700,000 Soviet troops besieged Kiev. Why did Mo Deer become a "moneybag"?

194 1 On June 22nd, the Soviet-German war broke out. In the 17 German armored division, there are five divisions without "training", and Lieutenant General Mo Deer is one of them. People are not optimistic about what great achievements this army general who wears a monocle and looks like a "gentle" but full of swearing will make.

Surprisingly, Mo Deer's armored battle group tactics played an important role. The 3rd Armored Division broke into Soviet 165km in just three days, becoming the "sharp knife" of the 2nd Armored Cluster in guderian. However, after two months of fighting, Mo Deer and his men suffered huge losses, with only 50 tanks in their hands, but he didn't think so.

Because Moscow is close at hand, only over 300 kilometers.

With the end of the first stage of the campaign, the defeated Soviet troops suffered heavy losses. This made the Germans full of confidence in victory, especially the officers and men of the 3 rd armored division. They followed Mo Deer and made impressive achievements. Although they fought for two months in a row, they still maintained high morale. In their view, Moscow will be the next target.

Just as the officers and men of the whole division were eager to try, a paper order to "stop eastward" surprised the officers and men. Mo Deer, who was equally puzzled, rushed to the Central Cluster Command to find out, which made him even more incredible. The goal of the high command is to attack Ukraine and Crimea to the south and annihilate the Soviet troops in Kiev.

This plan was opposed by most generals, including Mo Deer. He believes that, first of all, Moscow is the capital of the Soviet Union, and it is just around the corner. It is necessary to follow the trend and win it in one fell swoop. The whole army is looking forward to capturing Moscow and striving for greater victory. In other words, "you can't vent your anger", and a sudden turn will affect morale.

Secondly, from a tactical point of view, it is not suitable for long-distance combat at this time. After continuous operations, the Germans had to solve the problems of weapons, equipment and logistics supply, but also faced the problems of roads and forests in long-distance operations, which made the Kiev campaign full of uncertainties and some were unable to do so. In short, the odds are slim, so don't fight unprepared.

More importantly, launching the Kiev campaign will inevitably delay the war process. According to the current situation of the troops, take the Ukrainian region and then rush back to Smolensk. Can the troops continue to fight? Can Moscow be solved before the Soviet Union enters winter? Therefore, from a strategic point of view, it is not desirable.

Of course, the army must obey the needs of politics. According to the high-level thinking, turning to Ukraine at this time, from a big strategic point of view, has indeed drawn a front line and eliminated the flank threat of the central army group; Economically, obtaining abundant food resources in Ukraine is the guarantee for continuing the war; Politically, it can quickly disintegrate the fighting spirit of Soviet soldiers and civilians.

Coincidentally, Stalin also targeted Ukraine, and he ignored the opposition and ordered it to persist.

Although guderian flew to the "wolf's den" to try to stop someone's "absurd" practice with everyone's opinions, he finally succumbed to his endless political, military and economic theories under the temptation of his stubbornness and eloquence, and determined the strategy of "Kiev first, then Moscow".

On August 24th, guderian's 2nd Armored Cluster began to move southward, and Mo Deer's 24th Motorized Army also began to move, pointing to Kiev. At present, the strength of the 3rd Armored Division is only 45% of that before the war. Fortunately, the autumn weather in the Soviet Union is dry and the road conditions are good, which is very suitable for tank combat, but it is a disastrous season for the Soviet Union.

This change of the German army attracted the attention of zhukov, chief of the general staff of the Soviet Union. He was keenly aware of the seriousness of the situation and proposed to withdraw the southwest army from Ukraine and abandon Kiev, but Stalin refused. Zhukov argued and stood his ground, but he was relieved of his post as chief of staff and transferred to commander-in-chief of the reserve army.

In fact, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Union and Germany have the same idea. In Stalin's view, first, the political significance of the decisive battle in Kiev is far greater than the military significance. Once you give up, a large area of land will be destroyed. This is a responsibility that any commander in chief can't afford, only persistence. At the same time, this is also to express the determination of the Soviet Union to Britain and the United States.

The second is good luck. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops in this area. Although there is no air superiority, on the ground, the Soviet army still has certain combat effectiveness. What's more, in local battles, the Soviets did win. As long as the defense is proper, it is entirely possible for the Southwest Army to persist until reinforcements arrive and turn the tide.

More importantly, even if you fail, you can "exchange space for time." When you "struggle" with the German army in the vast Ukraine, you can also win a rare time for the rear to expand the defense force and mobilize troops, drag your opponent into the winter that is beneficial to the Soviet Union, and finally gain the initiative in the battlefield.

Although the weak Soviet army attacked again and again under Stalin's strict orders, it still could not stop the second armored cluster from attacking south. Seeing that Kiev was in danger, zhukov, Boudjani, Tymoshenko, Aleksandr Vasilevsky and others all suggested giving up Kiev, but Stalin refused. He insisted that the troops continue to attack.

In the end, Mo Deer became the man who tied Kiev's pocket.

In the face of the Soviet counterattack, Mo Deer's battle group tactics played a huge advantage. Often, when the main division responded to the Soviet counterattack, it sent one or two armored battle groups to quickly detour behind the other side, instantly disintegrating the Soviet attack. However, there were only more than 30 tanks left in the division, but after reorganizing the whole battle group, he ordered to move on.

By September of 14, the main force of the 3rd armored division was only 10 tanks, less than one regiment. Mo Deer still organized commandos, including two tanks and armored personnel carriers, and 45 infantry, to move forward. Finally, at 6 pm that day, we joined forces with the troops of the southern army group to "tighten the pockets of Kiev."

Any army is afraid of being surrounded, and the panic caused by encirclement is no less than the retreat being broken. The besieged Soviet troops lacked weapons and ammunition, their morale was low, and the situation became more and more critical. Although Stalin replaced Marshal Butjanni, who was still requesting to retreat, and replaced him with Timoshenko, the war situation has not changed much.

With the completion of the "historic" meeting of the two German army groups on the eastern line of Ukraine, the German media became lively and reported this important news one after another. For a time, Kiev became the focus of attention all over the world. 17, Stalin, who saw that the tide had gone, gave the order to retreat, but it was too late.

Soviet troops in the encirclement began to break through. The Soviet fifth army pressed the front of the third armored division. Mo Deer didn't panic. He used less than one regiment of infantry as the backbone of defense, and the remaining 10 tanks were divided into two battle groups and deployed behind the defense line. Where there is a crisis, the battle group appears there.

Faced with the flood of Soviet troops, the defense line of the 3 rd armored division was in jeopardy, and the officers and men were a little scared. As usual, he shouted, "Now all you have to do is kick your foot on the house that is about to collapse." Finally, reinforcements arrived, stabilized the defense line and began to fight back. The besieged Soviet army also completely lost its resistance and surrendered.

On September 26, the battle of Kiev ended, and three Soviet troops, including the southwest army, were wiped out, losing 700,000 people, including 665,000 prisoners. The Germans also lost 1.5 million people, among which the 3rd armored division had only one regiment, ranking second in battle damage, but gained the reputation of "Berlin Bear".

In the battle of Kiev, the Germans won a great victory, but lost the best opportunity to attack Moscow, which finally made Stalin "laugh at the end." Looking back at history, there is no right or wrong decision made by the commanders of the Soviet Union and Germany, because the army is an extension of politics and obeys the needs of politics.

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