Video spoilers history, starting with the blitzkrieg on Poland

The sky continues.

[The German army, which was at a strategic disadvantage, began to evacuate relatively unimportant areas.]

[During the retreat, Manstein ordered his soldiers to implement a scorched earth policy to prevent the Soviet army from receiving supplies.]

[He also committed numerous crimes.]

[In addition, the German army destroyed almost all the bridges and railways on the rivers along the way. ]

[So the Soviet army had to use trucks to transport ammunition and fuel over long distances of hundreds of kilometers.]

[The slower heavy artillery was left far behind.]

[The Fifth Guards Tank Army of Stalingrad first arrived at the Dnieper River north of Kiev. They used various materials to block the gaps in the tanks, and the tank troops forcibly waded across the river.]

[After several hours of hard fighting, they reached the other side and established a bridgehead. ]

[In other places, a small number of Soviet troops also successfully crossed the river. ]

【However, the German army also consolidated their defensive positions during this period. 】

[It becomes difficult to attack head-on. ]

【The battle is at a stalemate.】

[Throughout October, General Vadudin's army was constantly searching for new breakthrough points.]

【As winter approaches, the war becomes as frozen as a frozen river.】

【But Vadudin judged the situation and changed his original attack plan. 】

[He organized all his forces and concentrated his attack on the existing bridgehead.]

[The 4 troops of the rd Guards Tank Army, in coordination with friendly forces, launched an attack.]

[On November 11, the Soviet army broke through the defense line and successfully cut off Kiev's retreat.]

【At the same time, the first Soviet tanks entered Kyiv. 】

[On November 11, the entire city of Kiev was as bright as day.]

[The sound of gunfire, artillery fire, and the bright lights of flares awakened all the streets.]

[The tank troops used artillery to clear the way and rushed into the city center. ]

【German troops fled Kyiv in panic.】

【Before daybreak, the invaders in Kiev had been completely driven out.】

【On this special day, the anniversary of the October Revolution, the Soviet army completed the liberation of the Ukrainian capital. 】

【And with the coming of winter. 】

[The entire southern front has become an enormous battlefield.]

[The Battle of the Dnieper lasted from August to December.]

[The Germans tried to push back and drive the Soviets back to the Dnieper River in the later stages, but to no avail.]

[On the contrary, the one being beaten continued to retreat. ]

[In the entire Battle of the Dnieper River, the Soviet army also won a great victory at the cost of 155 million casualties.]

[The Soviet army successively recaptured many Ukrainian cities including Kiev. ]

【Isolated the German forces in the Crimea.】

[Having dealt a heavy blow to the German Army's Southern Group, the day of recovering the entire Ukrainian region is just around the corner.]

The sky curtain reaches here, and the scene is temporarily transitioned to real war footage.

And outside the sky.

Li Shimin combined the map of the sky and analyzed it and said:

“This battle looks like a head-on clash.”

"The Germans defended along the line, and the Soviets looked for weak points to break through."

"And now places like Kiev and Zaporizhia have been lost."

"The German strategy of defending along the Dnieper River has failed."

"The great plains of Ukraine are indefensible."

"If it were me, even though I would be very reluctant, it seems I would have no choice but to give up Ukraine."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the German army will make a large retreat and abandon the entire Ukraine, right?"

Li Shimin, a very professional military genius, made a judgment on the subsequent German military strategy.

Then look at the sky.

Li Shimin was dumbfounded.

[Although the Battle of the Dnieper was a fierce struggle, the German army suffered an orderly defeat. ]

【But Hitler still had high hopes for the war in Ukraine. 】

[Be prepared to wait for the opportunity and plan a new counterattack. ]

[However, on January 1944, 1, the Soviet Union's Second Ukrainian Front took the lead in launching an offensive, and the First Front soon joined the offensive.]

[Their tank vanguard, the Sixth Tank Army, had more than 200 tanks and self-propelled artillery, and its firepower was very strong.] [On the fifth day of the offensive, the Soviet army surrounded 5 German soldiers in Cherkasy.]

[This is also the famous Cherkasy Steel Siege Battle! ]

[Although the German army was surrounded, they generally did not rush to break out. ]

[The German High Command believed that holding the entire Eastern Front was the most important task.]

[It is believed that the besieged German troops have sufficient strength to hold their ground firmly. ]

【And when a breakthrough is needed, it can be done calmly. 】

[However, with the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad, the German army's confidence in the face of encirclement also collapsed. ]

Hitler promised the 6 German troops surrounded:

[“I am the supporter you can rely on! As long as you still have bullets in your hands, you must hold on firmly!”]

[General Hube, commander of the German First Panzer Army, also broadcast to the besieged German troops:]

[“I, Hubie, will liberate you.”]

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Warring States Period.

Bai Qi, a famous expert in encirclement and annihilation warfare, saw the German troops in the encirclement and speculated:

"Haha, remember the Battle of Stalingrad, the Germans said the same thing."

"If the German army withdraws now, it can still do so."

“But if we don’t withdraw, we probably won’t be able to leave again.”

Canopy.

[It was much easier to provide support for these 30 German troops than the 6 German troops surrounded in Stalingrad.]

[The German army assembled a powerful tank force, even surpassing Paulus's breakout force in the Battle of Stalingrad. ]

[The Beck Heavy Armored Regiment, formed by Manstein himself and equipped with 80 Tiger and Panther tanks, also rushed to support. ]

[At this time on the battlefield, the Soviet Union's main battle tank was the 76mm caliber T34, which was obviously inferior to the German Tiger and Panther tanks, so the Soviet army began to retreat.]

【But Manstein seized the opportunity and encircled part of the Soviet army. 】

[Parts of the two Soviet tank armies were annihilated.]

[But the remaining troops successfully broke through and even cut off the retreat of the German reinforcements again. ]

[The German army continued to try to rescue the 6 people who were surrounded.]

【But at this moment, the decisive battle appeared. 】

[The Soviet Army's new Stalin heavy tank debuted. The front armor of this tank was 120 mm thick and equipped with an 85 mm gun. Later, it was even equipped with a 122 mm caliber gun! ]

[It is the strongest opponent of German tanks. ]

[The first major battle between Stalin's tanks and the German Tiger and Panther tanks ended in a draw.]

[Although the Soviet army failed to drive the German army away. ]

【But the German army was also unable to advance. 】

【After several days of fierce stalemate, the Soviet army began to gain the upper hand. 】

[The German troops on the periphery were stopped, and the German troops in Cherkasy were surrounded again.]

[They had a chance to retreat, but Hitler ordered them to hold on firmly, causing them to miss the best opportunity to retreat.]

[The German army's goal was to use the encircled troops in Cherkasy to attract the Soviet army.]

【Then they counter-encircled the Soviet army. 】

[The Soviet army's goal was to take advantage of the enemy's strategy and surround and attack the reinforcements.]

[The German army's relief troops advanced to Hill 239 with difficulty, but could not move forward any further.]

[After many days of hard fighting, Manstein violated Hitler's orders and told the surrounded German troops:]

[“The outer reinforcements can no longer advance, you have to break out on your own.”]

[The German troops in the encirclement knew that it would be difficult for them to break out.]

[Leaflets persuading the Germans to surrender were also scattered like raindrops over the German-occupied areas.]

[The Soviet Union also sent a special envoy to persuade the 6 German troops to surrender, but the Germans did not accept the proposal of surrender.]

[General Stemmermann in the encirclement said:]

【Soldiers should meet on the battlefield! Refuse to surrender.】

[Stemmermann attempted to break out by force and successfully advanced several kilometers. He only needed the last 5 kilometers to meet up with the rescue troops.]

[But it was really difficult to coordinate with the German troops on the periphery to rescue them.]

[Transportation conditions in winter are poor, making travel difficult.]

[The German army was short of fuel and ammunition, so although they had a large number of tanks, the number of tanks that could actually fight was decreasing.]

[The outside world is unreliable, and the German troops in the encirclement can only fill up their last tanks and force their way out of the encirclement.]

[On this night of the blizzard, the German army began its general retreat.] (End of this chapter)