"Is the battalion commander still alive?" Sokov asked.
"Yes, the battalion commander is still alive." Koshkin replied: "But his ears were a bit deafened. You need to speak loudly into his ear before he can hear."
"What is he doing right now?"
"Manpower is being organized to bury the fallen comrades."
"I understand." Sokov nodded and said with a heavy heart: "I will personally greet General Kurishenko and ask him to replenish the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion as soon as possible."
When he learned that the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion suffered heavy casualties, Yakov lamented: "It's a pity that such a good unit suffered more than half of its casualties after suffering a round of air attacks."
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. Yakov's words reminded Sokov that there was no air defense unit in the troops directly under the group army. He turned to Shtemenko and said: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, I want to ask you something. "
"Can you ask me something?" Shtemenko saw Sokov's solemn expression and asked tentatively: "Is it related to replenishing the air defense force?"
"Yes, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff." Seeing that Shtemenko had guessed his intention, Sokov nodded and said: "When I was the commander of the 27th Army, I organized a women's anti-aircraft artillery regiment. Under the direct control of the Army Group, they have achieved many achievements in air defense operations."
"I understand, Comrade Sokov." Shtemenko is also a smart man. Knowing that Sokov would not mention this matter for no reason, he took the initiative and said: "After dark, I will call Konev , ask him to transfer the Women's Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment from the 27th Army and put it under your command."
"Thank you, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, thank you very much." Seeing that Shtemenko agreed to his request so readily, Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said repeatedly: "With this air defense force, we will There is no longer any fear of German air attacks on us.”
Sokov took advantage of the lack of battle reports to call the headquarters of the 41st Guards Division.
Hearing Sokov's voice, Sidorin, who answered the phone, thought there was a combat mission assigned, and quickly asked: "Comrade Commander, are there any combat missions that need to be completed by our division?"
"You stick to your current position for the time being. If you are needed somewhere, I will call."
Sidorin seemed particularly disappointed, "Oh, I understand, Comrade Commander, we will resolutely obey your orders and stick to the existing defensive positions."
"Sidolin, I'm calling you for something else." Sokov bluntly explained the reason for his call: "In the battle that ended not long ago, the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion lost all its anti-aircraft machine guns. , 91 soldiers were sacrificed, 123 were injured, and more than half of the entire battalion suffered casualties. I hope you can replenish this unit as soon as possible."
If it was to supplement other troops, Sidorin might hesitate for a moment. Hearing that it was to supplement anti-aircraft machine gunners, he immediately replied without hesitation: "Okay, Comrade Commander, I will complete the supplement within a week. But the anti-aircraft weapons, I still need you to provide it.”
"That's no problem," Sokov glanced at Yakov who was standing next to him: "I will take care of the matter of anti-aircraft weapons."
After putting down the phone, Sokov said to Yakov: "Yasha, when do you plan to return to Moscow?"
"The unloading of all the cargo was just completed at noon." Yakov replied: "Next, the technicians will need to spend a few hours to repair the hovercraft. At the earliest, I may not be able to set off until tomorrow morning."
"Misha," Yakov guessed what Sokov was thinking: "Don't worry, when I left Moscow this time, I asked the transportation department to store some of the weapons and ammunition in Kursk, including anti-aircraft weapons. If we just go to the warehouse Ersk, then we can complete the round trip in two days.”
Sokov secretly thought to himself that although Yakov said that he could go back and forth in two days, there were many uncertainties on the way, and it would be fast to return in three days. By then, I'm afraid Lida's women's anti-aircraft artillery regiment has been transferred from the 27th Army. Then he warned: "Yasha, this time you go to Kursk, I hope you will bring more anti-aircraft weapons. Not only anti-aircraft machine guns, but also anti-aircraft guns of various calibers."
"I remember, Misha." Yakov nodded and said, "The next batch of weapons and equipment will be mainly various anti-aircraft weapons."
As the fighting continued, the 3rd Airborne Division dispatched Lieutenant Colonel Maxim Pinkov's 8th Regiment to attack the German troops near the town of Golovanivsik and cover the 57th Army's frontal attack.
The Germans never dreamed that in addition to frontal attacks, the Soviet army would actually send troops to attack their flanks, and they were immediately thrown into confusion. The German commanders tried to regroup their troops and launch a counterattack, but it was already a step too late. Their third and fourth lines of defense were successively broken through by troops of the 57th Army. In desperation, they could only choose to retreat to the town of Golovanivsik, trying to build new defenses there to resist the Soviet attack.
"Is the battalion commander still alive?" Sokov asked.
"Yes, the battalion commander is still alive." Koshkin replied: "But his ears were a bit deafened. You need to speak loudly into his ear before he can hear."
"What is he doing right now?"
"Manpower is being organized to bury the fallen comrades."
"I understand." Sokov nodded and said with a heavy heart: "I will personally greet General Kurishenko and ask him to replenish the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion as soon as possible."
When he learned that the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion had suffered heavy casualties, Yakov lamented: "It's a pity that such a good unit suffered more than half of its casualties after suffering a round of air attacks."
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. Yakov's words reminded Sokov that there was no air defense unit in the troops directly under the group army. He turned to Shtemenko and said: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, I want to ask you something. "
"Can you ask me something?" Shtemenko saw Sokov's solemn expression and asked tentatively: "Is it related to replenishing the air defense force?"
"Yes, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff." Seeing that Shtemenko guessed his intention, Sokov nodded and said: "When I was the commander of the 27th Group Army, I organized a women's anti-aircraft artillery regiment. Under the direct control of the Army Group, they have achieved many achievements in air defense operations."
"I understand, Comrade Sokov." Shtemenko is also a smart man. Knowing that Sokov would not mention this matter for no reason, he took the initiative and said: "After dark, I will call Konev , ask him to transfer the Women's Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment from the 27th Army and put it under your command."
"Thank you, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, thank you so much." Seeing that Shtemenko agreed to his request so readily, Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed and said repeatedly: "With this air defense force, we will There is no longer any fear of German air attacks on us.”
Sokov took advantage of the lack of battle reports to call the headquarters of the 41st Guards Division.
Hearing Sokov's voice, Sidorin, who answered the phone, thought there was a combat mission assigned, and quickly asked: "Comrade Commander, are there any combat missions that need to be completed by our division?"
"You stick to your current position for the time being. If you are needed somewhere, I will call."
Sidorin seemed particularly disappointed, "Oh, I understand, Comrade Commander, we will resolutely obey your orders and stick to the existing defensive positions."
"Sidolin, I'm calling you for something else." Sokov bluntly explained the reason for his call: "In the battle that ended not long ago, the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion lost all its anti-aircraft machine guns. , 91 soldiers were sacrificed, 123 were injured, and more than half of the entire battalion suffered casualties. I hope you can replenish this unit as soon as possible."
If it was to supplement other troops, Sidorin might hesitate for a moment. When he heard that it was to supplement anti-aircraft machine gunners, he immediately replied without hesitation: "Okay, Comrade Commander, I will complete the supplement within a week. But the anti-aircraft weapons, I still need you to provide it.”
"That's no problem," Sokov glanced at Yakov who was standing next to him: "I will take care of the matter of anti-aircraft weapons."
After putting down the phone, Sokov said to Yakov: "Yasha, when do you plan to return to Moscow?"
"The unloading of all the cargo was just completed at noon." Yakov replied: "Next, the technicians will need to spend a few hours to repair the hovercraft. At the earliest, I may not be able to set off until tomorrow morning."
"Misha," Yakov guessed what Sokov was thinking: "Don't worry, when I left Moscow this time, I asked the transportation department to store some of the weapons and ammunition in Kursk, including anti-aircraft weapons. If we just go to the warehouse Ersk, then we can complete the round trip in two days.”
Sokov secretly thought that although Yakov said that he could go back and forth in two days, there were many uncertainties on the way, and it would be fast to return in three days. By then, I'm afraid Lida's women's anti-aircraft artillery regiment has been transferred from the 27th Army. Then he warned: "Yasha, this time you go to Kursk, I hope you will bring more anti-aircraft weapons. Not only anti-aircraft machine guns, but also anti-aircraft guns of various calibers."
"I remember, Misha." Yakov nodded and said, "The next batch of weapons and equipment will be mainly various anti-aircraft weapons."
As the fighting continued, the 3rd Airborne Division dispatched Lieutenant Colonel Maxim Pinkov's 8th Regiment to attack the German troops near the town of Golovanivsik and cover the 57th Army's frontal attack.
The Germans never dreamed that in addition to frontal attacks, the Soviet army would actually send troops to attack their flanks, and they were immediately thrown into confusion. The German commanders tried to regroup their troops and launch a counterattack, but it was already a step too late. Their third and fourth lines of defense were successively broken through by troops of the 57th Army. In desperation, they could only choose to retreat to the town of Golovanivsik, trying to build new defenses there to resist the Soviet attack.
"Is the battalion commander still alive?" Sokov asked.
"Yes, the battalion commander is still alive." Koshkin replied: "But his ears were a bit deafened. You need to speak loudly into his ear before he can hear."
"What is he doing right now?"
"I understand." Sokov nodded and said with a heavy heart: "I will personally greet General Kurishenko and ask him to replenish the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion as soon as possible."
When he learned that the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion suffered heavy casualties, Yakov lamented: "It's a pity that such a good unit suffered more than half of its casualties after suffering a round of air attacks."
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. Yakov's words reminded Sokov that there was no air defense unit in the troops directly under the group army. He turned to Shtemenko and said: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, I want to ask you something. "
"Can you ask me something?" Shtemenko saw Sokov's solemn expression and asked tentatively: "Is it related to replenishing the air defense force?"
"Yes, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff." Seeing that Shtemenko had guessed his intention, Sokov nodded and said: "When I was the commander of the 27th Army, I organized a women's anti-aircraft artillery regiment. Under the direct control of the Army Group, they have achieved many achievements in air defense operations."
"I understand, Comrade Sokov." Shtemenko is also a smart man. Knowing that Sokov would not mention this matter for no reason, he took the initiative and said: "After dark, I will call Konev , ask him to transfer the Women's Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment from the 27th Army and put it under your command."
"Thank you, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, thank you so much." Seeing that Shtemenko agreed to his request so readily, Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed and said repeatedly: "With this air defense force, we will There is no longer any fear of German air attacks on us.”
Sokov took advantage of the lack of battle reports to call the headquarters of the 41st Guards Division.
Hearing Sokov's voice, Sidorin, who answered the phone, thought there was a combat mission assigned, and quickly asked: "Comrade Commander, are there any combat missions that need to be completed by our division?"
"You stick to your current position for the time being. If you are needed somewhere, I will call."
Sidorin seemed particularly disappointed, "Oh, I understand, Comrade Commander, we will resolutely obey your orders and stick to the existing defensive positions."
"Sidolin, I'm calling you for something else." Sokov bluntly explained the reason for his call: "In the battle that ended not long ago, the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion lost all its anti-aircraft machine guns. , 91 soldiers were sacrificed, 123 were injured, and more than half of the entire battalion suffered casualties. I hope you can replenish this unit as soon as possible."
If it was to supplement other troops, Sidorin might hesitate for a moment. When he heard that it was to supplement anti-aircraft machine gunners, he immediately replied without hesitation: "Okay, Comrade Commander, I will complete the supplement within a week. But the anti-aircraft weapons, I still need you to provide it.”
"That's no problem." Sokov glanced at Yakov who was standing next to him: "I will take care of the matter of anti-aircraft weapons."
After putting down the phone, Sokov said to Yakov: "Yasha, when do you plan to return to Moscow?"
Sokov secretly thought to himself that although Yakov said that he could go back and forth in two days, there were many uncertainties on the way, and it would be fast to return in three days. By then, I'm afraid Lida's women's anti-aircraft artillery regiment has been transferred from the 27th Army. Then he warned: "Yasha, this time you go to Kursk, I hope you will bring more anti-aircraft weapons. Not only anti-aircraft machine guns, but also anti-aircraft guns of various calibers."
"I remember, Misha." Yakov nodded and said, "The next batch of weapons and equipment will be mainly various anti-aircraft weapons."
