11945 On April 15, in the German command of the Selo Heights, , who were over 50 years old, were slowly pacing in front of the map, and several officers were watching their commander with breathing and concentration.
Soviet soldiers are constantly transporting to the front line in recent days, causing the pressure of the German army guarding here to double. No one knows when this torrent of steel will launch an attack.
Suddenly, Heinrich stopped and slowly turned around and said to his subordinates: "Tell me the order, the whole army retreated, abandon the first line of defense, and return to the second position."
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The battle of absolute failure
1 Germany in early 1945 had no longer had the enthusiasm of six years ago. With the counterattack of the Soviet Union in the east and the landing of the Western Allies, Germany's territory continued to shrink under the attack of the anti-fascist alliance , and the German army retreated step by step. By April, the German army could only rely on the eastern Ode River and the western Rhine River to support it.
At this time, a depressing atmosphere was filled with Berlin City. Countless air raids had already blown up the city. Some of the residents committed suicide in despair, while others cared for nothing.
In the bunker, Hitler, the head of the Nazi Empire, seemed to want to accept the fact that the empire had been defeated. He still tried to find an opportunity to fight back. Only the Visva Army and the Selo Heights were left as barriers between the Soviet army and the city of Berlin. Hitler said that the command of this army was handed over to the SS leader Himmler, whom he trusted.
The Chief of Staff Manstein has criticized this matter more than once in his memoirs. He knew too much about Himmler, who could only flatter him. Giving this task to Himmler was undoubtedly helping the Soviets attack Berlin as soon as possible.
, and Himmler himself did not want to accept this appointment. He was afraid of fighting with the Soviets. So in this reluctant situation, Manstein found Himmler and expressed his intentions tactfully. Himmler, who was eager to escape, naturally hit it off with Manstein and immediately resigned from his position as commander of the Visva Army. Manstein carefully selected a general who was most suitable for defense to defend the Selo Heights, which was Gothhard Heinrich .
No matter what, the failure of the Battle of the Selo Highlands is inevitable:
In March 11945, Germany was on the verge of collapse. The Soviet army approached the banks of the Odd River. The Soviet army had a total of more than 2 million troops, more than 6,000 tanks , and was equipped with a large number of artillery , by html l2 Zhukov , Konev, Rokosovsky Three strong generals commanded,
The German army had only more than 800,000 tanks, less than 2,000 tanks and a small number of mortars . The only reliable general was Heinrich. Judging from the data, it is an indisputable fact that the German army was killed like a cut of melons and vegetables by the Soviet army.
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Bloody battle with the high ground
Facing the absolute advantage of the Soviet army, Heinrich did not intend to sit and wait for death. He is the few remaining generals in Germany. Even if he was the defeated general in command of this remnant army, Heinrich would still have to meet the Soviets.
Heinrich called all his powers and obtained a large number of anti-aircraft artillery from Northern Europe. Heinrich placed them on his position to resist the Soviet tanks, and then continued to strengthen the defense line of the Selo Highlands, bringing a glimmer of hope to the German army in a low position.
On the side of the Soviet Union, Zhukov, Konev and Rokosovsky also started a silent battle. They all wanted to take the lead in attacking Berlin City and hang the bright red flag on the building in Berlin. The result of this battle was that the First Front of Belarus led by Zhukov got the opportunity to attack Berlin. Before destroying the fascist capital, he wanted to break through the The Selo Heights - this German defense line called "Berlin Lock" . This was the final battle between famous German generals and famous Soviet generals.
htmlOn April 16, the night was a bit gloomy. The Soviet army on the banks of the Odd River was quietly looking at the German positions opposite with anxiety. The Soviet army's reporters could see the unconcealed excitement in the eyes of the soldiers.
Since Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, countless Soviets have been slaughtered by the German army. Every Soviet has a bloody debt with Germany. But even so, the Soviet army still quietly waited for Zhukov's orders. The entire position was terrible, just like the tranquility before the storm.
In the early morning, Zhukov looked at the watch in his hand and said, "Comrades, it's time."
Zhukov's words were like a thunder, detonating the entire Soviet position. Thousands of artillery fired together, pouring ammunition on the German position. The night was illuminated as day, and the sound of explosives was about to tear through people's eardrums. The German army's first defense line was full of fire, and all the fortifications instantly turned into ruins. As soon as the cannon stopped, the Soviet army immediately climbed onto the assault boat, and some even jumped into the river. They waited for the revenge of this moment.
Soon, the Soviet army rushed to the shore and shouted "Ula" and ran towards the German first line of defense. However, to the Soviet army, what surprised the Soviet army was that the German first line of defense was empty. Before the Soviet army could react, the artillery on the German second line of defense suddenly launched a volley, and many unhidden Soviet troops were instantly blown to pieces. Then the German army began to counterattack. The Soviet army, who had just landed, was caught off guard and the offensive was forced to slow down.
News of the Soviet army's frustration came back to the command post. Cuikov As the front line commander, he reported to Zhukov that his offensive was blocked. Zhukov was unbelievable. From the report of the front line officer, Zhukov learned that the German army had evacuated the first line of defense long before the shelling and instead held the second Silo Highland defense line. The Soviet army's first round of artillery volleys injured the German army.
Heinrich is worthy of the title of defense master. From the first moment he arrived at the front line, he kept observing the movements of the Soviet army and inferring the time of the Soviet army's attack through his experience of fighting with the Soviet army. He was like a gambler, betting that this was his 800,000 troops. Once Heinrich made a mistake in his judgment, the entire Visva Army would be ruined.
But the facts show that Heinrich bet right, and he successfully predicted the Soviet army's attack, avoided the devastating shelling, and used the characteristics of the Selo Highlands to be easy to defend and difficult to attack, condescendingly and precisely attacked the Soviet army.
Under the attack of artillery fire, the Soviet army's t34 tank was continuously destroyed, and the muddy swamp in the Selo Highlands also brought great trouble to the Soviet army's march.
However, all this still did not really block the Soviet army's pace. Relying on a large amount of manpower and a huge number of tanks, the Soviet army slowly approached the German front, and one of the few German tiger-style also began to participate in the war to resist the Soviet army.
Although the combat power and defense of the Tiger are far higher than that of the Soviet t34, the Soviet armored army continuously sent tanks to the front line. Standing on the high ground, the German army looked into the distance and found that the Soviet tanks were densely packed, like a big river, and could not see at a glance.
As the war develops, the German army can no longer withstand it. The Soviet army's charges come one after another, regardless of casualties. The German army also knew that it was a cruel act that had been done in the Soviet Union. Once the Soviet Union entered Berlin, it would definitely retaliate. For this reason, the German army also defended crazily and used all possible to attack the Soviet army. Both sides were red-eyed.
htmlOn the evening of the 117th, the German army, who had been fighting for a day, felt exhausted, but soon, they found that the Soviet army on the opposite side launched another attack in the night. Countless tanks and soldiers flocked in. The German army used artillery to attack again. A large number of Soviet tanks were destroyed, but then more tanks rushed up.
to the early morning of the 18th, under the continuous charge of the Soviet army, the defense line of the Selo Highland finally collapsed, and the surrounding German defense line also began to collapse. Heinrich invested all the reserves and " People's Charge Team " to stabilize the defense line, but under the strong offensive of the Soviet army, on the afternoon of the 18th, there was a gap in the last line of the German army. Finally, on the 19th, all defense lines collapsed, and a large number of German troops fled to the rear. The Battle of the Selo Highlands ended with the victory of the Soviet army.
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Captain sinks with the ship
In this battle, Heinrich actually commanded very well. Under the absolute disadvantage of military strength and equipment, he destroyed more than 700 Soviet tanks in three days and killed more than 30,000 Soviet troops.
while the German army lost only 12,000 people. Heinrich took every step right, but the general trend would not be reversed by personal efforts. A week after the fall of the Selo Heights, Konev's tanks drove into the Berlin urban area. Although the German army resisted, any resistance before the Soviet steel torrent was crushed to pieces.
1 April 30, 1945, this was a day destined to be remembered by history. The Soviet army invaded the Capitol building and said that the red flag was inserted into this Nazi landmark building. Hitler committed suicide with his lover in the bunker, his wife, who had been married for less than two days.
After Hitler's death, his subordinates burned his and Eva's bodies. Before this, many people had advised Hitler to leave Berlin and go to the unoccupied areas in the south, but Hitler refused. When the ship sank, the captain would not leave. Faced with this empire that he created with his own hands and saw it collapse with his own eyes, Hitler chose to perish with it.
Conclusion
In the end, justice defeated evil, democracy defeated dictatorship, the people defeated fascism, and the demise of the Third Reich of Germany also told the world:
Distorted pathological madness, and will eventually be defeated by the faith made with blood and light.
