A fierce battle started in the urban area of Smolensk. The four armies of German military and its allies continued to invade the urban area of Smolensk. Utilize the absolute superiority in powerful firepower and troops to capture the positions where the Russian army is stationed, kill their effective forces, and squeeze their living space.
Although the Russian army's resistance is still tenacious, as their casualties increase, it is only a matter of time before they eventually collapse.
"How is the battle on the front line?" General Guderian is also very concerned about the battle of Smolensk. Before the coming cold winter, German military and its allies had to build a solid defense line hundreds of kilometers long. Smolensk and other cities will become important fulcrums of the defense line. Therefore, Smolensk must be obtained.
"General, the two armies of 3rd Army Corps and Polish Army, as well as 1st Belarusian Army Corps, are attacking Smolensk. Judging from the current situation, Our attack went smoothly. However, the losses of 3rd Army Corps were not small, but the losses of Poles and Belarusians were not small," a staff officer reported.
General Guderian nodded, and he knew this well. Polish Army and Belarusian Army, although they received training from the German military officer corps, are not as good as German military after all. Especially the troops we are facing now are considered to be the elite troops of the Russian army. Under their tenacious resistance, it is acceptable to be able to fight like this.
"Issue Telegram to all frontline group armies, so that they can fight steadily. Just capture Smolensk within half a month!" General Guderian said. He did not want the ministries to rush into attacks in order to seize the time, thereby causing greater casualties to the troops. Regardless of whether it is German military or those Protectorate troops, in the next battle, the casualties should not be too great. Otherwise, it will not be conducive to subsequent operations.
After winter comes, German military's main force will withdraw from the first line of defense in order to preserve its strength as much as possible. The armies of the various slave countries will go up. If they suffer too much loss in the attack on Smolensk, it will not be conducive to the subsequent battle.
"Yes, General."
"In addition, contact the Air Force and ask them to provide greater air support to our troops attacking Smolensk!" General Guderian ordered. In the battle of German military, air support is undoubtedly indispensable. Powerful air support can cause greater casualties to the enemy as much as possible, so that our own casualties will not be too great during the attack.
German military's air support is undoubtedly very powerful. Especially 2nd Air Group, who is assigned to Army Group B, fully supports their operations. During the battle to attack Smolensk, 2nd Air Group would dispatch hundreds of aircraft every day to fly over Smolensk to reinforce them. This allows German military to receive effective air support when attacking.
"Yes, General!" The staff officer immediately went to send Telegram.
The attack by the troops of German military and its allies in the urban area of Smolensk was generally very smooth and they were still advancing steadily. Although the losses of the Poland and Belarus armies were slightly larger, they were still within the acceptable range.
On the other hand, as the casualties of the Russian army increased, more and more positions were lost, and morale was affected to some extent. After all, no matter how brave a person is. But after seeing his comrades fall in front of him one after another, he will be frightened. Because no one knows whether he will be the one who dies in the next battle. As long as you have worries, you will no longer be so brave in battle. The current Russian army is also encountering such a situation.
German military and its allies attacked Smolensk from four directions. The entire Smolensk was already surrounded by German military and its allies. This made the Russian army in the city actually become a turtle in the urn, with no way out.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A German military anti-ground Attacker is bombing a Russian position. Several bombs fell on the Russian position, destroying its machine gun fire points.
"Dong dong dong!"
After dropping the bomb, the ground-attack aircraft Attacker did not leave immediately, but continued to attack the Russian position with machine guns.
The 20mm cannon and 30mm cannon are very powerful and can easily tear Russian troops on the ground into pieces. Even some machine gun fortresses are absolutely unable to withstand it.
"Where's the anti-aircraft machine gun? Shoot down German aircraft!" a Russian officer shouted.
An anti-aircraft machine gun started firing into the air.
"Da da da!"
The bullet from the anti-aircraft machine gun hit the ground-attack aircraft Attacker. But unfortunately, it didn't hit the mark.
Some key parts of the ground Attacker are armored. Although the armor is very thin, it cannot resist Anti-aircraft Gun. However, it can resist anti-aircraft machine gun attacks.
The Russian anti-aircraft machine gun fire seemed to anger the ground-attack Attacker. After hovering in the sky for a week, it was strafed with machine guns again.
Soon, the anti-aircraft machine gun was blown into parts. The machine gunner was also in the attack and was torn to pieces.
The German military soldiers on the ground took this opportunity to launch an attack on the Russian army's position. In just one attack, they crossed the Russian army's defense line.
After a fierce fight, the Russian troops on the position were wiped out, and the entire position fell into the hands of German military.
In the battle to attack Smolensk, German military made full use of its own advantages. Artillery support and air support were carried out alternately. Once there is a position that the Russian army is entrenched and cannot easily break through, they will call for air support or artillery support and use powerful firepower to directly destroy the Russian army. In this case, German military can destroy those Russian troops at the minimum cost.
Under the attack of German military's tactics, the Russian army suffered heavy losses, constantly losing garrison positions and retreating steadily.
After three days, less than half of Smolensk's urban area has fallen into the hands of German military and its allies. Moreover, the casualties of the Russian troops in the city were also very high, with more than 100,000 Russian troops killed or injured. This undoubtedly further weakened the strength of the Russian army in the city, making the attack by German military and its allies smoother.
German military Commander of the 3rd Army Corps Fedor von General Bock even asserted that if this continues, they will be able to win Smolensk in just one week instead of half a month.