Burning Moscow

The landing site of the Lazienki Palace we call it should be accurately called the Polish Royal Baths. This was once the summer residence of the Polish kings. To the northeast of the Lazienki Palace, there is an arc-shaped two-story white palace. This is the famous Mech Levitsky Palace. Galicki may be worried that once troops are stationed here, this beautiful palace will be destroyed by war, so he only built a simple fortification on the west and north sides of the palace.

Seeing that the Polish army's defense here was so lax, the German army immediately assembled a battalion and launched a fierce attack on the Mesilevicki Palace under the cover of a dozen tanks.

The eighth regiment of Major Hubbar stayed in this area. After several days of fighting, the soldiers had been very calm in the face of the German attack. They did not open fire randomly a few hundred meters apart, but waited. After the German tanks and infantry entered range, the light and heavy weapons fired together to eliminate the infantry following the tank.

Two German tanks rushed through the first trench of the Polish army alone. When they were attacking the second line of defense, they were blown up by the soldiers hidden in the trench with cluster grenades and anti-tank grenades. Mya, quickly turned around and fled back.

As soon as the Germans returned to the starting position, they immediately used intensive artillery to bombard the Polish positions. Although it was a hastily built defensive position, but fortunately Galicki obeyed my order and built a large number of anti-cannon holes in the position. At the beginning of the enemy’s shelling, except for two or three soldiers left to monitor the enemy, All the people below hid in the anti-cannon hole.

The enemy blasted for more than half an hour, and once again launched a new charge against the position of the Eighth Regiment. But in the end, it still did not wait to break through the position of the regiment. After dropping a few burning tanks and hundreds of corpses, it withdrew back to the starting position griefly.

The defensive battle in the direction of Lazienki Palace was fought very hard, but the situation in the former residence of Madame Curie was very favorable to our army. Taking advantage of the surrounding tall buildings, Askarepov, in accordance with my instructions, arranged a combat team composed of anti-tank fighters, snipers, and machine gunners in each building. When the enemy appears in the field of vision, the machine gunner will fire first, and after a shuttle, they will decisively move to other places no matter what the result is obtained; while the anti-tank fighter waits for the German tanks to arrive where they are. When the building is downstairs, you use a bazooka or anti-tank gun to attack the weakly armored top of the building; while the sniper is an officer, machine gunner or other threatening figure who specializes in destroying the enemy.

It is precisely because of this tactic that, in the face of the German attacks, the landing field occupied by Askarepov has not been compressed, but has expanded a lot, and at the same time caused huge casualties to the Germans.

After learning about the different performances of the two armies in the West Bank, Rokosovsky called me to the headquarters and asked me puzzledly: "Leda, Major General Askarepov's troops are in Wisla. The Old Town of Warsaw on the west bank of the river performed well. But I have a question, why didn’t you let the Polish army use the same tactics?"

Regarding Rokosowski’s question, I answered with a wry smile: "Comrade Marshal, it’s not that I don’t want to promote this street fighting tactic in the Polish army, but because of their location and there are no dense buildings around. Wu, even if I want to promote this tactic to them, there are no necessary prerequisites."

"So," Rokosovsky was also a wise man. Hearing my explanation, he said immediately: "The Polish army occupying the Lazienki Palace can only resort to cruel battles in the face of the German offensive. I said that, right?"

"Yes, because the Polish army did not act decisively after crossing the river and did not occupy the favorable terrain in time for defense." I hated iron and steel and said: "How long can they last in the landing field of the Lazienki Palace now? It depends on their will to fight."

"As far as I know, the Polish army has suffered very heavy casualties in the fighting these days." Malinen interrupted and said: "If they don't get any support, I am worried that they will either be wiped out by the Germans, or they will be pushed into Weiss. Wa River."

"But the river crossing equipment we urgently need has not yet been shipped." I reluctantly said: "I have called the logistics department several times, but they currently have no capacity to transport these equipment."

"Since our troops on the east coast cannot make it through, we can consider letting General Askarepov's troops support the Polish army," Malinin suggested to me: "Even if only one battalion is sent, it can strengthen the direction of the Lazienki Palace. Defense force."

"No, this will definitely not work." I did not hesitate to deny Malinin's proposal, and then clearly stated my attitude: "Not to mention that Commander Askarepov has limited forces and cannot be reinforced. With reinforcements, a battalion can break through several German defense lines and walk seven or eight kilometers to reach the Lazienki Palace. It is unknown how many people will be left at that time."

Hearing what I said, Malinen was silent, and after thinking about it for a while, Rokosovsky frowned and asked me: "Lida, are you really going to look at Galicki’s troops? Has the whole army been destroyed?"

"I don't know when we will wait until we can provide assistance to the troops on the other side." After Rokosovsky finished speaking, I said carefully: "If we must choose one of the two bad results, then we should Choose the less harmful one. Rather than let the two troops on the other side be wiped out, it is better to choose General Askarepov’s troops to survive, so that when we attack the West Bank again, we will have at least one Landing field that can be used."

"Lida, maybe you are right." After being silent for a long time, Rokosowski finally agreed to my approach. He went on to say: "I will give the Polish 1st Army Commander General Bellinger later. Make a phone call and inform him of the specific situation in the West Bank."

At this moment, I suddenly remembered one thing, and quickly raised it to Rokosovsky: "By the way, Comrade Marshal, there is one more thing. As far as I know, in the old town of Warsaw, there are The staggered underground passages and the inferiorly equipped insurgents used this tunnel to attack the Germans everywhere. If there are a few comrades who are familiar with the Warsaw underground passage and serve as guides for General Askarepov’s troops, I I believe they will be able to achieve greater results."

"General Bellinger and the others may still be in contact with the insurgents in the city. I believe he will definitely agree to send a guide to Askarepov's troops." Rokosovsky said after he finished speaking, he directed at The Director of Communications on the side ordered: "Immediately connect me to the headquarters of the Polish 1st Army."

Taking advantage of the communications director’s efforts to connect the line, Rokosovsky whispered to me: “Some Western media have published some reports that are unfriendly to our country, saying that our army has already been as early as July 29. We reached the east bank of the Vistula River, but did not provide any help to the insurgents in Warsaw."

To be honest, in later generations, I also think that the Soviet Union did not deal with the Warsaw Uprising in an authentic manner. It not only stayed on the Vistula River to see the death, but also refused to provide the Allied forces with an airdrop airport for Poland. The people's uprising against the fascist invaders was defeated in isolation and helplessness. But at this moment, as a participant in historical events, my view has undergone a 180-degree change. Although the Warsaw Uprising was organized by the pro-Western Polish government in exile, the Soviet army still provided all the help it could provide. Not only did it send troops to cross the river to support it, but the Soviet Air Force risked being shot down by German anti-aircraft fire time and time again. The insurgents and residents who fought **** battles in the city dropped supplies. Everything they did and the huge sacrifices they made were deliberately concealed by Western countries because of the barriers of the Cold War.

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The battle lasted on the 23rd, and in the face of the increasingly fierce German offensive, the Polish army that stood firmly at the Lazienki Palace finally could not support it. When Galicki reported to me that there were less than a thousand people left in the division, I immediately ordered him without hesitation: "Comrade Colonel, I order you to immediately abandon your current positions and retreat to the east bank of the Vistula. Come."

Hearing my order, Galicki hesitated and said: "But Comrade Deputy Commander, we have sacrificed so many commanders. If we retreat at this time, I am worried that the minds of the soldiers will not be able to turn this turn. ."

"It's you who can't turn your mind." After I broke Galicki's careful thoughts sharply, I said in a slow tone: "Comrade Colonel, if you weren't betrayed by Krajov's army, maybe it would be early. The insurgents fighting in the old city are joined. You have completed your mission. Now you will withdraw your team for a rest. When the time is right in the future, you will settle the account with the Germans."

The river crossing equipment transported from the rear finally reached the Vistula River, but at this moment it can only be used to allow the Polish army to retreat. In order to allow the main force of the division to withdraw safely to Hedong, the seriously injured Major Hubal brought more than a hundred wounded to stay as a cover task.

Just as the main force of the division led by Galicki boarded the ship docked by the river and struggling towards the east bank, the Germans once again dispatched a battalion of troops, and under the cover of more than a dozen tanks, they moved aggressively towards the tile. Jinji Palace rushed over to the landing field.

Facing the rushing German troops, Major Hubbar fought tenaciously with the wounded. The Germans left dozens of corpses and a burning tank in front of the position, but the German infantry was outnumbered for a long time. It rushed into the trenches like a tide, and fought hand-to-hand with the wounded.

Although Huber and the wounded used their own sacrifices, they only got ten minutes for the main force of the division. But it was these precious ten minutes that gave Galicki's troops enough time to reach the east bank and join forces stationed here.

After occupying the Lazienki Palace, the German army turned around again to deal with Askarepov, who was staying at the former residence of Madame Curie. The Germans were beaten to dismay by the mysterious fighting team in the previous day's battle. This time they finally learned to be smart and used tactics that looked dumb but very effective to deal with the combat team that gave them headaches.

They specially deployed heavy artillery and flamethrower. As soon as they found that there was our army's combat team in that building, they immediately bombed the building with heavy artillery, and then asked the Pyro to go up and use flamethrower to destroy or expel the survivors in the ruins. go. Faced with this vicious German tactic, our combat team can only retreat to the main position of the landing field step by step.

After I learned the bad news in Gusev’s headquarters, I said to Gusev: "Comrade General, immediately notify Askarepov to abandon the landing field and withdraw the troops to the east coast."

After several days of fighting, Gusev deeply understood that without the support of the Warsaw Rebels, our troops on the West Bank would only be a lone army, and it would be impossible to achieve any ideal results. So for me, let the troops retreat. He did not raise any objections to the order, but said worriedly: "Comrade Deputy Commander, if it is broad daylight, if the troops are allowed to retreat, will they be hit by German long-range artillery fire?"

"Don't worry," I heard his worry and said confidently: "The Germans sent troops to attack the landing site by mistake, so they have stopped shelling the Vistula River. Colonel Galicki led his troops to cross the river. Didn’t you get shelled by the enemy? I believe the situation will be similar when Askarepov retreats."

"Well, Comrade Deputy Commander." Hearing what I said, Gusev nodded, "Since you say so, I will immediately contact Commander Askarepov and let him lead the troops back to the East Bank as soon as possible. ."

When the chief of staff of the group army heard the dialogue between me and Gusev, he reluctantly said: "Comrade Deputy Commander, did we just abandon our position on the West Bank? You know, we have thousands of commanders and fighters who have died here. A piece of land."

"Okay, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com, Comrade Chief of Staff." Before he was finished, I interrupted his words: "This is not the time for sentimentality. If we do not withdraw our troops to the East Bank as soon as possible, then they There is a danger of being wiped out by the Germans."

As soon as I finished speaking, Rokosovsky called: "Lida, I just heard that Colonel Galicki has led the troops back to the east bank, and the landing field of the Lazienki Palace was also taken by the Germans. Occupied?"

"Yes, Comrade Marshal." I replied truthfully: "With the support of the Warsaw Rebels and the people, our troops will stick to the West Bank and will not be able to achieve any results. In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, so I ordered them to abandon their current positions and retreat to the east bank for rest and reorganization."

I thought that Rokosovsky would criticize me for a few words because of my proficiency, but he said lightly: "I know. After the two troops return safely to the East Bank, you He immediately rushed to the front army headquarters."r

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