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Chapter 899 Counterattack
Visinev had no choice. As the Russian counterattack was fully launched, the number of German troops captured by Russia increased. The Bederno prisoner-of-war camp was soon full, and it was necessary to rely on these German officers to effectively manage the prisoners of war.

There was only one battalion of troops stationed near Bedernuo, and the nearest garrison was ten kilometers away. If the prisoner-of-war camp mutinied, the consequences would be serious.

Not that the losses to the garrison would be serious.

But if too many prisoners of war are killed or injured, it will affect the future relationship between Russia and Germany.

George did not expect that the German army would be defeated so quickly.

George couldn't remember how long the Soviet-German War lasted in another time and space, but it was at least two or three years.

The German army launched the offensive in the summer, and before Christmas, the German army was already at the end of its strength. Facing the full-scale counterattack of the Russian army, it could only passively defend and was stretched to its limits.

This is actually normal.

Although the German army has a large total strength, it does not have many elite troops, and there are too many vassal troops whose fighting will is not strong enough. These people can fight a favorable battle, but once they encounter an unfavorable situation, their fighting will will quickly collapse.

This is also largely related to the fact that the German army's previous battles were too smooth.

In previous battles, the German Army's best performing units were the Air Force and armored forces. Faced with the blitzkrieg, various countries had almost no ability to fight back and were quickly defeated and surrendered. The German Army's infantry divisions had not received sufficient training at all, and many of them surrendered before their opponents even fired a shot.

Morale is a thing that rises and falls and eventually runs out. Faced with the Russian army's solid defense, the German army launched frantic attacks for months, but not only did they fail to make any progress, but they also suffered heavy casualties, which had a fatal impact on the morale of the troops.

Just like the troops of various countries that faced the blitzkrieg before.

Germany was also helpless when faced with a combined air-to-ground three-dimensional attack.

After gaining air superiority, the Russian bomber forces, combined with the ground firepower advantage, launched an all-round, three-dimensional attack on the German army with no blind spots.

The German army had been attacking without building any fortifications.

This resulted in the German army having no defenses when facing an attack, unlike the Russian army, which had a group of strong fortresses.

The Russian attack was well-structured. It first used bombers to carpet-bomb the German positions, and then the armored forces launched a rapid attack on the German positions under the cover of campaign-level heavy firepower.

Unlike the previous infantry-tank coordination, the Russian army no longer sent out accompanying infantry, but instead deployed all armored vehicles to launch a group charge, catching the German army off guard.

To match the speed of the accompanying infantry, the armored vehicles had to slow down, giving the defenders more time to prepare.

Since the accompanying infantry's defenses were weak, the attacking force had to wait until the fire cover extended deep into the position before launching an attack.

The attack force, composed entirely of armored vehicles, launched the attack without waiting for the firepower to extend. The vehicle tracks almost stepped on the explosion points of heavy artillery as they rushed into the German positions. Many German soldiers were blocked in the anti-artillery holes by armored vehicles before they even had time to enter the trenches, and had to surrender in an organized manner.

The best performing Russian unit was the 1st Guards Armored Army.

After the fall of the Russian Empire, the Guards were disbanded for a time, and were only restored in recent years, with a total of four armored corps.

The 300st Guards Armored Army was equipped with about 150 tanks, half of which were new and half were old. After the strategic counter-offensive began, the 11st Guards Armored Army advanced rapidly along the Baltic coast under the cover of the Russian Baltic Fleet. In just one week, it advanced nearly 4 kilometers, defeated 7 German armored divisions and infantry divisions in succession, eliminated nearly German troops, and captured . Andrei had to order the st Guards Armored Division to temporarily stop the offensive to avoid heavy losses due to its isolated advance.

Vasily was not happy with Andrei's decision.

Although advancing too quickly has hidden dangers, it can completely disrupt the German deployment. As long as a gap is torn in the German front, the German army will have to mobilize troops from other directions, creating more opportunities for the Russian army in other directions.

"If we seize the opportunity, we may be able to occupy Berlin before Christmas and end the war." Vasily was overwhelmed by a series of victories and was a little proud.

"This is too difficult. We should play it step by step. As long as we don't make mistakes, victory will definitely belong to us."

Dmitri supports Andrei.

"The First Armored Army has lost more than half of its tanks. If the battle continues, the consequences will be unpredictable."

George will be under the king's orders when he is away.

After all, George and Vasily are not on the front line, so they should trust Andrei's intuition more at this time.

As the front line gradually advanced towards Germany, the German army's will to resist became stronger and stronger, and even some German people had taken up arms to resist the Russian "invasion."

Although George did not see this as a Russian invasion of Germany.

However, in the German government's propaganda, Russia was clearly the evil party, and the German army was forced to launch a war against Russia.

Even Karl's suicide was promoted by the German government as Russia's murder of Karl.

Shortly after the outbreak of the Russo-German War, Karl the Younger committed suicide by shooting himself in his home in Alexandria.

Before the war broke out, Karl the Younger worked hard to avoid the outbreak of war, hoping that Russia and Germany could reduce their arms at the same time and coexist peacefully.

The message conveyed to Karl the Younger by Berlin caused him to seriously misjudge Germany's strategy. Karl the Younger had always firmly believed that there would be no war between Russia and Germany.

George did not blame Karl. He placed Karl's body in the Catherine Cathedral and planned to send Karl's body back to his hometown for burial according to Karl's wishes after the war.

At the same time as the Russian army's strategic counterattack, the Yugoslav army that invaded the Kingdom of Italy also encountered the German, French and Italian coalition forces commanded by Rommel, and a fierce battle was in full swing.

The Italians are truly amazing. Although their performance in overseas battles was ridiculous, in domestic combat, the Italian army showed a strong will to fight, which was completely different from the Italian army in North Africa.

Compared with the Italian army, the French army, as always, was unable to attack or defend, and became a complete waste of Rommel's power.

A considerable number of these French troops came from the French Foreign Legion.

After the end of the last World War, the French army expanded the size of the Foreign Legion to fill the gaps in its defense lines. Before the outbreak of the Battle of France, there were about 30 Foreign Legion soldiers fighting on the French mainland.

These foreign legions came not only from North Africa, but also from France's Asian colonies.

In order to encourage the Foreign Legion soldiers to fight hard, the French government promised that after the war, all of them would become French citizens.

Then the problem arises.

There are now two Frances, Vichy France and Free France.

Which nationality should I apply for after the war?
In France, the Foreign Legion still has a fighting chance.

In Italy, these foreign legions are also working without putting in much effort.

(End of this chapter)