Redemption of WWII

Reich Chancellery, December [-], [-]. 【】

The circular meeting room of the Chancellery can be said to be one of the masterpieces of the highest architectural level in Germany.The entire space of more than 1000 square meters is built with old-fashioned arched stone materials, and there is no supporting column inside.The stones of the circular roof are large on one side and small on the other. The angle difference formed by the two sides of the stone makes the roof firmly fit together.Every stone here has undergone strict and precise calculations, and then processed according to the one-to-one drawings.It can be said that every stone built here has its own special mark.From here, we can also see the character of the Germans who pursue rigor, precision, and perfection.

This meeting room is one of Hitler's favorite buildings, where Hitler often met with foreign ambassadors.Show off your masterpiece to others very ostentatiously.

However, Hitler, who was holding a military meeting, seemed to have lost the mood to appreciate his masterpiece.Instead, they kept walking round and round in front of the large conference table in the conference room.Only those German marshals and generals who came to participate in the military meeting stared at each other.

Hitler really didn't sleep well during this period of time.Not for anything else, but because there is a city called Stalingrad in the land of far away Russia.Hitler did not expect that one of the unfavorable German tanks would encounter such tenacious resistance in Stalingrad.

Of course, the German war machine does not win every time.Ever since Hitler decided to implement Plan Barbarossa to attack Russia, the war in Germany seemed not to go smoothly.Although in the early days of the war, Germany used blitzkrieg to capture vast land in Russia and wiped out nearly 300 million Russian troops.But one thing is that the ruthless Stalin also successfully dragged the German army into the harsh Russian winter at the cost of the 300 million troops.

The German team was not defeated by the Russians, but by Russia's coldest minus sixty degrees.This is something that both sides agree on.When the Germans were successfully dragged into the cold winter, the Russians launched their first counterattack at the foot of their capital, Moscow.

The Russian army has fulfilled their duty to the motherland with their lives and their belief in the Bolsheviks. They know that Russia is the largest, but they have no way to retreat, because Moscow is behind them.

However, the German army faced many problems at that time. Due to the long front line, insufficient supplies, and excessive consumption of the campaign, the German army was not prepared to set up defensive positions and battle reserves, and to fight under winter conditions. Winter entered in early November. Although the roads were usable, the German army lacked winter equipment, because it was believed that the war would be over before winter entered.Warm clothing and white camouflage were insufficient, and tanks and other vehicles were immobilized by the cold.

In this way, the Russian team started a bloody battle with the German team with bayonets and butts, because they were frozen by the cold weather like the German team and couldn't even pull the bolt.However, the Russian army seems to be more indifferent to life than the German army. This indifference is not only towards the enemy, but also towards itself. 70 Russians fell under the savagery of this barbaric primitive war.However, the losses suffered by the German army were even more serious. The elite formed after long-term training alone suffered more than 50 casualties, and the German army also lost more than 1000 tanks, more than 2000 artillery pieces, and more than 1 guns during the battle. car.

It can be said that the German army had already been beaten to the ground at that time, and the German army had already begun to show defeatist sentiment.There were even nearly [-] troops captured by the Russians.Many military officers have begun to question whether the war can be won.

As the dictatorship of Germany, Hitler felt more disappointed when the German army was only 25 kilometers away from Moscow and failed to capture a city that could end the war.The bigger question is how to revive the morale of the German team.Hitler dismissed those senior military generals who raised objections in one go, including Field Marshal Brausch, Field Marshal Bock, General Guderian, and General Strauss.Then Hitler flew to the Russian front in person, and single-handedly commanded the German army.

It must be said here that Hitler's role was unparalleled. Under the desperate resistance of those German soldiers who were extremely loyal to the Führer, the Russian team's offensive was finally contained.This cannot but be said to be another fluke of Hitler's gambler spirit.However, Hitler suffered a big loss in Moscow after all. He was bitten by a snake for three years and was afraid of well ropes. Hitler also became skeptical about whether he could capture Moscow.So much so that when someone came up with a plan to attack Moscow the following spring, Hitler was a little hesitant.

In fact, Hitler, as the head of state of a country, has certain flaws in his character, that is, he lacks indifference to the coldness of everyone.Stalin was stronger than Hitler at this point. If Stalin attacked Berlin, he would definitely accomplish his goal, even if there were heavy casualties.

Hitler was a little weak on the issue of Moscow. At this time, Manstein just won a big victory in Crimea in the south, occupying the Kerch Peninsula in just one week and capturing 17 Russian soldiers. Thousands of troops.Hitler's eye was immediately drawn to the fighting in the south.

At that time, Stalin was also asking the Southwest Front Army and the Southern Front Army to launch a counterattack against the German army in Ukraine. The 45 divisions of the Russian army immediately launched an attack on the German army according to Stalin's intention.At the beginning, the Russian army's offensive was relatively smooth. Not only did it break through the German defense line, but it also advanced 25 to [-] kilometers in three days.As one of the few victories of the Russian army, Stalin was really happy.

But Stalin was not happy for long.Although Hitler's central army group that attacked Moscow suffered a lot of losses, the southern army group still condensed a very large force.

In early May, the German Kleist First Panzer Army, with the support of the No.17 and Sixth Armies, launched a counterattack against the Soviet flank from the south, and encircled the Ninth and Seventh Army of the Southern Soviet Front within a few days. Army, the Sixth Army of the Southwest Front and the Bobkin Battle Group.By the end of May, most of the besieged Soviet troops were wiped out.General Kostenko, Deputy Commander of the Southwest Front Army of the Soviet Army, General Podlas, Commander of the Seventh Army, General Gorod Iannis, Commander of the Ninth Army, and Major General Bobkin, Commander of the Battle Group were killed.A total of 25 Soviet troops were captured, losing more than 1000 tanks and more than 2000 artillery pieces.

Germany's blitzkrieg tactics were perfectly implemented in this battle, and the German army's ability to use its powerful maneuverability to capture fighter planes once again taught Stalin a profound lesson.

However, it was precisely because of the brilliant victory of the German army that Hitler's wounded heart in Moscow regained his strength.So he fixed his eyes on the city named after Stalin on the Volga River.Under Hitler's personal telegram, the German team had to change the previous combat objectives and began to attack Stalingrad.

Stalingrad, also known as Volgograd, is located on the banks of the Volga River (one of the largest rivers in Europe) and is nourished by the Volga River. It has always been known as the southern granary of Russia.Moreover, it is also an important waterway transportation hub for Russian oil, and its location is very important in the entire southern part of Russia.

Hitler's military creed was simple.The first is Clausewitz's famous saying 'offense is the best defense'.The second is to reject any form of retreat.Hitler said at the military conference where he was absolutely determined to take action against Stalingrad: "The troubles of winter are over, and the initiative in the war is still in our hands. We will deal a fatal blow to Stalin in the spring and summer of this year. We will attack This is where the goal is." Hitler pointed his hand directly at Stalingrad, and said, "We want those Stalingrads, cut off the main line of the Volga waterway. Then we go north and take Moscow. Gentlemen, we only need us Occupy the Caucasus, wipe Stalingrad off the map, and the war is over for us."

Hitler thought very well, but Stalin was not so willing to catch him without a fight.Due to road reasons, the German Sixth Army attacking Stalingrad was delayed for some time, which gave Stalin the opportunity to calmly dispatch troops.Stalin also mobilized nearly one million troops from various military regions in one go to the city named after him.Prepare to fight to the death with Hitler.

The complex terrain and vertical and horizontal water systems in the Stalingrad area are indeed unfavorable factors for the blitzkrieg tactics that the German army has always adopted.And the Russian team, which is ready to fight, is also ready to defend one by one.This caused great resistance to the German army attacking Stalingrad. Since the Russian army also had a considerable number of troops deployed on the defense lines of the Don River and the Volga River, the German army had to disperse and disperse again and again when attacking Stalingrad. .In the end, only the German Sixth Army was left with an elite organization to undertake the arduous task of attacking Stalingrad alone.

But Hitler is still very fond of this elite German mixed army in his heart.According to Hitler's imagination, Stalingrad would be like other European cities, as long as a few guns were fired and a few bombs were dropped by the planes.Those Russian teams will surrender one after another.

But Hitler guessed wrong this time.