Germany, Upper Bavaria, Mildorf, battlefield zone

Saturday, November 26, 1950, sleet

The low-intensity precipitation that lasts for one day is not enough to turn the fields around the city into quagmire. What really changes the landscape here is the 56th Regiment of the Guards Rocket Artillery and the 77th Division of the Guards Infantry, the 84th Division of the Guards Infantry, the 21st Division of the Infantry Division, the artillery units belonging to the 38th Division, and more than 100 tanks and armored vehicles of the 46th Brigade of the Guards Tanks. In other words, the Soviet army has invested at least 4 divisions, 1 ** Tank Brigade, and 1 ** Rocket Array Regiment in an inconspicuous small place like Mildorf.

The German Army's troops that blocked the Soviet army's southward journey here only had one infantry division - the 1st Infantry Division of the Democratic German Army. This unit was in charge of the relationship with the 1st Infantry Division of the German Welfare Forces of the Third Reich, and had the honorary title of "Frederick Infantry Division". The 1st Infantry Division of the National Welfare Forces was established in 1934. In 1939, it participated in the war as the first wave of mobilization and invaded Poland, France, and the Soviet Union. In 1945, it was severely damaged in the battles of Konisburg, Samran Peninsula and Pilao. The remnants retreated to Schleswig-Holland via sea.

Erstein later surrendered to the British army. After more than a year of career in a prisoner-of-war camp, the officers and soldiers of the Frederick Infantry Division returned to Germany due to the outbreak of the Eastern and Western camp war. After disrupting the organization, they joined the German defense army and soon participated in the combat operations of the Allied camps in Poland. After the Soviet army occupied Germany, the German defense army no longer existed, and most of the soldiers retired and returned home. The rest served as public security forces for the German puppet government. It was not until the puppet regime fell and the democratic German government was established that the German ** team was reborn again. The Army No. 1 to

The 6th Infantry Division was the first to be reorganized and followed the previous honorary titles and unit logos. On the eve of the Soviet invasion, the German armed forces mobilized and adjusted, and the army expanded to 22 infantry divisions. In view of the battle situation of strong enemy and weak, the German army listed the 1st to 10th Divisions as the main assault divisions, equipped with a large number of former German Welfare Force personnel. The officers and non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers returned to the old troops according to their individual voluntarily. More than 300 officers and soldiers returned to their beloved Frederick Infantry Division and were once again under the command of the brave and war-hardened General Von Sadden.

At the beginning of the Soviet invasion, the 1st Infantry Division was incorporated into the 1st Infantry Army to fight against the old enemy. The German officers and soldiers showed brave and calm fighting qualities. They were like a quick sword that could freely be used to "blood" the Soviet army. During the Battle of Hamburg-Bremen, they went all out with the enemy being too small and we were few, and completed the heavy task of defense twice. After the battle, due to the great losses of the German troops, the United Staff Department once again adjusted their troops, and the 1st Infantry Division, the 9th Infantry Division and the 17th Infantry Division were reorganized. After this adjustment, the 5th Infantry Army, which had been crippled, became a new division. In the first battle to go to Bavaria, they cooperated with the 1st Expeditionary Force of the Empire to severely damage the 9th Infantry Army of the Soviet Army, killed and wounded, and captured nearly 30,000 Soviet troops.

Following the standards of the German Wehrmacht, the Frederick Infantry Division consists of three infantry regiments, one artillery regiment and six direct battalions, with a full size of nearly 17,000 people. In Mildorf, although the German officers and soldiers had to face more than four times the enemy alone, they were optimistic that after the early addition, the Frederick Infantry Division was able to fight in a full lineup, and they began to prepare for the Mildorf defensive battle from November 18. During this week, the rain and foggy weather greatly restricted the activities of the Soviet aviation forces, and the German soldiers properly and meticulously arranged fortifications under the leadership of experienced officers. The surrounding hills, highlands and the Isar River that runs through this area have become the natural terrain on which they rely to use, and Mildorf has become a solid "defense fortress."

After the war, Mildorf, known as the "battlefield button", the Soviet army with numerical advantage saw that the German army was ready, so they bombarded with fierce artillery fire and launched a ground attack until they destroyed the main fortifications on the German outer defense line. Before noon, in more than two hours when the rain and snow stopped, the Soviet army dispatched more than 300 fighter jets, and more than 100 tons of the German positions north of the Isar River turned into a bumpy "moon surface", but the nearly muddy terrain also restricted the attack speed of the Soviet troops. With excellent quality fortifications and clever camouflage means, most of the officers and soldiers of the Frederick Infantry Division safely avoided the Soviet army's first three axes.

After the Soviet ground attack began, the German flank defense line west of Mildorf was the first to be hit. The defending here were the German officers and soldiers of the 22nd Flintlock Regiment. They needed to face the main attack troops composed of the 84th Division of the Soviet Guards, the 21st Division of the Infantry Division and the 46th Guards. The strength of the two sides was close to 1 to 10. This was a very difficult task for the German infantry who lacked the cover of aviation and heavy artillery. They had to try their best to take advantage of all available conditions. Looking at the Soviet army rushing like a tide, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the Flintlock Regiment defended the first front in the village on the north side of the highway. In addition to bringing their own equipment, they also used the Soviet weapons seized in previous battles. Among them, the Soviet artillery and the T-34 damaged by the vehicle were effective anti-tank tools, and placed in buildings or reinforcement fortifications can especially achieve the effect of enhancing concealment and survivability.

Behind a window located on the ground floor and facing north, six soldiers wearing M38 German steel helmets were busy surrounding a Soviet-made d44 85mm cannon. Looking at the shooting parameters of the fingers, the operator adjusted the shooting direction, and loaded the loading hand to load the specified type of shell into the barrel. The gunman used the captured Soviet-made artillery mirror to correct it. Observing, he could only hear a "fire" command, the outline was particularly low, and the cannon with a deafening roar suddenly trembled. Then, the shell shell came out with a crisp jingle, and the strong smell of gun smoke spread.

"Ha, I hit it, I hit it!"

The operator who looked around was the first to shout. The officer using the artillery mirror immediately confirmed the news. The other soldiers immediately became jubilant, but a roar from the side calmed them down like cold water. A lieutenant with a stubborn face walked towards the window from the door of the room. He looked like he was about forty years old and wore the rank sign of the Army Lieutenant. He limped when he walked, and his wide eyes could spit out fire.

"Uncle Hank, we just hit the target outside 700, that Soviet tank is over..."

"Which shot is your first shot? Hum?" The lame lieutenant interrupted the operator's defense without hesitation. Faced with such questioning, the young gun team commander blushed.

"How do I teach you usually?" The second lieutenant lamely pushed open his sight and observed through the optical sight while sending instructions to adjust the shooting elements. The operator did not dare to be negligent and tried his best to follow the instructions. After a moment, the second lieutenant lamely yelled: "Recharge armor-breaking bullets!"

The soldier responsible for carrying the shells quickly took out one shot from the few piles of shells and loaded them into the barrel by the loading hand. Hearing the sound of the bolt closing, the lame lieutenant ordered the fire without hesitation. The Soviet cannon, which had nothing to do with elegance, immediately roared again, and a violent tremor shook a lot of debris from the ceiling. As soon as the shell shell was retracted, the officer using the cannon mirror shouted in surprise: "Hit a Soviet tank 950 meters away!"

The soldiers around cheered quietly, and their admiration for the lame lieutenant suddenly increased, but the anger on his face did not weaken. His eyes swept across the circle, and he was about to speak out. The place suddenly swayed violently like the sky collapsed and the earth sank. The huge explosion instantly swallowed people's hearing and even intuition. Large bricks and stones fell from the ceiling. The alert soldier quickly curled up to the cannon to use its strong cannon stand to fight for a chance to survive. After a few seconds, the thick smoke was

Before the dust had dissipated, someone was calling for the name of his companion. The lame lieutenant struggled to get up. He looked around without saying a word. Although the sudden explosion was horrifying, the wall made of large pieces of stone was thick enough, and the structure of the house was considered solid, so it was not collapsed by the entire explosion. The ceiling had lost a corner. Through the break of the wall on the inner wall of the house, you could see that the north wall of the next room had a larger rupture than the two doors, and none of the items in the room were intact.

"Thank God for forgiveing ​​our sins!" The lame lieutenant said in a scattered manner, and drew a cross with a pious attitude. The other soldiers in this room gradually recovered from their ignorance. They observed each other's situation. Many of them were hit or scratched by broken objects, but fortunately they were not afraid of their lives. However, the cruel battlefield did not allow anyone to relax their nerves for any reason. The violent explosion came again. Although the power was not as powerful as the time just now, it made it difficult for people to stand up.

The influence of the sound waves gradually faded, and the lame lieutenant said loudly in a broad and vocal voice: "Don't be afraid, young men, there are not many opportunities to be hit by a 6-inch shell, and even fewer can survive, which means luck is on our side, and the goddess of victory is protecting us! Come on, let us re-enter the battle, use the shells to hit the enemy's shells, and let those Soviets who were confused by the ambitions of profit and see the reality clearly!"

The German soldiers wearing gray uniforms and infantry logos returned to their respective positions without hesitation. The lame lieutenant stood beside the Guanyan and once again taught him how to control this Soviet artillery. Although the operation method and the viewing settings were different from the German artillery, they were completely consistent in principle. Many German soldiers who had experienced World War II were familiar with the Soviet weapons like their own equipment, and they were ready to use, without any effort. Looking out through the north window, the cold sleet was getting heavier and heavier. More than a dozen Soviet tanks had fallen in the field and even exploded. Hundreds of Soviet soldiers also fell on the way to attack. For them, the invincibility they had experienced in the past no longer existed.
Chapter completed!