Sokov originally just said that casually, but unexpectedly, he hit the mark.
It is located in Otac-on-Dniester, more than thirty kilometers away from Chernivtsi. The Romanian 18th Infantry Division is stationed inside.
After the division commander, Major General Antonetta, learned that the Soviet army had occupied Chernivtsi, he suddenly became panicked, fearing that the opponent would pursue the victory and launch an attack on Otats.
Even though he has more than 6,000 men under his command, since it is a rebuilt army, except for a few light tanks captured from the Soviet army and some mortars, there are no heavy weapons.
Just when he summoned the division chief of staff, Colonel Dinu, to discuss whether he should abandon the city and leave, he received a call from the military headquarters. The army chief of staff called him and said in a stern tone: "General Antonetta, the army commander ordered your division to immediately launch an attack on Chernivtsi. The Russians in the city must be eliminated and the city must be retaken."
"Mr. Chief of Staff," the other party's order was like a reminder to Antonetta. He wiped the cold sweat from his head and said tremblingly: "You know the situation of our division. There is a serious shortage of officers. , the soldiers have not undergone strict training, and the weapons they use are basically antiques from World War I. How can we fight the Russians with this kind of equipment?"
"General Antonetta, let me remind you that this order was issued by the Germans, and the Army Commander and I were just relaying it." The Army Chief of Staff said unceremoniously: "If you don't obey the order, wait. Let’s go to court martial.”
After Antonetta put down the phone, she asked Dinu in a panic: "Chief of Staff, tell me, what should we do?"
As the chief of staff of the 18th Infantry Division, Dinu naturally knows the situation of the troops. With the current strength of the army, it is okay to defeat the guerrillas hiding in the forest. If they compete with the well-equipped Soviet army, they will undoubtedly die.
Hearing Antonetta ask himself at this moment, he thought for a while and replied: "Mr. Division Commander, our strength is not at the same level as the Russians. Let alone attack, even defense is probably very difficult. I Look, it’s better to send people to contact the Russians. If that doesn’t work, we will surrender to them.”
"Why surrender to the Russians?" Although Antonetta did not have the courage to fight the Soviet army, he felt embarrassed to ask him to surrender to the Soviet army: "Chief of Staff, there is no other way. ?"
"Yes, Mr. Division Commander." Dinu said with a serious expression: "With our strength, we will definitely not be able to defeat the Russians. But if we abandon the city without authorization and retreat, we will be sent to a military court. Since attacking is death, retreating is also Die, why not try something else, like surrender to the Russians?”
"Chief of Staff, do you think the Russians will accept it if we surrender?"
"I think it should be possible." Dinu said: "We can send people to explore the road first. If everything goes well, it will not be too late to send a special envoy to negotiate." Sokov just said that casually, But unexpectedly, it turned out to be true.
It is located in Otac-on-Dniester, more than thirty kilometers away from Chernivtsi. The Romanian 18th Infantry Division is stationed inside.
After the division commander, Major General Antonetta, learned that the Soviet army had occupied Chernivtsi, he suddenly became panicked, fearing that the opponent would pursue the victory and launch an attack on Otats.
Even though he has more than 6,000 men under his command, since it is a rebuilt army, except for a few light tanks captured from the Soviet army and some mortars, there are no heavy weapons.
Just when he summoned the division chief of staff, Colonel Dinu, to discuss whether he should abandon the city and leave, he received a call from the military headquarters. The army chief of staff called him and said in a stern tone: "General Antonetta, the army commander ordered your division to immediately attack Chernivtsi. The Russians in the city must be eliminated and the city must be retaken."
"Mr. Chief of Staff," the other party's order was like a reminder to Antonetta. He wiped the cold sweat from his head and said tremblingly: "You know the situation of our division. There is a serious shortage of officers. , the soldiers have not undergone strict training, and the weapons they use are basically antiques from World War I. How can we fight the Russians with this kind of equipment?"
"General Antonetta, let me remind you that this order was issued by the Germans, and the Army Commander and I were just relaying it." The Army Chief of Staff said unceremoniously: "If you don't obey the order, wait. Let’s go to court martial.”
After Antonetta put down the phone, she asked Dinu in a panic: "Chief of Staff, tell me, what should we do?"
As the chief of staff of the 18th Infantry Division, Dinu naturally knows the situation of the troops. With the current strength of the army, it is okay to defeat the guerrillas hiding in the forest. If they compete with the well-equipped Soviet army, they will undoubtedly die.
Hearing Antonetta ask himself at this moment, he thought for a while and replied: "Mr. Division Commander, our strength is not at the same level as the Russians. Let alone attack, even defense is probably very difficult. I Look, it’s better to send people to contact the Russians. If that doesn’t work, we will surrender to them.”
"Why surrender to the Russians?" Although Antonetta did not have the courage to fight the Soviet army, he felt embarrassed to ask him to surrender to the Soviet army: "Chief of Staff, there is no other way. ?"
"Yes, Mr. Division Commander." Dinu said with a serious expression: "With our strength, we will definitely not be able to defeat the Russians. But if we abandon the city and retreat without authorization, we will be sent to a military court. Since attacking is death, retreating is also Die, why not try something else, like surrender to the Russians?”
"Chief of Staff, do you think the Russians will accept it if we surrender?"
"I think it should be possible." Dinu said: "We can send people to explore the road first. If everything goes well, it will not be too late to send a special envoy to negotiate." Sokov just said that casually, But unexpectedly, it turned out to be true.
It is located in Otac-on-Dniester, more than thirty kilometers away from Chernivtsi. The Romanian 18th Infantry Division is stationed inside.
After the division commander, Major General Antonetta, learned that the Soviet army had occupied Chernivtsi, he suddenly became panicked, fearing that the opponent would pursue the victory and launch an attack on Otats.
Even though he has more than 6,000 men under his command, since it is a rebuilt army, except for a few light tanks captured from the Soviet army and some mortars, there are no heavy weapons.
Just when he summoned the division chief of staff, Colonel Dinu, to discuss whether he should abandon the city and leave, he received a call from the military headquarters. The army chief of staff called him and said in a stern tone: "General Antonetta, the army commander ordered your division to immediately attack Chernivtsi. The Russians in the city must be eliminated and the city must be retaken."
"Mr. Chief of Staff," the other party's order was like a reminder to Antonetta. He wiped the cold sweat from his head and said tremblingly: "You know the situation of our division. There is a serious shortage of officers. , the soldiers have not undergone strict training, and the weapons they use are basically antiques from World War I. How can we fight the Russians with this kind of equipment?"
"General Antonetta, I would like to remind you that this order was issued by the Germans, and the Army Commander and I were just relaying it." The Army Chief of Staff said unceremoniously: "If you don't obey the order, just wait. Let’s go to court martial.”
After Antonetta put down the phone, she asked Dinu in a panic: "Chief of Staff, tell me, what should we do?"
As the chief of staff of the 18th Infantry Division, Dinu naturally knows the situation of the troops. With the current strength of the army, it is okay to defeat the guerrillas hiding in the forest. If they compete with the well-equipped Soviet army, they will undoubtedly die.
Hearing Antonetta ask himself at this moment, he thought for a while and replied: "Mr. Division Commander, our strength is not at the same level as the Russians. Let alone attack, even defense is probably very difficult. I Look, it’s better to send people to contact the Russians. If that doesn’t work, we will surrender to them.”
"Why surrender to the Russians?" Although Antonetta did not have the courage to fight the Soviet army, he felt embarrassed to ask him to surrender to the Soviet army: "Chief of Staff, there is no other way. ?"
"Yes, Mr. Division Commander." Dinu said with a serious expression: "With our strength, we will definitely not be able to defeat the Russians. But if we abandon the city and retreat without authorization, we will be sent to a military court. Since attacking is death, retreating is also Die, why not try something else, like surrender to the Russians?”
"Chief of Staff, do you think the Russians will accept it if we surrender?"
"I think it should be possible." Dinu said: "We can send people to explore the road first. If everything goes well, it will not be too late to send a special envoy to negotiate." Sokov just said that casually, But unexpectedly, it turned out to be true.
It is located in Otac-on-Dniester, more than thirty kilometers away from Chernivtsi. The Romanian 18th Infantry Division is stationed inside.
After the division commander, Major General Antonetta, learned that the Soviet army had occupied Chernivtsi, he suddenly became panicked, fearing that the opponent would pursue the victory and launch an attack on Otats.
Even though he has more than 6,000 men under his command, since it is a rebuilt army, except for a few light tanks captured from the Soviet army and some mortars, there are no heavy weapons.
Just when he summoned the division chief of staff, Colonel Dinu, to discuss whether he should abandon the city and leave, he received a call from the military headquarters. The army chief of staff called him and said in a stern tone: "General Antonetta, the army commander ordered your division to immediately attack Chernivtsi. The Russians in the city must be eliminated and the city must be retaken."
"Mr. Chief of Staff," the other party's order was like a reminder to Antonetta. He wiped the cold sweat from his head and said tremblingly: "You know the situation of our division. There is a serious shortage of officers. , the soldiers have not undergone strict training, and the weapons they use are basically antiques from World War I. How can we fight the Russians with this kind of equipment?"
"General Antonetta, let me remind you that this order was issued by the Germans, and the Army Commander and I were just relaying it." The Army Chief of Staff said unceremoniously: "If you don't obey the order, wait. Let’s go to court martial.”
After Antonetta put down the phone, she asked Dinu in a panic: "Chief of Staff, tell me, what should we do?"
As the chief of staff of the 18th Infantry Division, Dinu naturally knows the situation of the troops. With the current strength of the army, it is okay to defeat the guerrillas hiding in the forest. If they compete with the well-equipped Soviet army, they will undoubtedly die.
Hearing Antonetta ask himself at this moment, he thought for a while and replied: "Mr. Division Commander, our strength is not at the same level as the Russians. Let alone attack, even defense is probably very difficult. I Look, it’s better to send people to contact the Russians. If that doesn’t work, we will surrender to them.”
"Why surrender to the Russians?" Although Antonetta did not have the courage to fight the Soviet army, he felt embarrassed to ask him to surrender to the Soviet army: "Chief of Staff, there is no other way. ?"
"Yes, Mr. Division Commander." Dinu said with a serious expression: "With our strength, we will definitely not be able to defeat the Russians. But if we abandon the city and retreat without authorization, we will be sent to a military court. Since attacking is death, retreating is also Die, why not try something else, like surrender to the Russians?”
"Chief of Staff, do you think the Russians will accept it if we surrender?"
"I think it should be possible." Dinu said: "We can send people to explore the road first. If everything goes well, it will not be too late to send a special envoy to negotiate." Sokov just said that casually, But unexpectedly, it turned out to be true.
It is located in Otac-on-Dniester, more than thirty kilometers away from Chernivtsi. The Romanian 18th Infantry Division is stationed inside.
After the division commander, Major General Antonetta, learned that the Soviet army had occupied Chernivtsi, he suddenly became panicked, fearing that the opponent would pursue the victory and launch an attack on Otats.
Even though he had more than 6,000 men under his command, since they were rebuilt troops, they did not have any heavy weapons except for a few light tanks captured from the Soviet army and some mortars.
Just when he summoned the division chief of staff, Colonel Dinu, to discuss whether he should abandon the city and leave, he received a call from the military headquarters. The army chief of staff called him and said in a stern tone: "General Antonetta, the army commander ordered your division to immediately attack Chernivtsi. The Russians in the city must be eliminated and the city must be retaken."
"Mr. Chief of Staff," the other party's order was like a reminder to Antonetta. He wiped the cold sweat from his head and said tremblingly: "You know the situation of our division. There is a serious shortage of officers. , the soldiers have not undergone strict training, and the weapons they use are basically antiques from World War I. How can we fight the Russians with this kind of equipment?"
"General Antonetta, let me remind you that this order was issued by the Germans, and the Army Commander and I were just relaying it." The Army Chief of Staff said unceremoniously: "If you don't obey the order, wait. Let’s go to court martial.”
After Antonetta put down the phone, she asked Dinu in a panic: "Chief of Staff, tell me, what should we do?"
As the chief of staff of the 18th Infantry Division, Dinu naturally knows the situation of the troops. With the current strength of the army, it is okay to defeat the guerrillas hiding in the forest. If they compete with the well-equipped Soviet army, they will undoubtedly die.
