On March 1, 1944, four important things happened on the European battlefield.

The first thing was that the Central Xia Western Expedition launched a battle to forcibly cross the Dnieper River on March 1, with the troops directed towards the important town of Kherson on the lower reaches of the Dnieper River.

In the early morning of March 1, under the shining sun, Zhongxia sent a large number of armed helicopters, fighter jets, fighter-bombers, etc. to cover the 18th Group Army's use of assault boats, landing craft, etc. to seize the beach and land.

Before the three-dimensional offensive began, Zhongxia's artillery and bombers had already poured dozens of tons of ammunition on the positions of the 42nd Army and the 30th Army on the opposite bank.

The bombing intensity was unprecedented, and the German positions on the west bank were plowed back and forth several times.

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After the sun rose, armed helicopters began to cross the Dnieper River, pouring rockets on the remaining defenders and dropping a large number of special operations personnel.

Under the cover of helicopters, these special operations team members quickly cleared the beachhead obstacles and responded to subsequent friendly forces using assault boats and landing craft to force the crossing.

The fighter-bombers circled over the German positions on the west bank. After discovering the German bunkers on the ground that were stubbornly resisting, they began dive bombing, using powerful firepower to suppress the enemy's defenses and render their bunker groups inoperable.

After the first battalion of soldiers landed on the west bank, the soldiers used the rocket launchers and blasting tubes in their hands to clear the bunkers one by one.

In some dangerous areas, soldiers will decisively call for air strikes or rear long-range artillery support.

The forced crossing operation officially began at 6 a.m. on March 1. By 10 a.m., the Western Expeditionary Army controlled a landing site 5 kilometers long and 2 kilometers wide.

A division of soldiers has already set foot on the land on the west bank and is steadily advancing in depth.

General Sponneck, commander of the German 42nd Army, had never seen such a three-dimensional offensive and was in a hurry to deal with it.

After the Western Expeditionary Army obtained a stable landing site, General Sponneck sent two regiments of the 87th Infantry Division to counterattack from the north and south flanks.

However, these two regiments were very unlucky. They encountered Zhongxia's fighter jets just after leaving their stable positions, and suffered heavy casualties in the wilderness.

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After barely approaching the landing site, the soldiers of the Third Reich encountered a head-on attack from an armed helicopter.

Before even seeing the shadow of the enemy infantry, the two infantry regiments had already suffered more than half of their casualties and had to retreat to their original positions.

The desperate General Sponnek planned to use the last trump card in his hand, the armored division.

At the last moment, his reckless action was stopped by Strauss, the commander of the Ninth Army.

The enemy's fighter planes are everywhere, and the infantry is also protected by aviation. If you order the armored division to attack at this time, wouldn't it be like putting a sheep in the tiger's mouth and giving the opponent the victory in vain?

The infantry is still able to play a role now, but the German 42nd Army and the 30th Army, which are responsible for defending the southern flank, are seriously short of troops. Even demolishing the east wall and replacing the west wall cannot prevent the Zhongxia people from rapidly expanding the landing site.

When the situation was reported to Marshal Model, he was very helpless and had no choice but to order the northern troops to support Kherson.

Zhongxia chose only one landing site, which made their troops and firepower very concentrated, driving into the west bank of the Dnieper River like a nail.

If you want to remove this nail, you must also concentrate your troops and firepower.

On March 1st, all the German troops on the southern front were moving towards Kherson. The two sides fought fiercely around the Kherson landing site, and the sound of gunfire continued throughout the day.

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At the same time, Zhongxia's engineering troops quickly built a pontoon bridge on the Dnieper River.

The engineers' operations were protected by artillery and engineers, and even if the Germans discovered this move, they would not be able to stop it.

Chiang Kai-shek's Armored Group Army was already waiting on the side of the pontoon bridge. As soon as the bridge was completed, the torrent of steel would roll westward.

Without air superiority, the German armored forces were unable to display their original sharpness and edge.

On the Zhongxia side, it was just the opposite. Once the Armored Group crossed the Dnieper River, the iron nails at the landing site would turn into sharp blades and become a torrent of steel.

Any German troops standing in the way will be torn to pieces by this force.

Since the start of the Dnieper River Offensive and Defense War, Kyiv has experienced several rounds of bombings every day.

The ground is full of ruins, and Marshal Model's command bunker is underground, which is also becoming increasingly dark.

Due to the continuation of bombing, power outages often occur in the underground command post. Although this situation will be restored within three to five minutes at most, this situation always makes people feel irritable.

It was winter, but it was unbearably hot in the underground command post, and beads of sweat began to appear on many people's foreheads.

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Marshal Model, who was buried in the battle map, suddenly found that the light bulb above his head went out again. He gritted his teeth in frustration and dropped the colored pencil in his hand to the ground.

Lieutenant General Ludwig, the chief of staff, quickly lit the kerosene lamp with very skillful movements.

After moistening his throat with water, the chief of staff said:

"Your Excellency, Marshal, the Soviet army has established a firm foothold on the West Bank, with at least 12,000 people controlling the landing site outside Kiev.

More troops are crossing the river on various small rafts. The natural defense line has been lost, and reinforcements are being requested from everywhere.

We can’t wait any longer, we should let the missile troops attack immediately and blow them up individually.”

Model stopped looking at the map and sat on the chair tiredly, gasping for air.

After waiting for a long time, he said:

"There are only 500 missiles in total, and this is our last trump card.

Once the position is exposed, the enemy's artillery and fighter planes will attack the missile position frantically. We only have one chance, so be careful!"

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Lieutenant General Ludwig still insisted on his opinion. He pointed at the map and said:

"Here! Here! And here!

The Soviet army is crossing the river in large numbers. We can use half of the missiles to hit the river surface and half of the missiles to attack the landing site, catching them by surprise and causing heavy damage to the opponent.

After the missile attack, the Fourth Army was ordered to send armored troops to attack the Soviet landing site in an effort to drive the enemy troops ashore down the river and re-stabilize the defense line."

Marshal Model pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and said:

"That's all. I hope the effect is as good as you said!"

This is the second major event that happened on March 1st.

At 2 p.m. on March 1, the missile force specially approved by Mustache began to take off its camouflage, and the latest V3 missiles appeared in sight one after another.

More than 10,000 Nazi soldiers were busy nervously, and after more than an hour they were ready to attack.

Model gave an order, and hundreds of missiles roared into the sky, densely hitting the two large Soviet landing sites and the Dnieper River.

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500 missiles are worth hundreds of millions of marks, which is a very rare and generous gift for the German army.

Marshal Model and Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Ludwig walked out of the underground command post and came to the ground in person to watch the missiles pass over Kiev and smash into the Soviet positions.

A rumble of explosions came from the east, sounding extremely terrifying.

Fire suddenly appeared, thick smoke rose, and water columns shot into the sky.

Marshal Model clenched his fists involuntarily and ordered the armored troops who had been preparing for a long time to attack.

Although they had received intelligence a long time ago that Model had a missile force in his hands, and Zhukov, Vatutin and others also made some responses, the battle had been going on for so many days and everyone gradually forgot about it.

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When the missile appeared overhead, all the Red Army soldiers involved in the attack had a look of astonishment on their faces.

The man who was rowing stopped what he was doing, and the charging soldiers looked up at the sky.

It wasn't until the missile was within easy reach that many veterans screamed and fell down.

The v3 missile is the result of more than a year of hard work by the German military industry department, and is based on Zhongxia's Dongfeng series missiles.

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The guidance method is still very imperfect, but the number of launches at one time is huge and the momentum is amazing.

400 missiles fell into the target area, and the water of the Dnieper River, which was calm in winter, instantly boiled and surged.

Water columns of hundreds of meters high and huge waves of more than ten meters appeared on some rivers. The ice floes on the river channels turned into deadly weapons driven by the energy of missiles.

The 38th Soviet Army was crossing the river in large numbers. The river was full of various assault boats, landing craft and small rafts.

These soldiers were completely exposed to missile strikes, and Vatutin could only watch the soldiers being engulfed.

After the missile strike ended, the river slowly returned to calm, but there were no large pieces of ice or a complete queue to cross the river.

The river water became turbid, and mixed with the turbidity were minced meat and various wood chips.

It was later calculated that at least 2,200 soldiers were directly swallowed by the missiles.

The loss on another landing site hit by missiles was also close to 2,000.

If calculated carefully, Model's efforts are not directly proportional to his gains.

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At 4:30 in the afternoon, four German armored divisions attacked the Soviet landing site from multiple directions. Generals such as Zhukov and Vatutin were angered and launched a larger-scale counterattack.
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