However, what they responded to was a barrage of bullets, which killed many of the German soldiers who came forward.
The German soldiers, who were lying on the ground again, finally heard the gunshots on the position, which were made by Soviet-made weapons. Only then did they realize that the friendly positions had long been occupied by the Russians.
The four flying fortresses hovering in the sky used up all the ammunition they carried before turning around and flying towards the field airport. The German troops on the ground had long been frightened away by the terrifying firepower of the flying fortress. They still lay on the ground and did not dare to move until the plane had flown away for a long time.
The German commander, who was not willing to be annihilated, waited until the Soviet aerial fortress was gone, organized a commando team of hundreds of people, and launched an attack on the positions occupied by the Soviet army. But unfortunately, the intensive firepower on the position formed an insurmountable fire net, causing the charging German soldiers to fall in pieces.
The attack had just been defeated, and the pursuing Soviet troops came up from behind. The fleeing German troops were immediately surrounded by two sides. Although many German officers and soldiers who were unwilling to fail were still resisting, more soldiers waited for the Soviet commanders and soldiers to rush in front of them, immediately threw away their weapons, raised their hands high, and surrendered to the Soviet army.
The troops fleeing from the north of Uman City were blocked by the troops of the 130th Division in the northwest direction. Then the 57th Army and part of the 31st Army of the First Ukrainian Front rushed up from behind to complete the encirclement of the German army.
While the final battle was still going on, Chumakov, commander of the 57th Army, couldn't wait to call the headquarters to report the latest battle situation to Sokov.
At that time, Sokov was answering Konev's call. The call from Chumakov was answered by Smirnov: "General Chumakov, this is Smirnov, do you have any good news for me?" ?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Chumakov reported emotionally: "Our troops have broken through the German defense line, joined forces with friendly forces coming from the north, and then followed and pursued the fleeing enemies and surrounded them all. In front of the blocking position of the 130th Division, they are being eliminated bit by bit."
"Meeting?! Great! This is really great." Smirnov said loudly into the microphone: "Which unit is joining forces with friendly forces, and which friendly unit is joining forces with? You tell me , I’ll write it down!”
He clamped the microphone to his ear with his shoulder, took a pencil from the table, and began to record, while repeating loudly: "The troops joining us are the 340th Division under General Moskalenko's 38th Army. , our unit that joined them was Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov's 252nd Division...I have written it all down. General Chumakov, thank you."
Smirnov put down the phone and said happily to Shtemenko who was sitting aside: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, the 252nd Division of the 57th Army has joined forces with the 38th Group Army commanded by General Moskalenko! And in front of the blocking position of the 130th Division, we completed the encirclement of the fleeing enemies, and the annihilation battle is now underway."
Sokov, who had just finished the phone call, saw that Smirnov was so excited and asked quickly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, seeing that you are so happy, is there any new victory?"
"You are right, Comrade Commander." Smirnov nodded and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov's 252nd Division assisted General Moskalenko's 38th Army and broke through the German army north of Uman. defensive position and successfully joined forces with the 340th Division of the group army. Now they have surrounded the fleeing enemies in front of the 130th Division's blocking position and are annihilating the enemies bit by bit."
"Well done." Sokov was naturally happy when he heard such results. He secretly thought: "As long as Kirillov accomplishes more meritorious deeds in this battle, he will be able to legitimately be promoted to his military rank and rank in the future. position."
Now that Kirillov was mentioned, he naturally thought of Ponedelin. He sent him to rescue the prisoners of war imprisoned in the open pit. So far, there has been no response, and he does not know how their current mission has been completed.
"Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov looked at Smirnov and asked, "Is there any news about Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin?"
Hearing Sokov's question, the expression on Smirnov's face darkened: "No, Comrade Commander. So far, I have not received any reports about them."
However, what they responded to was a barrage of bullets, which killed many of the German soldiers who came forward.
The German soldiers, who were lying on the ground again, finally heard the gunshots on the position, which were made by Soviet-made weapons. Only then did they realize that the friendly positions had long been occupied by the Russians.
The four flying fortresses hovering in the sky used up all the ammunition they carried before turning around and flying towards the field airport. The German troops on the ground had long been frightened away by the terrifying firepower of the flying fortress. They still lay on the ground and did not dare to move until the plane had flown away for a long time.
The German commander, who was not willing to be annihilated, waited until the Soviet aerial fortress was gone, organized a commando team of hundreds of people, and launched an attack on the positions occupied by the Soviet army. But unfortunately, the intensive firepower on the position formed an insurmountable fire net, causing the charging German soldiers to fall in pieces.
The attack had just been defeated, and the pursuing Soviet troops came up from behind. The fleeing German troops were immediately surrounded by two sides. Although many German officers and soldiers who were unwilling to fail were still resisting, more soldiers waited for the Soviet commanders and soldiers to rush in front of them, immediately threw away their weapons, raised their hands high, and surrendered to the Soviet army.
The troops fleeing from the north of Uman City were blocked by the troops of the 130th Division in the northwest direction. Then the 57th Army and part of the 31st Army of the First Ukrainian Front rushed up from behind to complete the encirclement of the German army.
While the final battle was still going on, Chumakov, commander of the 57th Army, couldn't wait to call the headquarters to report the latest battle situation to Sokov.
At that time, Sokov was answering Konev's call. The call from Chumakov was answered by Smirnov: "General Chumakov, this is Smirnov, do you have any good news for me?" ?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Chumakov reported emotionally: "Our troops have broken through the German defense line, joined forces with friendly forces coming from the north, and then followed and pursued the fleeing enemies and surrounded them all. In front of the blocking position of the 130th Division, they are being eliminated bit by bit."
"Meeting?! Great! This is really great." Smirnov said loudly into the microphone: "Which unit is joining forces with friendly forces, and which friendly unit is joining forces with? You tell me , I’ll write it down!”
He clamped the microphone to his ear with his shoulder, took a pencil from the table, and began to record, while repeating loudly: "The troops joining us are the 340th Division under General Moskalenko's 38th Army. , our unit that joined them was Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov's 252nd Division...I have written it all down. General Chumakov, thank you."
Smirnov put down the phone and said happily to Shtemenko who was sitting aside: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, the 252nd Division of the 57th Army has joined forces with the 38th Group Army commanded by General Moskalenko! And in front of the blocking position of the 130th Division, we completed the encirclement of the fleeing enemies, and the annihilation battle is now underway."
Sokov, who had just finished the phone call, saw that Smirnov was so excited and asked quickly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, seeing that you are so happy, is there any new victory?"
"You are right, Comrade Commander." Smirnov nodded and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov's 252nd Division assisted General Moskalenko's 38th Army and broke through the German army north of Uman. defensive position and successfully joined forces with the 340th Division of the group army. Now they have surrounded the fleeing enemies in front of the 130th Division's blocking position and are annihilating the enemies bit by bit."
"Well done." Sokov was naturally happy when he heard such results. He secretly thought: "As long as Kirillov accomplishes more meritorious deeds in this battle, he will be able to legitimately be promoted to his military rank and rank in the future. position."
Now that Kirillov was mentioned, he naturally thought of Ponedelin. He sent him to rescue the prisoners of war imprisoned in the open pit. So far, there has been no response, and he does not know how their current mission has been completed.
"Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov looked at Smirnov and asked, "Is there any news about Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin?"
Hearing Sokov's question, the expression on Smirnov's face darkened: "No, Comrade Commander. So far, I have not received any reports about them."
However, what they responded to was a barrage of bullets, which killed many of the German soldiers who came forward.
The German soldiers, who were lying on the ground again, finally heard the gunshots on the position, which were made by Soviet-made weapons. Only then did they realize that the friendly positions had long been occupied by the Russians.
The four flying fortresses hovering in the sky used up all the ammunition they carried before turning around and flying towards the field airport. The German troops on the ground had long been frightened away by the terrifying firepower of the flying fortress. They still lay on the ground and did not dare to move until the plane had flown away for a long time.
The German commander, who was not willing to be annihilated, waited until the Soviet aerial fortress was gone, organized a commando team of hundreds of people, and launched an attack on the positions occupied by the Soviet army. But unfortunately, the intensive firepower on the position formed an insurmountable fire net, causing the charging German soldiers to fall in pieces.
The attack had just been defeated, and the pursuing Soviet troops came up from behind. The fleeing German troops were immediately surrounded by two sides. Although many German officers and soldiers who were unwilling to fail were still resisting, more soldiers waited for the Soviet commanders and soldiers to rush in front of them, immediately threw away their weapons, raised their hands high, and surrendered to the Soviet army.
The troops fleeing from the north of Uman City were blocked by the troops of the 130th Division in the northwest direction. Then the 57th Army and part of the 31st Group Army of the First Ukrainian Front rushed up from behind to complete the encirclement of the German army.
While the final battle was still going on, Chumakov, commander of the 57th Army, couldn't wait to call the headquarters to report the latest battle situation to Sokov.
At that time, Sokov was answering Konev's call. The call from Chumakov was answered by Smirnov: "General Chumakov, this is Smirnov, do you have any good news for me?" ?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Chumakov reported emotionally: "Our troops have broken through the German defense line, joined forces with the friendly forces coming from the north, and then followed the fleeing enemies and surrounded them. In front of the blocking position of the 130th Division, they are being eliminated bit by bit."
"Meeting?! Great! This is really great." Smirnov said loudly into the microphone: "Which unit is joining forces with friendly forces, and which friendly unit is joining forces with? You tell me , I’ll write it down!”
He clamped the microphone to his ear with his shoulder, took a pencil from the table, and began to record, while repeating loudly: "The troops joining us are the 340th Division under General Moskalenko's 38th Army. , our unit that joined them was Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov's 252nd Division...I have written it all down. General Chumakov, thank you."
Smirnov put down the phone and said happily to Shtemenko who was sitting aside: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, the 252nd Division of the 57th Army has joined forces with the 38th Group Army commanded by General Moskalenko! And in front of the blocking position of the 130th Division, we completed the encirclement of the fleeing enemies, and the annihilation battle is now underway."
Sokov, who had just finished the phone call, saw that Smirnov was so excited and asked quickly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, seeing that you are so happy, is there any new victory?"
"You are right, Comrade Commander." Smirnov nodded and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov's 252nd Division assisted General Moskalenko's 38th Army and broke through the German army north of Uman. defensive position and successfully joined forces with the 340th Division of the group army. Now they have surrounded the fleeing enemies in front of the 130th Division's blocking position and are annihilating the enemies bit by bit."
"Well done." Sokov was naturally happy when he heard such results. He secretly thought: "As long as Kirillov accomplishes more meritorious deeds in this battle, he will be able to legitimately be promoted to his military rank and rank in the future. position."
Now that Kirillov was mentioned, he naturally thought of Ponedelin. He sent him to rescue the prisoners of war imprisoned in the open pit. So far, he has not received any response, and he does not know how their mission has been completed.
"Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov looked at Smirnov and asked, "Is there any news about Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin?"
Hearing Sokov's question, the expression on Smirnov's face darkened: "No, Comrade Commander. So far, I have not received any reports about them."
The four flying fortresses hovering in the sky used up all the ammunition they carried before turning around and flying towards the field airport. The German troops on the ground had long been frightened away by the terrifying firepower of the flying fortress. They still lay on the ground and did not dare to move until the plane had flown away for a long time.
The German commander, who was not willing to be annihilated, waited until the Soviet aerial fortress was gone, organized a commando team of hundreds of people, and launched an attack on the positions occupied by the Soviet army. But unfortunately, the intensive firepower on the position formed an insurmountable fire net, causing the charging German soldiers to fall in pieces.
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