Chapter 146 The German Counterattack 3
() Onenburg troops conducted a week of training at an airport near Kiev. At the same time, Skorzeny was also making other preparations. Because the Soviet Union had very strict control over its controlled areas, German intelligence
It is quite difficult for personnel to move in Soviet-controlled areas. For paratrooper attacks, the status of enemy garrison near the target is extremely important. The number, distance, equipment, and training level of the garrison will directly affect the setting and implementation of the combat plan.
.So, this problem must be solved.
The German spies in Tula exposed themselves for being a guide for the Germans during the Battle of Moscow in 1941. After the failure of the Battle of Moscow, the Germans had been trying to recruit more spies. But in the intelligence war, Germany
However, their performance has always been inferior to that of the Soviets. Some of the spies they sent have never returned. Therefore, Skorzeny can only use the stupidest and highest-risk way to solve the problem. This method is to send out
personnel crossed the line of control between the two sides and went to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance near Tula.
This task is extremely risky, and the requirements for those who perform the task are also very high. After repeated consideration, these few people were selected.
The first is the guide Roman Kraft. Roman Kraft is a native of Tula. After the war broke out, he joined the Soviet Red Army and was captured in the subsequent battles. In order to survive, he testified against the political commissar who was also captured and joined the Soviet Union.
Rasov's "Russian Liberation Army". During the anti-guerrilla operations in Belarus, he served as a spy for the Germans, and his hands were stained with the blood of Belarusian guerrillas. His loyalty is unquestionable. Of course, this loyalty and
There is no trace of moral character, and the only reason that drives him to be loyal to the German army is the fear that "Russia will never forgive any traitor"!
It is obvious that such a person joins the action voluntarily. Because he does not dare to refuse any request of the Germans, because he knows that once he disobeys the Germans, the Germans do not even need to specifically punish him.
Just abandoning him would be enough for him to die without a burial place.
There are four other people: machine gunner Belikov, blaster Schultz, sniper Milito and captain Heinze. Belikov is also a Russian, but he is different from Roman Kraft. He joined
The German army is absolutely voluntary.
Before the October Revolution, Belikov's father was a small nobleman who had a small manor in the countryside of Tsaritsyn, which was later Stalingrad. After the revolution broke out, in order to preserve the property passed down from generation to generation, his
His father joined Denikin's White Army. After Denikin was defeated, his father fled to Austria and settled there. Then there was Belikov. Influenced by his father, Belikov
My husband has hated the Soviet Union since he was a child. His father died early due to old injuries sustained during the civil war. He still remembers that before his death, his father handed him a land deed and said:
He said: "Son, this is the land that our ancestors have owned for generations, you must go and get it back!"
Although the loss of his father made Belikov hate the Soviet Union, it was the loss of the estate on his father's land that really made Belikov hate the Soviet Union. As Machiavelli said, most people
They can easily forget who killed their father in a short period of time, but they will never forget who took away his father's property that should be passed down to him through inheritance. Such hatred will never change over time.
And being forgotten, on the contrary, it will only accumulate. For example, Belikov, his wish is not only to take back the manor, but "When I go back, I must kill all those red (river crabs)
) bandit family".
After the Soviet-German war broke out, Belikov sensed that an opportunity had come and immediately signed up to join the German Army. Since then, with his bravery, cunning and even cruelty in combat, and his ability to speak authentic Russian, he managed to lure the Soviets out of hiding.
The location was deceived to be used by mg-42 to sweep her. He quickly made many meritorious deeds. Later, he was selected into the most elite Fort Orning unit.
As for Schulz, Milito and Heinze, they are all authentic Germans, but they all also speak fluent Russian.
On a rainy night, a Junkers 52 transport plane carried them across the battle line from a low altitude. In order to cover up the sound of the aircraft flying over, the Germans also shelled Soviet targets when the plane approached the battle line. After the plane flew over the battle line,
Continuing to move towards Tula. About 50 kilometers away from the city of Tula, the task force began to parachute. When captain Heinze jumped out of the cabin, he saw bombs exploding and explosions in the distance.
The flash of anti-aircraft artillery shells exploding in the air, and the flickering beam of searchlights.
Heinze knew that this was the Luftwaffe's night bombers that were raiding the target airport. At the same time, this also gave them a general direction.
…
Tonight's air raid is the third night raid launched by the Germans. In these attacks, electronic interference has not played any role. The Germans seem to have made considerable progress in navigation technology and can always find a way to navigate.
The location of the airport can be found relatively accurately in the dark.
But the effect of the air raid was, well, as bad as expected. During the first air raid, the bombs dropped by the Germans successfully left two craters on the main runway - early the next morning, the Russians used
It took less than half an hour to fill it up. Another bomb fell near the hangar and broke a water pipe. But the hangar itself was not damaged. During the second air raid, the Germans also
When they were throwing flares again to find the target, they were fired upon by the anti-aircraft artillery unit that had been prepared for it. Interfered with this, the German bombs flew everywhere, and in the end they didn't even hit the runway. The third time, too.
In this air raid, the Germans were lucky. The first flare they dropped illuminated the airport. The German pilots flying the bombers successfully saw the tarmac full of planes, so they all hurried there.
bomb.
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Heinze and several other people have already fallen to the ground. This is a pasture. At night, it is quiet here and nothing can be seen.
"Quick, pack the parachute!" Heinze ordered. They must complete the concealment work before dawn.
Several people quickly rolled up their parachutes. Only Roman Kraft was still busy working because of his lack of experience.
"Useless red bandits! They are simply Russian pigs!" Belikov cursed in German in a low voice, "Since the revolution killed all the nobles and drove them away, these Russian pigs are the only ones left here. Really.
It’s time to kill them all!”
Cursing, Belikov helped Roman Kraft pack the parachute, and then he asked: "Where is this?"
"I don't know...it's too dark, I can't see clearly..." Roman Kraft muttered.
"Aren't you a local? Why are you so useless!" Belikov whispered viciously. He raised his fist and wanted to hit Roman Kraft.
"It's really too dark here, it's really hard to identify. It's not his fault." Heinze grabbed Belikov. "Besides, we still need him. You have a strong fist, so if you get hurt,
,affects our mission.”
Then Heinze looked around and said: "It's dark over there, like a forest. Let's hide there first and wait until daybreak." So a few people picked up their equipment and walked towards the woods over there.
go.
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The German bombers had already left, and the personnel at the airport came out of the air raid shelters and came to the "apron" that the Germans saw.
"Selyosa, bring the bulldozer over quickly and push this garbage aside!"
"Bovka, come and lend a hand, I have to fix this balloon! Don't let a gust of wind blow them away!"
"Here it comes, here it comes!" A young man ran over and helped an old ground worker tie an airplane-shaped balloon to a stake nailed to the ground.
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It was already dawn, and Heinze and the others were having breakfast in the forest. Roman Kraft carefully buttered his bread, then wrapped a large piece of bacon in it and prepared to put it into his mouth.
At this moment, a hand swung over and knocked his bread and bacon to the ground.
"You Russian pig! You still have the nerve to eat! It's already dawn, and you still can't be sure where we are! What do we need from you, a pig!" Belikov said fiercely to Roman Kraft.
Roared. His expression was like a pit bull whining at his opponent.
"I...I...Sir, I promise you, as long as I see a house, I will definitely know where we are. You know, although I am from Tula, I am not in such a remote countryside.
I've been here before..." Roman Kraft explained as he stepped back. He accidentally tripped over a stone and sat down on the ground.
"Okay, Belikov, don't scare him." Heinze said, "What he said makes sense."
Belikov glared at Romankav fiercely, then sat down on a big rock without saying a word and began to eat his own breakfast.
"Pick up the bread yourself and eat it quickly. Maybe we will have to walk a long way later, so don't be a burden to us!" Heinze turned to face the man who was still sitting on the ground, looking helpless.
Roman Kraft said. Then he walked to Schultz and sat down, took out his own dry food and started eating breakfast.
"Why is that Russian guy so useless? He is as timid as a mouse. It's hard to imagine that he is also Russian!" Schulz said. Needless to say, the Russian guy in his mouth refers to Roman Kraft.
"What else can a scum who betrayed his country and nation look like? What else could he look like?" Milito interjected.
These words also reached Belikov's ears. Belikov frowned and seemed a little unhappy, but he immediately figured out that these words were not directed at him, but those red (river crab) bandits.
Chapter completed!