Chapter 185: Krakow

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Compared with the navy ’s deep-seated inferiority complex, most of the German army generals now have a revenge of shame. They were convinced that they were not defeated during the First World War, but were sold by a few traitors.
So this battle of Poland gave them a chance to avenge-a different chance to enter the Rhineland by armed; a different chance to annex Czechoslovakia and Austria; a different chance to accept the surrender of Hungary.
"Boom!" A 150-millimeter field howitzer roared. Several German artillery soldiers covered their ears and watched the dazzling flames from the muzzle. They began to clean the cannon, using simple lever machinery to load the shells. Then the gunner closed the breech and fired the artillery again. With a "boom", another shell shouted and flew towards the target.
Not far away, another 150mm cannon also followed a thick smoke, and the airflow swayed a small tree not far away from an unknown species. Next to this artillery position was a small Polish town. There were several children lying on the wall watching German soldiers busy loading ammunition to adjust the angle of the artillery, so as to kill the soldiers of their own country faster and more accurately.
A row of Mercedes-Benz trucks and off-road vehicles parked on the streets of the town. There are even several armored command vehicles belonging to different armies. But to say that the most popular children in the town are those beautiful gray-green leopard tanks. From time to time, there are children cheering around the tank, it seems that the country and the fall have nothing to do with them.
Here is the general headquarters of the German D Group Army, Admiral Model's frontline command center. Major General Guderian, the commander of the German First Armored Corps, was standing in front of Moder at this moment, introducing his army's plan of action in northern Krakow.
"General." Guderian pointed to the huge theater map report hanging behind his back: "My 1st Armored Division is continuing to attack north in Krakow, the purpose is to cut off the rear side of the already chaotic Polish Qianshan Army. Supply line. "
He pointed in the other direction and said: "In addition, the SS ’s third armored division is detouring to the east of Krakow, completely surrounding the city and cutting off the southern transport line of Poland."
"How is it going?" Modell looked at the map and asked softly. He was an amiable boss. He always spoke politely. He gave Guderian almost independent power, and only restrained the head when necessary. My confidant will love.
"The SS Panzer Division is here, and here and here we have encountered tenacious resistance! But because of the lack of ammunition, the Polish defenders are gradually giving up their defenses." Guderian replied pointing at the map: "Please forgive me My decision, precious armored forces should not be used for street fighting in the city. This is the Spanish civil war experience, where it is more suitable for sniper teams and grenadiers. "
"You are right, General Guderian." Modell nodded and handed the report in his hand to Guderian: "Here is the command of the Army General Command, they let you continue to attack north, but the above The command is to attack where your troops are now. "
"Sir! If my troops stop now, the Poles will be able to reorganize their defenses! Then when we attack again, we will pay a heavier price than now!"
"So I plan to let you continue your offensive!" Moder pointed to the vast area behind Krakow. "If you can maintain your current offensive speed, you can rush into the Polish hinterland before the Polish defeat arrives."
"Don't attack the Mountain Corps eastward? Straight northward? Do you mean ... cooperate with our army in the middle to eliminate the Polish Army of the Rhodes?" Guderian's eyes lit up, and if he lost his original battle target, he turned away Playing the more elite Rhodes army will undoubtedly bring greater military merit to yourself.
"Yes, I slightly modified the attack mission of the D Group Army. Your army will take over the attack direction of the original 5th Army of the Infantry, and the original eastward task will be handed over to the 5th Army of the Infantry to complete." Moder ordered Nodded.
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On the edge of a collapsed building in Krakow, in the middle of a pile of rubble, a German machine gun position was slaughtering the Polish army opposite.The mg42 machine gun made a unique noise similar to the ripped and torn cloth. The muzzle A long pale red tongue of fire erupted.
"Bullet! Quickly reload!" The machine gunner shouted loudly. As he shouted, the two infantry soldiers protruded their heads, firing g43 rifles desperately in the direction of the enemy. Two Polish infantrymen who took the opportunity to rush up collapsed in the corner. Krakow is the headquarters of the Polish Krakow Legion. It is also the only stronghold for the entire Legion to resist the German Army.
The bullets of the machine gun were replaced, the Polish army opposite retreated, and the battlefield returned to a slight calm. A German medical soldier wearing a white vest and a red cross on it bowed to the center of the battlefield and checked a few times. The body of a Polish soldier ran back to his own position.
In the spirit of the few remaining knights and respect for international law, both sides are currently trying to avoid attacks on medical soldiers. Therefore, medical soldiers can also treat the wounded people on both sides in a more relaxed environment, and many Polish prisoners survived. But it wasn't much better to wait for their end: they were sent to work in the concentration camp until they died.
Sometimes the German soldiers on the front were embarrassed to bully the Polish soldiers on the opposite side. These brave soldiers lost their young lives because of the huge gap in weapons. When hundreds of German snipers and machine gunners slaughtered Polish defenders, all the Poles could do was to fight back slowly with their old rifles.
If new weapons such as rocket launchers and mortars are counted, the Germans surpassed the Polish in every link of firepower, so the stubborn resistance of the Polish defenders can be described by another word "dying struggling".
Germany ’s do-217 is the largest active-duty bomber available to the Air Force now. This terrible bomber can carry 4,000 kilograms of bombs to the target at an airport 1,000 kilometers away, and this type of aircraft flies in groups. When the city is over the sky, it can often directly paralyze the operation of the city.
There are now 40 do-217 bombers hovering over Krakow. They dropped the bomb calmly and destroyed the visible targets into fragments. The Polish defenders lost the airport and the surrounding roads, leaving only a large number of infantry soldiers shrinking in the city to resist the German offensive.
A building collapsed, and bomber bombs destroyed the load-bearing part of the building. With the surrounding rubble and debris, this long building that lasted for hundreds of years became a pile of rubble. A few poor Poles waited for the dust to disperse, so they cried and rushed over to find their finances or relatives.
The two German infantry soldiers carried the old Mauser 98k rifle and slowly searched through the ruins. They were responsible for cleaning up this building, so a lot of grenades were hung on the tactical vests on their chests. They proceeded cautiously, afraid of making any noise to attract the attention of the surrounding enemies.
Suddenly a Polish officer rushed out of the corner of the wall with a submachine gun. He tripped through the rubble and stumbled under his feet. The two German soldiers who were searching were obviously not going to miss such an opportunity, one of them pulled the rifle and pulled the trigger.
"Boo!" There was a gunshot. The Polish officer's chest was penetrated by bullets, and the force made him fall backwards. His subconsciously pulled the trigger of the submachine gun, hitting a few bullets in the corner and splashing a dust.
Pulling the bolt, the two German soldiers stopped and shouted loudly at the corner: "Come out! I know someone! If I don't come out again, I will throw a grenade!"
"Don't shoot! Let's surrender!" About a few seconds later, a Polish soldier raised his weapon with both hands, and said to the two German infantry who came out with a rifle and looked at him coldly: "Please don't shoot! I put The gun is on the ground. "
With his words, Polish soldiers stood up behind him one after another. They looked frustrated and ragged, but the number was very alarming. The rough number was more than thirty.
"We are out of ammo! Please don't worry!" The first Polish soldier who came out said, "Don't kill us." His words just fell, and several Polish captives around him nodded: "Please, don't kill us! "God! Help us!"
The resistance in this block soon ended, because of the lack of ammunition and treatment, about 4,150 Polish defenders surrendered to the German Wehrmacht. These Polish soldiers were very depressed, crying for the invaders who could not repel the motherland, but they still remained You ca n’t use bullet-free rifles against German aircraft tanks. This is a contest between technology and national strength, and it has nothing to do with personal bravery or tenacity.
In the afternoon of that day, the Krakow Corps Command issued a ceasefire surrender order to the whole army, and then sent a telegram to Warsaw Mingma. The telegram was very short: "Our army resisted to the last moment, and I will surrender in a few minutes."
This may be the only task that the Polish garrison was able to complete in the last two days. About an hour later, the commander of the Krakow Legion handed over his flag and saber to the commander of the German 17th Infantry Division, A brief surrender ceremony was completed, which completely opened the prelude to the collapse of the entire region of southern Poland.
And on this night, bypassing the Guderian forces of Kraków ’s offensive and defensive warfare, advancing a full 55 kilometers to the north, facing Poland ’s defenseless defeat, it hit the fastest advancement speed in history: peacetime The scale of marching is about the same.