Chapter 1390 Zero Heights
On August 20, millions of Soviet Red Army troops officially began attacking the outskirts of Berlin, and the moment of the final decisive battle finally arrived.
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Marshal Zhukov, Marshal Rokossovsky and Comrade Stalin in the Kremlin are very confident in the final battle.
The Central Xia Western Expeditionary Army and Eisenhower's Allied Forces on the Western Front were also paying attention to the actions of the Red Army.
To everyone's surprise, the offensive of more than 1 million Red Army troops did not go as smoothly as expected.
Although the Red Army troops had an absolute advantage in terms of strength and firepower, after the final decisive battle began, each group of the Red Army encountered resolute resistance from the German Wehrmacht.
Especially in the direction of the Zelo Highlands, the Soviet Ukrainian First Front made heavy sacrifices, but was still unable to break through the defense line built by the Germans.
Marshal Zhukov concentrated a large number of aircraft, tanks and artillery before the war to prepare for intensive artillery fire on the German positions.
However, when the Soviet Red Army rushed towards the Zelo Heights, the German troops hidden in bunkers and bunkers opened fire, and the Red Army soldiers who charged with high fighting will fell down in rows.
From August 20 to August 25, the Red Army's various attacking units had suffered 60,000 to 80,000 casualties.
Despite heavy sacrifices, they were never able to break through the first line of defense carefully constructed by Berlin City Defense Commander Heinrich.
Marshal Zhukov and Marshal Rokossovsky were anxious and even a little angry.
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The Chinese and Americans were watching, and the Soviet Red Army did not display an overwhelming momentum.
Isn't this a joke? Zhukov felt ashamed.
On August 25, after a brief discussion, Marshal Zhukov and Marshal Rokossovsky decided to postpone the all-out attack and spend a day adjusting tactics and changing the direction of the attack.
Eisenhower and Chief of Staff General Smith were smiling.
Through the previous Battle of Okinawa and the landing on the Japanese mainland, Americans have fully understood and understood how terrifying the fascist forces' crazy counterattack at the last desperate moment was.
Eisenhower had always been cautious about attacking Berlin.
The 450,000 men of General Patton's Third Army only chose one direction of attack.
This arrangement is to avoid mass casualties.
General Patton was very radical, but the tactical battle given by Eisenhower was steady and steady.
On the western attack route, Eisenhower did not pursue advancement speed, but required unprecedentedly powerful land and air firepower to crush everything.
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The imperial soldiers fired desperately with machine guns, and the enemies fell in rows. The battlefield was littered with corpses, and the water in the canal was almost dyed red.
But the Bolsheviks seemed endless, and the fallen red flag was picked up again, stepping on the corpse to continue the attack.
The soldiers of the Empire fought like this until they ran out of ammunition and food.
I don’t know how long the Ninth Army can hold on..."
After hearing these words, everyone in the city defense headquarters fell silent.
During these five days of decisive battle, the imperial army heroically held off the mighty Bolsheviks.
But everyone knows in their hearts that the situation will not always develop in a good direction, and it is only a matter of time before the outer positions are lost.
The Third Reich did not have sufficient personnel, weapons and equipment to deal with such a large number of enemy troops.
Admiral Heinrich knew his opponent, Marshal Zhukov of the Soviet Union, very well.
Through research, it was found that Zhukov's strategies and tactics for commanding large corps operations did not change or innovate much. They were basically the same old tactics, emphasizing the powerful firepower of artillery and the swiftness of armored assaults.
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Although Zhukov's tactics were clear in his mind, it was very difficult to contain his advance towards Berlin.
Heinrich could only try to do his job well and give the Third Reich a little more time to survive.
He was ready to abandon the first line of defense on the periphery and planned to concentrate his superior forces to fight the Bolsheviks in a more complex terrain.
Also on August 25, the United Nations Control Committee on Germany, headed by Ding Beifeng, officially entered Potsdam.
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