To the north of Buru, the three armies of German military Army Group A have crossed the border and are attacking Russian Northwestern Front Army's defense line. Russian Northwestern Front Army, under the jurisdiction of the 8th, 11th and 27th Army Corps, the commander is General Kuznetsov.
Although, Russian Northwestern Front Army's military strength is not as strong as that of the other fronts. However, their defensive line is also relatively short. German military set off from Baltic States, not far from the target Ulyanovsk they wanted to attack. The nearest place was not even a hundred kilometers away. For the powerful German military, such a small distance is nothing at all.
It is precisely because of this that General Kuznetsov put all Northwestern Front Army's main forces on Ulyanovsk's front line, while 27th Army Corps was placed outside to contain German military. General Kuznetsov knew very well that if they wanted to fight German military in a field battle, they would have no chance of winning. German military's three armies each have one Armored Division. Including other tanks owned by Mechanized Infantry Division and motorized Infantry Division, there are at least 1,500 tanks. Such armored assault capabilities are definitely not something they can withstand.
Therefore, General Kuznetsov has actually given up the defense lines except Ulyanovsk, and specifically focused his defense on the Ulyanovsk urban area. When German offensive just started, he ordered the troops to build fortifications in the Ulyanovsk urban area. A large number of Ulyanovsk residents were even mobilized to help the army dig trenches and anti-tank trenches outside the city in preparation for the upcoming war.
The headquarters of German military Army Group A is located in Narva, a small town on the eastern border of Estonia. Although, this is already considered the front line. However, after German military easily broke through the Russian defense line on the opposite side, it was actually very safe here.
Army Group Commander General Blomberg is discussing the next battle with the other two armies.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Russian defense line is not strong. Our troops broke through in one charge. It can be seen that the Russian commander on the opposite side does not want to fight us in the wild!" said General William Keitel, commander of the 4th Group Army.
"Yes, if it were me, I wouldn't do such a stupid thing. Russians knows that a decisive battle with us in the wild will be a dead end. Only by relying on big cities can it be possible to resist our attack!" 10th Army Corps Commander General Walter von Reichenau nodded in agreement.
"Over the years, we have attached great importance to the construction of Armored Forces and the cultivation of the assault force of the troops. This makes our troops unstoppable in the field. Therefore, the Russian army Commander on the opposite side will choose to avoid its edge." General Blomberg said.
"So, gentlemen, this means that we will launch an attack on Ulyanovsk soon. It will be a hard battle!" General Blomberg continued.
"Your Excellency Commander, in the street fighting, our losses will certainly increase a lot. However, Russians will definitely not be easy to suffer there. In addition, we can let the Finland army and the Baltic States army assist us in launching the attack. In this case, our losses can be further reduced." General William Keitel suggested.
General Blomberg nodded. "This is a good idea. However, we must capture Ulyanovsk before early November and build defenses to prepare for Russians's counterattack."
General Wilhelm Keitel and General Walter von Reichenau nodded repeatedly. This is undoubtedly their strategic goal of Army Group in the first stage. If the task cannot be completed, the consequences will be serious.
To the north of Ukraine, German Army Group C is aggressively attacking the defense line of the Russian Southwestern Front Army's troops. Although Russian Southwestern Front Army can be considered to have strong troops, under the impact of German military 9th Armored Army Corps, their defense line still had no effect. It was completely easy for German Army Group C to break through.
General Rommel is undoubtedly the master of armored warfare besides General Guderian among German military. 8th Armored Army Corps Under his leadership, the combat effectiveness was almost fully unleashed. With the cooperation of several other infantry groups, it took only two days for the Russian Southwestern Front Army's defense line to collapse. In addition, Armored Forces of Army Group C also began to intersperse with Audacious, trying to eliminate Russian Southwestern Front Army's main force in the area north of Ukraine as much as possible.
If Army Group C's plan succeeds, this will undoubtedly be another heavy blow to the Russian army.
The most unlucky one is probably the Russian army's Southern Front Army. Previously, under the strict orders of Moscow, they invaded the territory of Ukraine. However, that was clearly what Ukraine did intentionally. Ukrainian army took the initiative to let go of the defense line and allowed the Russian army to enter the country. If they had stuck to the defense line at that time, it would definitely not have been easy for the Russian army to invade the territory of Ukraine. Of course, when Kingdom of Ukraine did this, he was also following the orders of Germany. German military hopes to eliminate the Russian army's Southern Front Army in Ukraine. In this case, there will be a lot less trouble in the next battle to attack Yuzefgrad. After all, the number of Russian troops is limited. The more German military destroys them, the fewer troops they will be able to devote to subsequent operations. Especially if those elite troops are lost, those troops that are mobilized later will undoubtedly be even more vulnerable. It would be even more difficult for them to resist German offensive.
In order to eliminate the three group armies under the Russian army Southern Front Army and an independent * Infantry Corps, Germany and Ukraine, it can be said that the main force has been assembled. Army Group of German military has three armies under its jurisdiction. At the same time, Ukrainian Army also invested in three armies, with a total of six armies and more than 1.2 million people. The strength was almost twice that of the Russian army Southern Front Army.
Now, German military and Ukrainian army have blocked the way forward and northward for the Russian army Southern Front Army. If their retreat is further cut off, the Russian army Southern Front Army will have no choice but to head south to the sea. At that time, there is only one result, and that is to be driven into the sea to feed the fish.
From the very beginning of the war, German military and Operation Barbarossa executed smoothly. They have initially gained the upper hand in this war.