very tired all morning..."
"Comrade Commander," the division commander Konev was obviously beside Afunin. When he heard what Sokov said, he quickly expressed his position and said: "Although our division has been fighting all morning, this is the moment when morale is high. , we can definitely continue to fight.”
"Colonel Konev," Sokov heard Konev's voice and said to him earnestly: "I know your division is fighting very well, but the commanders and soldiers are tired after a whole morning of fighting. They should be allowed to They stopped to rest, eat something, and regain their strength so that they could continue to complete the next combat mission."
Now that Sokov had spoken to this extent, what else could Konev say, so he could only agree aggrievedly.
When Afnin saw Sokov ordering the 3rd Airborne Division to stop and rest, he asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, do you intend to have our army temporarily stop attacking?"
"General Afnin, I only asked the 3rd Airborne Division to stop and rest, but I did not order your army to stop attacking the German army." Sokov said in a stern tone: "I ordered Major General Rumyantsev's 4th Airborne Division to take over the attack. Remember, put the two divisions into battle in turn. This will not only ensure that our commanders and fighters have sufficient physical strength, but also prevent the enemy who is in panic from resting. Under the ebb and flow of one thing and the other, we will be able to Minimal casualties lead to victory.”
After finishing the call with Afunin, Sokov directly called the 49th Army headquarters and said straight to the point: "I am Sokov, let your army commander, General Melekhov, answer the phone."
Melehov's voice soon came from the receiver: "Hello, Comrade Commander, I am Melehov. Do you have any instructions?"
"The troops of the 18th Guards Army have successfully occupied the town of Ulyanovka. How is your attack going?"
"Since replacing Colonel Stilitz's 116th Division, our progress has been much smoother." Melekhov replied: "So far, they have successfully broken through the two lines of German defense and are moving toward The third line of defense launches an attack. If all goes well, it should be possible to break through the German third line of defense before dark."
The reason why Sokov placed two armies in the Vilishanka area at that time was because the German army had many fortifications in that direction and the defense force was relatively strong. But unexpectedly, the 49th fought for a whole morning and failed to even break through the German third line of defense.
According to the original combat plan, the troops attacking in the Velishanka area were to capture the town of Golovanivsik before 2 p.m. at the latest. The Germans have deployed four lines of defense between the town and the Vilishankar area, but now they have not even been able to break through the third line. If we continue fighting at this speed, we will have to wait until tomorrow at the earliest to reach the outskirts of the town.
"General Melekhov, it's too slow." Sokov frowned and said, "Your army's offensive speed is too slow. You know, not only do you have to break through two German defense lines in a row, even if you reach Golova In the town of Nifsik, we still have to fight against the enemies who are holding on to the town. If you dilly-dally like you do, when will you be able to complete the planned combat objectives?"
Melekhov, who was criticized, did not dare to refute, and finally waited for Sokov to finish speaking before he murmured: "Comrade Commander, I immediately called Colonel Stilitz and asked him to speed up the attack. "
Sokov raised his hand and looked at his watch, and then said: "I'll give it another hour. If we still can't break through the German third line of defense, I will switch to other troops."
"Comrade Commander," Melekhov became anxious when he heard that Sokov planned to replace him. He quickly expressed his position: "I will definitely break through the Germans' third line of defense within an hour."
After Sokov ended the call with Melekhov, he answered Smirnov's call: "Comrade Chief of Staff, General Melekhov's 49th Army is not doing well. I plan to send Chumakov Send the general's 57th Army up."
"Comrade Commander," Smirnov couldn't help being surprised after hearing this, and quickly reminded Sokov: "Aren't you planning to use the 57th Army as a reserve force? How come you entered the battle so quickly?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, our attack today caught the Germans off guard. If it is delayed longer, the Germans will have enough time to re-consolidate their defense lines. If our army wants to break through their positions, There will inevitably be heavy casualties.”
The 18th Guards Army advanced very quickly. By noon, they had broken through three German lines of defense and reached the town of Ulyanovka seven kilometers away. After a fierce battle, the enemies who held their positions were either eliminated or fled in panic towards Uman.
After Sokov received a call from Afunin and learned about the results achieved by the army, he first praised the 3rd Guards Airborne Division, and then said: "General Afunin, the 3rd Airborne Division fought The commanders and soldiers must have been very tired all morning..."
"Comrade Commander," the division commander Konev was obviously beside Afunin. When he heard what Sokov said, he quickly expressed his position and said: "Although our division has been fighting all morning, this is the moment when morale is high. , we can definitely continue to fight.”
"Colonel Konev," Sokov heard Konev's voice and said to him earnestly: "I know your division is fighting very well, but the commanders and soldiers are tired after a whole morning of fighting. They should be allowed to They stopped to rest, eat something, and regain their strength so that they could continue to complete the next combat mission."
Now that Sokov had spoken to this extent, what else could Konev say, so he could only agree aggrievedly.
When Afnin saw Sokov ordering the 3rd Airborne Division to stop and rest, he asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, do you intend to have our army temporarily stop attacking?"
"General Afnin, I only asked the 3rd Airborne Division to stop and rest, but I did not order your army to stop attacking the German army." Sokov said in a stern tone: "I ordered Major General Rumyantsev's 4th Airborne Division to take over the attack. Remember, put the two divisions into battle in turn. This will not only ensure that our commanders and fighters have sufficient physical strength, but also prevent the enemy who is in panic from resting. Under the ebb and flow of one thing and the other, we will be able to Minimal casualties lead to victory.”
After finishing the call with Afunin, Sokov directly called the 49th Army headquarters and said straight to the point: "I am Sokov, let your army commander, General Melekhov, answer the phone."
Melehov's voice soon came from the receiver: "Hello, Comrade Commander, I am Melehov. Do you have any instructions?"
"The troops of the 18th Guards Army have successfully occupied the town of Ulyanovka. How is your attack going?"
"Since replacing Colonel Stilitz's 116th Division, our progress has been much smoother." Melekhov replied: "So far, they have successfully broken through the two lines of German defense and are moving toward The third line of defense launches an attack. If all goes well, it should be possible to break through the German third line of defense before dark."
The reason why Sokov placed two armies in the Vilishanka area at that time was because the German army had many fortifications in that direction and the defense force was relatively strong. But unexpectedly, the 49th fought for a whole morning and failed to even break through the German third line of defense.
According to the original combat plan, the troops attacking in the Velishanka area were to capture the town of Golovanivsik before 2 p.m. at the latest. The Germans have deployed four lines of defense between the town and the Vilishankar area, but now they have not even been able to break through the third line. If we continue fighting at this speed, we will have to wait until tomorrow at the earliest to reach the outskirts of the town.
"General Melekhov, it's too slow." Sokov said with a frown: "The speed of your army's attack is too slow. You know, not only do you have to break through two German defense lines in a row, even if you reach Golova In the town of Nifsik, we still have to fight against the enemies who are holding on to the town. If you dilly-dally like you do, when will you be able to complete the planned combat objectives?"
Melekhov, who was criticized, did not dare to refute, and finally waited for Sokov to finish speaking before he murmured: "Comrade Commander, I immediately called Colonel Stilitz and asked him to speed up the attack. "
