The importance of the Brest Fortress is that it is at an important transportation node. The expressways and railways from Warsaw to Moscow cross the Bug River from here. This fortress not only controls the city of Brest, but also guards the water access upstream and downstream of the Sibug River. In theory, this fortress can pose a substantial threat to the surrounding railways and bridges as long as it is not captured for a day.

The story of the Brest Guards made this fortress famous all over the world. They fought to the end under the powerful German offensive and became role models for all the Red Army soldiers. However, this is another story in time and space. Let's skip it here for now.

The first and current commander of the "Werewolf" battalion, Major Wolfgang Hoffman, the captain of the SS's second-level commando. Although it is claimed to be a special operations battalion, this force is actually under the regular SS organization. The SS's 9 Special Operations Battalion is the official name printed on the salary receipt.

To put it bluntly, the "Ninth Special Operations Battalion" is just a word game played by Himmler. As long as the identity of these troops is recognized by the head of state, the armed SS he never forgets may be reborn on this basis. Therefore, these special operations battalions that embody the deep hopes of the leader of the country, whether in terms of treatment, welfare, or weapons and equipment, are the best in the SS, second only to the guard flag team carefully built for the head of state.

The werewolf battalion was sent to Poland not only to deal with border problems, but also shouldered the secret mission of the General Security Administration to investigate the military deployment and combat readiness of the Soviet army across the river. This task is dangerous. The Soviet border defense forces are not a paper sign. Moreover, in the sequence of the Brest Fortress garrison troops, there is a battalion of Soviet internal affairs forces.

The 132nd Guard Battalion of the Internal Security Force of the People's Committee of the Soviet Union was responsible for the security tasks at the site of the Brest Fortress renovation project and the Brest Railway Station. It was also responsible for the security and espionage work around the border line around Brest. The internal security forces under the Soviet State Security Administration never need to reason with others. Their task is to smell the enemy of the country, torture the other party, and then squeeze out the value and then drag it to the base of the wall to shoot it.

The Werewolf Battalion conducted its first armed border patrol on the day it entered Podrasca, which surprised the SS members. On the short thirty-kilometer-long section of the river, they found at least fifteen traces left by smugglers.

Some of them were left by ordinary people, but the owner with several traces obviously received professional penetration training because important clues were consciously destroyed.

So the Werewolf Team obtained their first mission, which was to find out all the guys who left these traces before the other party fled back to the other side of the river. The facts proved that so much cost the SS had put in was not in vain. The Werewolf Team arrested twenty-two suspects in their jurisdiction within a week, six of whom were confirmed to have Soviet backgrounds, and five of the remaining people had participated in the Polish Army.

After preliminary torture, the captives were handed over to the superior intelligence department. Two of them should have received anti-torture training and had firm beliefs that ordinary people cannot understand. The rest were all under the cannon fodder, so it was difficult to expect to get much useful confession from their mouths.

The German side did not make any negotiation request or protest to the Soviet side, and even if the other party was mentioned, it would not admit it. The officers and soldiers of the werewolf brigade knew very well that if they were captured on the other side, their superiors would not recognize their identity. The werewolf reached a consensus in private that instead of being tortured and humiliated after being captured, it would be better to shoot the last bullet into their heads. If they could not do it for some reason, they could seek help from their companions around them.

In the next month, the reconnaissance team of the Werewolf Battalion crossed the Buge River several times while the night was dark, conducted close reconnaissance on the Brest Fortress, and even infiltrated the downtown area of ​​Brest, and obtained a lot of information that the headquarters was interested in.

Relying on the intelligence provided by the inside, the Werewolf Battalion successfully ambushed a Red Army infiltration squad on the west bank of the Bug River. Nine Red Army officers and soldiers died and one seriously injured. The commander of the squad and the two Red Army intelligence officers they escorted were captured on the spot, becoming the most valuable battle result since the establishment of the Werewolf Battalion.

The battle took place in early December, when the Security Bureau was closely monitoring the African Legion's operations in the Arabian Peninsula, so when the report from the Polish border was transferred to the Intelligence Department, it did not attract enough attention from the intelligence officers. Fortunately, the Eye of Odin discovered the value in time, and they immediately submitted the report to the head of the empire.

"You just said that this is the Soviet Western Special Military Region doing its own thing. Moscow knows nothing about what happened here?" General Wilma picked up the teapot and added black tea to Daogen's cup.

"For the time being, we believe that there is evidence that the cross-border activities that have occurred on the Polish border in the past two months have not been approved by Moscow." Daogen lit a cigarette, threw the match out and threw it into an aluminum ashtray.

"Do they dare to hide anything from Stalin? Are you not worried that the People's Committee of the Internal Affairs will report to Moscow, or we will protest to the Soviet government?" Wilma asked in surprise. He could not imagine that under the background of the Great Purge, there were people who dared to commit suicide.

"Because the local People's Committee of the Internal Affairs has also been involved, the top leaders of the Western Special Military Region have formed a community of interests. As for our protests, do you think Stalin would believe it?" Daogen replied with a sneer.

"It can be confirmed that the cross-border activities that occurred in September and October were mostly dominated by the Soviet State Security Administration, while the people we captured on the border in the past two months were mostly from the intelligence units of the Red Army." Daogen dusted the ashes in the ashtray and continued: "A week ago, our intelligence personnel accidentally received a very interesting order, which in the name of routine investigation, demanded the mobilization of two military transport ships of the Red Army's inland fleet, and the order came directly from the Military Region Command. The last signature was the commander General Pavlov. At the same time, we obtained a confession from a prisoner. He did sneak cross the border from the upper reaches of the Sibug River at the time indicated in that order, and he was riding on one of the two transport ships."

"Is there anything suspicious about it? General Daogen." Wilma couldn't see any problem.

"Why did a commander of a military region, the general of the Soviet Red Army, issue such an order in person? He obviously has a lot of more important tasks to deal with." Daogen raised his hand and picked up the teacup.

"I can only talk about this. It involves the secrets of the Imperial Intelligence Agency. You only need to know one thing that is happening here is no longer something you can intervene. Starting next year, the Commander will take over the relevant plans. As for the SS Special Operations Battalion, the Head of State will send them a new commander."

"The Chief of the First Nations must replace the commander? Why?"

"This is not a question you should ask, General Wilma. Have you forgotten the honor of the SS? But you don't have to worry. Your achievements here are obvious to all. I believe you will be promoted soon. The head of state will not aggrieved the empire's heroes." Daogen raised his eyebrows.

"I understand, I'm glad you told me this, General Dogen." Wilma bowed respectfully to thank him.
Chapter completed!