"The Turkish allies have begun to counterattack, and their 3rd Army Corpss have rushed to the battlefield. With their current strength, there should be no big problem in destroying the Russian 44th, 45th and 46th Army Corpss. In this case, I We don't need to worry about those Russian army groups. As long as the 47th Russian army and 51st Army Corps are eliminated, the Russian army Caucasian Front Army will be completely wiped out!" General Rundstedt said with a smile on his face.
General Rundstedt is still very satisfied with the current development of the war situation. Turks performed very poorly initially, but they were at least able to face up to the situation and respond quickly. In this case, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to eliminate the Russian army Caucasian Front Army.
"Your Excellency Commander, 22nd Army Corps's troops will arrive tomorrow. In order to prevent Russians from running away, we'd better implement our plan as soon as possible!" Lieutenant General 21st Army Corps Commander Equord suggested.
Lieutenant General Rundstedt nodded. "Let 21st Armored Division, 211th Mechanized Infantry Division and 212th Mechanized Infantry Division set off tonight. Go around behind Russian 47th Army Corps and 51st Army Corps and block their retreat. After 22nd Armored Division, 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division arrived, they attacked from the front and defeated the Russian army in one fell swoop. 21st Army Corps and several other motorized Infantry Division advanced from the two wings to ensure that these Russian troops would not escape. This time, we will eat them all in one go!
When the Russian army Caucasian Front Army went south, almost all its troops were invested. This will also leave them with basically no troops in Caucasus region. If the main force of the Caucasian Front Army is eliminated by the Turkish Army and German military in eastern Turkey and northern Iraq respectively, then German military will be able to easily defeat Caucasus region in the next battle. Including Baku oil fields. Buru will have no power to stop German offensive.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander!" Lieutenant General Equord and Lieutenant General Beck replied.
On the evening of November 13th, 21st Armored Division, 211th Mechanized Infantry Division, 212th Mechanized Infantry Division, subordinate to German 21st Army Corps, were at Under the personal leadership of Lieutenant General Army Group Commander Equord, they left Baghdad and took a detour to block the retreat of Russian 47th Army Corps and 51st Army Corps.
At this time, 22nd Armored Division, 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division under the jurisdiction of German military 22nd Army Corps are not far away from Baghdad. In addition, 21st Army Corps and several motorized Infantry Division also rushed to Baghdad. Although, Army Group's troops have not arrived yet. But these arriving troops alone were enough to eliminate Russian 47th Army Corps and 51st Army Corps.
Perhaps because Joseph issued a death order, the top brass of the Russian army Caucasian Front Army knew that German military troops were gathering towards Baghdad. However, they have no other option. Joseph has ordered them not to retreat and must continue to complete the mission. This made them know that they would definitely die if they continued to go south, but they could only bite the bullet and launch an attack.
On the morning of November 15th, 22nd Armored Division, 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division, subordinate to German military 22nd Army Corps, who had already arrived at Baghdad and rested for a night, were ready for battle.
21st Heavy Artillery Brigade, a subordinate of 21st Army Corps, and 22nd Heavy Artillery Brigade, a subordinate of 22nd Army Corps, built artillery positions early in the morning. 210mm Self-Propelled Heavy Howitzer one after another raised their muzzles high.
"Fire!"
Following Commander's order, one hundred and forty-four 210mm Heavy Howitzers began to roar.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Accompanied by the deafening sound of shelling, the shells roared and smashed into the Russian position under the influence of kinetic energy.
When a sharp whistling sound came from the sky, the Russian officers and soldiers turned pale. Some Russian officers and soldiers fled in all directions, trying to escape from here. But more Russian officers and soldiers were lying on the ground, trying to avoid the shelling in this way.
However, they underestimated the power of 210mm artillery shells.
"Boom! Boom!"
The shells hit the ground one after another, and violent explosions occurred.
It was as if the entire earth was shaking, and the shock wave carried shrapnel and shot out in all directions. Countless Russian soldiers were swept into the air like leaves.
Many Russian officers and soldiers were even torn to pieces directly in the explosion.
"God! This is definitely a heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 200 millimeters. Even our B-4 heavy-duty Howitzer is not so powerful!" A Russian artillery officer was stunned.
German military In addition to using 210mm Heavy Howitzer, other cannons also joined in the bombardment. The fierce shelling caused heavy losses to Russian 47th Army Corps and 51st Army Corps.
"Comrade Commander, Germany people's general attack seems to be about to begin!" Caucasian Front Army chief of staff Major General Torbushin said.
Lieutenant General Kozlov nodded. He had known this day would come. However, German military's general attack seemed to be faster than he expected.
"What should we do now?" Political Commissar Major General Shamanin asked.
"Let all ministries stand firm! Comrade Joseph, I hope we will die heroically!" Lieutenant General Kozlov said.
Indeed, Joseph does not want Caucasian Front Army's troops to escape, and would rather they all die on the battlefield.
After German military's fierce bombardment ended, 22nd Armored Division, 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division launched an attack. Hundreds of tanks formed a Steel Torrent and rushed towards the Russian defense line.
The Russian army, which suffered heavy losses, was simply unable to resist German military's Steel Torrent.
Countless Russian officers and soldiers were overwhelmed by German military's Steel Torrent.
Some Russian officers and soldiers wanted to escape, but they soon discovered that there were also a large number of German tanks behind them. This is German military 21st Armored Division, 211th Mechanized Infantry Division and 212th Mechanized Infantry Division that went around the back of the Russian army.
In desperation, some Russian soldiers launched suicidal attacks, preferring to die rather than drag German military tanks or soldiers to be buried with them. But there are also some people who have no confidence at all. Under such circumstances, they raised their hands and surrendered to German military.
However, Caucasian Front Army's commanders Lieutenant General Kozlov, Political Commissar Major General Shamanin, chief of staff Major General Torbushin, and generals 47th Army Corps and 51st Army Corps all chose to commit suicide by swallowing their guns after the battle failed. There was nothing they could do. If they surrendered, their families would be dead.