Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

When the war has reached this level, both sides have become red-blooded, and all the rules of engagement have been reduced to a piece of paper. The only purpose of both parties is to use all possible means to kill the other party.

Schmidt Huber was lucky, at least he died painlessly.

Ram Hicks, who was also the commander of the "Command Hall" Armored Division, was not so lucky.

The situation of Ram Hicks is similar to that of Schmidt Huber. The unit was also rebuilt after being broken up. It was only in the name of "Armored Division". In fact, it did not have a single tank and was seriously short of personnel. The strength of the entire division

Less than 6,000 people.

The position that Ram Hicks was in charge of was on the side and rear of Huber's division, so it was not immediately attacked by the Russian army.

The tragedy of the 13th Armored Division frightened all the German troops. Ram Hicks urgently contacted the fortress command, hoping to receive support. This request was rejected. The commander-in-chief of the fortress garrison, General Weidenbruch,

There are no more soldiers in hand.

In the first phase of Budapest, the German commander was General Frisner. General Weidenbruch had just succeeded General Frisner on December 20 and became the German commander of the Budapest Fortress.

Weidenbruch was also unlucky. He had just taken office, and he probably encountered such a difficult situation before even the generals under his command recognized him.

The reply Ram Hicks received was that he must hold his position resolutely and withstand the Russian attack.

Ram Hicks had no choice but to do his best.

After paying a huge price, the Russian army's offensive went extremely smoothly. The attack began at six in the morning. The 13th Armored Division only held on for less than an hour before its position was breached.

The only good news is that some of the remnants of the 13th Armored Division and the "FH" Armored Grenadier Division fled into Ram Hicks's position. In a short time, the defenders on Ram Hicks' position were defeated.

The army increased to 7,000 men.

Unfortunately, this doesn't give Ram Hicks any more confidence.

"The Russians are in the final battle. All our front-line positions have been breached. We have just received the news that the 13th Armored Division headquarters has been lost and General Schmidt Huber has been killed. The Russians are coming towards our positions. Fighting

It has broken out——" Chief of Staff Morse put on a new military uniform and wore the Knight's Cross he had just received a week ago on his chest.

This medal was awarded to Morse for his outstanding performance in the first phase of the battle. At that time, Morse accurately judged the main attack direction of the Russian army, so the 21st "Commander Hall" Armored Division was able to fight without tanks.

Defeated the Fourth Guards Mechanized Corps equipped with T34/85 and T70 tanks.

"The 13th Armored Division performed very well. They killed at least the same number of Russians, but there were too many Russians. They fought one after another without fear of sacrifice-" the expression of Rudolf Pullman, commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Panzergrenadier Division

Frustrated, he is now the top surviving commander of the Panzergrenadier Division.

Of the 4,800 men in the Panzergrenadier Division, only about 600 fled to the 21st "Command Hall" Armored Division position.

"Gentlemen, please be prepared to die fighting for your country. This is also our final battle -" Ram Hicks had already been mentally prepared.

It is indeed the final battle.

The entire process of the 13th Armored Division being wiped out was witnessed by the officers and soldiers of the 21st Armored Division. At this time, there is no chance at all. Even if you surrender, you will be executed directly. So just give it a try, maybe you can.

Get a chance of survival.

The advantage of the 21st Armored Division is that there is a small river in front of their position. Although the river is frozen, the river has become a natural anti-tank trench. In this way, the 21st Armored Division does not need to face the impact of Russian tanks.

The 21st Armored Division's defense line was arranged along the river.

It is actually very easy to build a defense line in winter. Pile up sandbags filled with soil, pour water on them and leave them frozen overnight. They are as strong as reinforced concrete.

Although the Germans did not have tanks, they still had quite a lot of machine guns. Budapest was known as a fortress, so it naturally had abundant supplies.

The key point is that the Germans are unique in arranging machine gun positions. The combination of various light and dark firepower points creates a crossfire that is enough to ensure that there are no blind spots in the front. Under normal circumstances, such a position is almost impossible to break.

The current situation is abnormal.

Even without the cover of tanks, the Russian soldiers still showed no fear and rushed over in overwhelming numbers.

The German army's famous tearing machines were extremely efficient at killing light infantry. Soon the other side of the river was covered with corpses, and blood flowed down the river bank, dyeing the entire river bank red and flowing like a stream on the ice.

Unable to cross the river, Russian tanks stopped on the bank and lined up like German positions to fire.

Various anti-tank guns and rocket launchers of the German army fought back desperately. Occasionally, the T34 with slightly weaker armor was destroyed, but other tanks showed no fear and continued to shoot at the anti-tank guns.

Russia has indeed made great progress in heavy weapons. Not only did its tanks perform well, but its artillery also made great progress. Self-propelled artillery soon joined the ranks, and the German army gradually fell into a disadvantage.

When tanks and artillery were bombarding each other, the Russian infantry was not idle either.

Anti-tank trenches are actually not difficult to deal with. The Central and Southern African Expeditionary Forces in the last world war summed up their rich experience. The simplest method is to use explosives to blow up the anti-tank trenches.

The description of "flattening" is not accurate. It should be destroying a certain section of the anti-tank trench enough for the tank to pass through. Therefore, the climbing performance is a very important indicator of the tank.

Because the IS-2 has too much weight, its climbing ability is far inferior to the T34/85 with a total combat weight of 32 tons.

When the first T34/85 broke through the anti-tank trench and rushed to the other side of the river, the morale of the German army finally collapsed.

The morale of the German army today cannot be compared with that of the German army when the war just broke out. At that time, the German army had won consecutive battles and had high morale. It was truly invincible.

Until now, the most elite German troops have been lost in Russia. Many troops wearing German uniforms in the Budapest Fortress, even Hungarians.

Russia's retaliation against the Germans was not blind. If the Hungarians surrendered and promised to turn their guns against the Germans, they would be forgiven by the Russians.

Unfortunately for the 21st Armored Division, there happened to be a group of Hungarians in the unit.

This group of Hungarians was also the first to surrender. As soon as the T34/85 broke into the German position, the Hungarian soldiers who were defending the position immediately surrendered. In order to prove their determination to surrender, several Hungarian soldiers even took the initiative to shoot at the Germans around them.

"We are Hungarians, we were forced to join the German army, and we have never done anything to harm Russia-" A Hungarian soldier used proficient Russian to identify himself to the Russian soldiers.

"Prove me your determination -" the Russian soldier holding Bobosha was decisive, pointing his gun at a seriously injured and dying German soldier.

The Hungarian soldiers did not hesitate to shoot at the German soldiers who were fighting side by side at that moment, and they did not forget to hit them after shooting.

"Take off all their shoes. If you find any wounded Germans, you know what to do -" Russian soldiers are simple and rude. If they don't wear shoes, they will be exposed to the air of more than ten degrees below zero, and they will freeze in a short time.

stiff.

At least there's no way to escape.

The Hungarian soldiers acted quickly, taking off their shoes while searching for trophies, and even offered more valuable items to the Russian soldiers.

"Throw this thing away. No Russian soldier will want these SS collar badges and medals, because we are Guardsmen!" Russian soldiers have moral integrity, unlike Southern Africans who are greedy for money.

"No, we don't want it. The southern Africans across the way still like it very much -" If you don't mind, SS collar badges are not very valuable. There are some very rare medals, which are still very popular in the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

of.

As for things like rings and watches, no one would refuse them.

However, I don’t know if the Russian army has a saying that all captured items must be returned to the public. Probably not.

If Russia also wanted to return all its seizures to the public, then the Russian army would not carry out organized robberies everywhere it went.

This is not nonsense, it was recorded by diplomats from certain countries.

Such as Switzerland.

As a permanently neutral country, Switzerland has embassies and consulates in almost all countries, and there must be one in a city of Budapest's level.

Therefore, even in the occupied areas, information is not completely closed, and the exchange of information between diplomats is very smooth.

So now you know why Switzerland is a permanently neutral country, because both parties involved in the war need a communication channel at any time.

"Southern Africans are also demons, and we will defeat them sooner or later!" This person's thoughts are indeed firm, and his tone is quite loud.

I'm afraid even the bearded man would not dare to say this.

"At least we are allies now -" The guy who refused to refuse anyone was very happy. In just a short time, he had already obtained more than a dozen medals.

That's almost it. The battle is still going on, and we have to leave some for the brothers behind. As for the Hungarian soldiers who just surrendered——

surrender?

If nothing happened, they were all shot to death.

Ram Hicks refused to surrender. He was prepared to die in battle, but at the last moment, Ram Hicks was forcibly carried away by the guards. He himself was seriously injured and was unable to refuse.

Ram Hicks was hit by a stray bullet during the battle. The bullet penetrated Ram Hicks' chin and exited behind the ear, forming a horrific penetrating wound. This kind of injury is basically impossible in Budapest at present.

rescue.

After all, Ram Hicks was a senior officer. After being injured, he was quickly sent to the rear for treatment by the guards. Chief of Staff Morse replaced Ram Hicks to direct the battle and was killed twenty minutes later.

The person who sent Ram Hicks for treatment was Rudolph Pullman, the lucky guy from the last battle. After escaping, this guy had quite a lot of experience in escaping. The first time Ram Hicks was shot,

Immediately, the guards were called to carry Ram Hicks away, and Rudolph got another chance to escape from the battle.

Rudolf's luck ended here.

While the ground troops were attacking frantically, the Russian Air Force mobilized its entire force to conduct a new round of indiscriminate carpet bombing of Budapest.

Like its armored forces, the Russian Air Force has also made great progress.

Before the outbreak of the war, Russia was still equipped with the honest biplane I-15 and the I-16 whose landing gear could not be retracted.

These two aircraft were able to compete with the German fighter jets during the Spanish Civil War. After Germany was equipped with the BF109, Russian fighter jets completely fell behind.

The Yak-3, developed by Russia's Yak Design Bureau in 1941, has become Russia's current main fighter.

The Yak-3 is considered to be one of Russia's most maneuverable fighter jets. Its latest model can take on Germany's BF109E/F. It is said that Russia is developing a jet aircraft based on the Yak-3. The specific progress is not disclosed to the outside world.

Known.

Not known to the outside world means that it has not yet been tested. If the test flight is successful, even if Russia keeps it secret, Southern Africa will definitely get some information no matter what.

The bravery of Russians is only one aspect of their character. Most Russians are not very wealthy, which leaves opportunities for agents in Brad's office.

Bullard's office now has a dedicated Russia bureau.

Compared with the air force defending Budapest, the Russian air force has a huge numerical advantage. In the three months since the war broke out, Budapest has not received any reinforcements from Germany, and one less fighter jet was lost.

The Russian aircraft are flying more and more, and the pilots' experience is becoming more and more mature. As one goes, the Russian Air Force gradually gains air superiority over Budapest.

Ram Hicks was spotted by a Yak-3 on his way to the rear hospital.

At this time, the German army in Pest was in chaos, and those who could be sent to the rear for treatment must be senior officers.

The Yak-3 pilot spotted Ram Hicks' stretcher and immediately launched an attack.

The weapon system of the Yak-3 is a 20mm cannon and two 12.7mm machine guns. Although it cannot mount bombs, it still has ground attack capabilities.

When the Yak-3 launched its dive, the two guards carrying the stretcher were loyal to their duties and did not abandon Ram Hicks. They ran hard in the hope of getting rid of the attack of the Yak-3.

Rudolf was spineless. When he heard the sound of the Yak-3 engine, he jumped into the crater on the roadside to avoid it, without even daring to raise his head.

Rudolf was unlucky. When he jumped into the crater, he didn't notice that there was a fragment of an iron fence in the crater. The tip of the fence was pointing upward. When Rudolf jumped down, he happened to jump on the tip of the fence and was lifted up in the air.

Ram Hicks was also unlucky. Although the guards did not abandon Ram Hicks, Ram Hicks fell off the stretcher while running violently and hit his head heavily on the ground. The guards took Ram Hicks away.

When Hicks was put back on the stretcher, Ram Hicks had stopped breathing.

The two guards were quite lucky. They didn't fall to death, were stabbed to death, or were beaten to death by Yak-3. They were lucky enough to survive.

But this is not the end. In the next few days, the German army in Budapest will face increasingly difficult situations. If they want to completely escape this disaster, they will need more luck.