Gao Fei was surprised to find that as long as the Soviet army invested all its rapid assault troops, the three German armies, including the First Panzer Army, would be separated by the Soviet army's roundabout encirclement. The head and tail cannot look at each other, and the concentrated troops in the battle cannot cover each other. Under the superior armored tank cluster of the Soviet army, the German army has a huge strategic crisis. It seems that the Supreme Command of the Soviet army still has a lot of capable people!As soon as he shot, he hit the German's Achilles' heel. .cc|i^

However, the progress of the subsequent battle left Gao Fei stunned. Marshal Timoshenko, who has always been known for his hard-core tactical style of rushing and fighting, missed the opportunity and transferred the main force to the flanks to prevent the German First Panzer Army's detour?In fact, from Gao Fei’s point of view, the strength of the two armies is almost evenly matched, and offense is the best defense. The first to attack is the sword, and the second is the shield. The sword can attack the enemy first, and the shield can lure the enemy to consume its edge , and then enter the reserve team from the two wings to counterattack, divide and encircle, as the saying goes, there is no normal situation in the water, and there is no constant situation in the army. How to use tactics depends on whether you can find the enemy's mistakes and seize the opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop.

It is a pity that Timoshenko was confused by the so-called intelligence that there was a German armored group in the Zmiyov area. He did not order the No. 20th Tank Army to enter the battle until the German army made a breakthrough in the central area. The best timing, and the slow progress of the Soviet army in other areas, caused the German army to transfer its reserves from its flanks to the central breakthrough point without hindrance, suppressing the main force of the Soviet army and allowing the No.20 Tank Army The assault fell by the wayside and was forced to rush back for reinforcements. .cc|i^

On the other hand, the Kleist Group and the German Sixth Army joined forces south of Balakleya, cutting off the retreat of the Soviet Army from the Barvinkovo ​​salient to the other side of the North Donets River. Surrounded by all of the Seventh Army and most of the Ninth Army and No.30 Eighth Army.

Afterwards, the German army quickly transferred back the First Panzer Army from the left wing, and further widened the blockade on the periphery of the German army that had completed the encirclement. Kleist's armored battle group expanded eastward from the No.14 Armored Division theater At the same time, the Wehrmacht No.60 Motorized Infantry Division, the 945th Infantry Division, the [-]rd Infantry Division and the [-]th Light Infantry Division fanned out to the west to firmly block the Soviet army in the encirclement. retreat.Anti-Japanese Blood Sacrifice Mountains and Rivers [-]

From being able to annihilate the main force of the German army to being surrounded and annihilated by the German army, the famous Timoshenko made a foolish move and missed a good opportunity. As a result, the Southwestern Front army suffered huge losses. The German front advanced another [-] kilometers. It can be said that the European Eastern Front is the largest meat grinder in the history of World War II. It is only a matter of minutes for troops to be formed into an army under this meat grinder. For Fei himself, it is very difficult to cooperate with such a large army to enter the battle. The previous opponent was the Japanese, and his side had an absolute superiority in firepower and troops.

But it was different on the Soviet-German battlefield. The Vladivostok incident made Gao Fei realize the huge gap between his so-called elite troops and the Soviet army's combat effectiveness. It made Gao Fei feel excited. While training the troops, he was familiar with the Soviet army’s combat system and generals. These are very valuable experiences and information. Although the Chinese Expeditionary Force European Army may face huge casualties and losses, but these In future regional disputes that may arise in the Far East, the Chinese army must make a move first. Today’s sacrifice is for tomorrow’s victory. The Chinese Expeditionary Army’s amphibious land battle group really fell into a fierce battle on Iwo Jima. On the first day of landing, there were 48 More than [-] officers and soldiers died in battle. Although they successfully occupied the landing site within [-] hours, they still had to face the artillery fire from Zheboshan on the beach. In Song Xilian's words, not an inch of land on this damned island was safe.

Both Gao Fei, Song Xilian, and even the landing troops knew very well that as long as the Japanese army compressed the Suribachi and Wonsan areas, they could use the ultimate weapon, and the rapid and fierce advance could also minimize the casualties of the troops.

But what shocked Gao Fei even more was that according to the results announced by the German side, the German casualties were only more than 5, while the Soviet army killed 24 people, captured nearly [-] people, and lost [-] tanks. There are more than [-] vehicles, artillery and mortars. The Soviet army's defeat in Kharkov further deteriorated the situation in the southwest. Gao Fei believed that the reason for the Soviet army's failure was that the senior commanders could not assess the situation and rigidly obeyed Stalin The decisive battle plan formulated by the Supreme Command misjudged the situation of the strategic battle, the various services and arms were not well coordinated, and the support in the later stage was not effective. In addition, the group army group was unable to establish effective contact with division-level tactical units, and the tactical command was wrong. Troops enter the battle too late and other reasons.

What shocked Gao Fei even more was that the Soviet government disclosed in a very shocking manner that 24 Soviet troops were captured in the Battle of the Bulge, more than [-] artillery pieces and more than [-] tanks were captured. Wrecked or captured loss reports?In the past, the Soviet Union would never recognize the Germans' victories, let alone publicize their losses.

The Soviet government publicly acknowledged the defeat of this battle for the first time, and its frankness was to call on the Western allies to implement the strategy of opening up a second front against Germany as soon as possible. However, when the Soviet army recaptured Stalingrad and Moscow, it also lost a lot of blood and suffered very serious losses. The purpose of the Soviet side to disclose its own battle losses was to ask the Allies to open up a second battlefield immediately. It is possible to loosen the policy of the European Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force entering the Soviet Union to fight against Germany.

Moreover, the Soviet Union also carefully analyzed and summarized the reasons for the defeat of the Soviet army in Kharkov. The Soviets believed that the commanders of the Southwest Front and the Southern Front misjudged the strategic situation of the campaign, lacked well-organized coordinated actions, and the tank army It was caused by too late entering the battle, insufficient logistical campaign support, and major mistakes in the army's tactical command.

As a result of the Kharkov battle, the Soviet Southwest Front Army and the Southern Front Army suffered great losses in terms of vital forces and technical weapons, and lost an important landing site on the North Donets River, making it impossible to carry out the offensive campaign originally scheduled for summer , all of which further complicate the general situation in the southwest.

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