During last year's battle and the winter defensive battle, some Protectorate of Germany and the army of the slave country participated in the fierce battle on the front line. Although, the combat effectiveness of Puppet Troops is not as good as that of German military, and the equipment is not as good as that of German military. But they performed very well in the battle. Facing the fierce attack of the Russian army, they not only defended the defense line, but also caused huge casualties to the Russian army.
Even in the fierce street fighting, the performance was very good. Although the casualties were a bit larger, they had experienced the test of blood and fire after all. Compared with those troops who have never been on the battlefield, there is definitely an essential difference.
At least, the combat effectiveness of the armies of Kingdom of Ukraine, Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Belarus, Baltic States and Finland is guaranteed. Therefore, the Commanders on the front line can rest assured that Audacious will use these Puppet Troopss to participate in the attack.
"Order each Infantry Division to set off immediately. German military has surrounded those Russians. Next, we only need to kill those Russians!" Lieutenant General 1st Polish Army Corps Commander Sakel issued the order.
Ten Infantry Division and one Mechanized Infantry Division of 1st Polish Army Corps immediately followed German military, broke through the Russian army's defense line, and entered the Russian army's position.
The other Poland troops and Belarus troops also participated in the attack. Even though the Hungary army and the Bohemia army had not been on the battlefield, they sent some troops to launch the attack together. Although these troops are not elite, after being baptized on the battlefield, they can barely exert some combat effectiveness.
Several other groups also sent Puppet Troops to the battlefield. There is no way around this. The troops German military has invested are still too few. There are only twenty German military group armies in total among the five group groups, with only four million people. The current strength of the Russian army exceeds 10 million. Even if German military can defeat the Russian army with its powerful combat effectiveness, its own casualties will obviously not be too small. In that case, it's not very cost-effective. Besides, under the strong request of Germany, these slave countries formed a huge army. Wouldn't it be a waste if we left it unused? Even if ten soldiers from the slave countries were killed, it would be worth it if it could reduce the loss of one German military soldier.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
In an encirclement, two Infantry Corpss of 20th Army Corps under the jurisdiction of the Russian Western Front Army were surrounded here. Only one mechanized Infantry Corps and one Infantry Division were lucky enough to escape early.
At this moment, the German armored forces outside the encirclement had evacuated. Two German military Infantry Division and five Poland Infantry Division took over the battle here. Under the leadership of German military Infantry Division, the Poland army launched a fierce attack on the Russian army in the encirclement.
Cannons fired fiercely into the encirclement, and the shells fell on the Russian positions in the encirclement, harvesting the lives of the Russian soldiers. The Russian artillery was completely lost as early as the beginning of German offensive. So much so that they could only passively endure the fierce bombardment from German military. Even the artillery strength of German military's Puppet Troops's is superior to that of the Russian army.
"Attack!" The bombardment lasted less than half an hour before the division commander German military Infantry Division issued the order to attack.
Two German military Infantry Division and five Poland Infantry Division immediately launched an attack.
"Quick, quick! Germany people are coming up, fight back!" The Russian officers issued combat orders. They drove the soldiers who survived German military's fierce shelling into positions to resist German offensive.
Although, the two Russian Infantry Corpss in the encirclement have a total of six Infantry Divisions, with a strength of more than 50,000 people. However, they were attacked by German armored forces before, and the troops suffered heavy losses. At the same time, heavy weapons were lost, and now the morale of the troops is in a low state. Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible to resist German offensive.
Under the continuous attacks of German military and the Polish army, the 61st and 69th Infantry Corps under the Russian army 20th Army Corps suffered increasing losses and their defense areas became smaller and smaller.
After three days, these two Infantry Corps were annihilated by German military. More than half of them were killed, and the rest surrendered.
Another mechanized Infantry Corps and a Infantry Division of the Russian army 20th Army Corps also failed to escape their fate. The Russian 7th Mechanized Army was attacked by the German military No. 884 Mechanized Infantry Division and suffered heavy losses. The remaining troops were also surrounded. In the ensuing battle, German military dispatched one Infantry Division and four Belarus Infantry Division, launching a fierce attack on the Russian army in the encirclement. After paying some price, all the Russian troops in the encirclement were eliminated.
Although, German military has far fewer troops on Eastern Front than the Russian army. However, with the addition of the army of the slave country, the balance of military power between the two sides immediately changed fundamentally.
This gives German military enough troops to annihilate the Russian army in the encirclement. Otherwise, it would be difficult to take care of every encirclement with German military's military strength alone. If not enough troops are invested, not only will it be difficult to eliminate the Russian troops in the encirclement, but it will also further increase its own casualties.
Under the attack of German military and its Puppet Troops, the Russian army divided by German armored forces was eliminated bit by bit. As a result, Russian Western Front Army's troops began to suffer constant losses.
The Russian army was not only attacked by Western Front, but also Russian Northwestern Front Army, Southwestern Front, and Southern Front Army. Although the Russian army Caucasian Front Army relied on the terrain, it withstood the German military Army Group attack. However, under the indiscriminate bombing of German military, the losses of the Russian army Caucasian Front Army also increased, and the defense line became precarious.
A week has passed, and the two sides are still fighting fiercely on the battlefield. However, as the Russian army's losses increased, German military began to gradually take the initiative on the battlefield. The balance of victory also began to tilt towards German military. If this development continues, there will be almost no problem for German military to win the war.
"Your Excellency, 3rd Army Corps's subordinate troops have just annihilated a Russian Infantry Corps and defeated a mechanized Infantry Corps." Lieutenant General Karl Hilpert reported.
Marshal Guderian nodded, German military is now constantly wiping out the effective forces of the Russian army. Even though the Russian army has a large force, more and more troops are lost, and in the end, they will be wiped out by German military.