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Chapter 104 Capture of Warsaw

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Germany's military arrangements are generally still in accordance with historical arrangements and proceeding as scheduled. Zhang Jun's SS First Panzer Corps was a variable in the entire Polish campaign. Will the war situation be surprisingly similar to history?

It can be said that it is, or it can be said that it is not. The most important battle of the Polish campaign in history is the Battle of Warsaw.

What is the history of the Battle of Warsaw?

Warsaw is the capital of Poland, bordering the Vistula River in the west, it is very important in political, economic and military sense.For the German army, the rapid capture of Warsaw could deal a heavy blow to the morale and will of resistance of the Polish army, which is conducive to the quick conclusion of the battle.

Only one week after the war broke out, on September 1939, 9, the vanguard of the German 8th Armored Division had arrived at the city of Warsaw.According to common sense, at this time, the Polish defenders in Warsaw rushed to the battle, lacked preparations, and had already shown signs of retreating eastward.Normally, the best policy is to allow the Polish army to withdraw from the city of Warsaw before encircling and annihilating it, but the German army did not raid the city. The city was captured only on 4th.Of course, there were elements of the heroic resistance of the Polish army, but what was more important was Hitler's intervention, which many people may overlook.

On September 1939, 9, the second day after the German army arrived in Warsaw, Hitler issued Order No. 9, requesting that the ground and air forces attacking Poland be ready to be transferred to the Western Front.It turned out that on this day, the French 4th Army on the Western Front launched a tentative attack on the German army, and Hitler was very worried that this was the prelude to a large-scale attack by the other side.In order to prevent two-front warfare, as Germany, it is necessary to preserve its strength, especially the strength of fast-moving corps such as armored forces and air force, so that it can be quickly transferred westward if the situation is urgent.However, before the French army's intentions were clarified, the German army should not be transferred to the Western Front, and could only be in a state of standby.

At the same time, as far as the German army is concerned, it is also necessary to prepare for the ability to rely on the remaining troops to defeat the Polish army after the troops are transferred westward. In the future, the Polish army will face off on the Eastern Front.If the Warsaw defenders of the Polish army were allowed to withdraw eastward, it would be difficult for the German army to catch up and wipe out the 12 troops before moving west. Moreover, the French army's actions on the 9th were obviously aimed at the German army's night arrival in Warsaw on the 8th.It should be said that the German army's strategy of encircling Warsaw without defeating Warsaw was quite clever. On the one hand, it helped stabilize the French army, and on the other hand, it could buy time to annihilate more active forces of the Polish army.

It was precisely because of this original intention that the German army blocked the Polish army that was about to retreat eastward back to Warsaw, and gave up the victory of quickly conquering Warsaw, and turned to the east in order to annihilate more Polish troops and their new corps. Victory lays the groundwork.Sure enough, a few days later, on September 1939, 9, according to the instructions of the highest level of Britain and France, the French offensive stopped. On September 12, 1939, German troops approached the Brest Fortress.This time, the German army reversed the previous siege in Warsaw, but concentrated its forces and conquered the city after 9 days, and then formed an encirclement of all the Polish troops west of the Bug River.

在攻克要塞过程中,为了防止法军再次发起进攻和因华沙波军的牵制导致进攻要塞兵力的不足,德军于1939年9月15日请求苏联出兵。这个请求正中斯大林同志的下怀,2天后即1939年9月17日,苏联白俄罗斯方面军(下辖第3、4、10、11集团军以及骑兵机械化集群和第23独立步兵军)与乌克兰方面军(下辖第5、6、12集团军)分别在科瓦廖夫和铁木辛哥指挥下开进波兰东部。这个行动,立刻将布列斯特以东30余万波军牵制并吸引过去,使得德军也迅速攻克了该要塞。

Of course, another reason why the German army asked the Soviet Union to send troops was also related to the Battle of Warsaw.Due to the containment of the Polish army in Warsaw, it was difficult for the German army to capture Brest.Moreover, from this battle, the German army also had a keen insight into the difficulty of attacking eastern Poland: there were still more than 30 Polish troops in eastern Poland at this time, and the distance between north and south in eastern Poland was much longer than that in western Poland. The long front and the insufficient total strength of the German army not only made it difficult to quickly wipe out the remnants of the Polish army, but also made it impossible to transfer a large number of troops westward in a timely manner because the distance from the western front was getting farther and farther away.Obviously, asking the Soviet Union to send troops to help is the best policy.

When the fighting in eastern Poland ended on September 9, the two sides agreed on a demarcation line, and the German army immediately launched a general attack on Warsaw and quickly captured the city.This fully shows that the German army's decision to keep the Polish army in Warsaw in the later stage of the campaign was not because of a shortage of troops or the strength of the Polish army, but for the purpose of annihilating more of the Polish army's vital forces and facilitating westward transfer.It is precisely because of this that the German army annihilated the main force of the Polish army east of Warsaw and west of the Bug River in the more than 25 days gained, and gained a huge advantage over the Polish army.In this way, even if there is an incident on the western front and the main force is transferred westward, the remaining troops can calmly deal with the remaining Polish troops, basically eliminating the danger of fighting on two fronts.Otherwise, the German army may not be able to annihilate the main force of the Polish army, nor can it prevent the serious consequences of being flanked by the Polish and French armies once the French army attacks on a large scale.

From the historical analysis of the Battle of Warsaw, the deployment of the German army is also completely correct and has achieved great success. Now Zhang Jun, the "shit stirrer", has basically lifted the two-sided war in Germany. Breaking through several lines of defense of the Polish army in succession, the soldiers approached the city of Warsaw. Of course, Zhang Jun wanted to use the Polish campaign to test the troops. The other factor was Zhang Jun's selfishness, because Zhang Jun had no military exploits in Germany. Just being in a high position has caused dissatisfaction among others, so Zhang Jun must make great achievements in the Polish campaign. If Zhang Jun still cannot lack the indispensable military exploits in the Polish campaign, then the protagonist is a waste of a crossing index At the same time, this strategy was also arranged by Hitler.

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The SS 9st Panzer Army's circular defense position "Former Enemy Command Post" was still brightly lit. It was already the night of September 1, arriving in Warsaw six days earlier than in history. Zhang Jun and Rommel were still talking softly. Conversing with each other, the two of them are no longer holding pencils, but a piece of bread, a cup of tea and boiling water, and they are solving the food with a sip of bread and a sip of tea.

"Cough cough cough... General Rommel, we have also finished analyzing all the situations. The reason why our SS army rushed [-] kilometers in such a short period of time is that the SS army is a new army. Now We are not favored by the guys in the Wehrmacht, or even looked down upon by those guys, saying that we are just putting on guard, and now we are going to show our military power, make the enemy fearful, and let everyone know that the German SS stands for victory. and death."

"Commander, I completely agree with your point of view. Our [-]st Panzer Army of the SS stands for victory and death, and crushes all enemies who dare to block our army's advance. win."

Zhang Jun looked at Rommel with a smile on his face, feeling the changes in Rommel over the past year. Originally, Rommel was a very strict colonel of the National Defense Forces. Afterwards, it also became fanatical and slick. It seems that the famous general "Desert Fox" of our later generations was spoiled by the protagonist.

"Yes, my general. I also firmly believe that our SS has the ability to crush all enemies. Now the opportunity is in front of us, and victory is not far ahead. My general, are you willing to fight with me to the end? ? All for victory, all for Germany."

"Commander, being able to fight side by side with you is an honor I am proud of in this life. Even if I become a pile of skeletons, I will fight to the death."

After destroying the things in their hands, Zhang Jun and Rommel began to formulate a battle plan nervously. First, Zhang Jun and Rommel worked out a large framework, and handed it over to hundreds of combat staff for completion. After the completed battle plan was sent to Zhang In the hands of Jun and Rommel, the two carefully reviewed and revised it. After confirming that it was correct, they handed it over to the combat staff for research, and after confirming that it was correct, they printed it out. Zhang Jun could sign at this time, indicating that the combat plan had been approved for execution.

In the whole process, Germany's high-quality staff played a very important role, so high-quality staff is an invaluable treasure for every army.

The battle plan formulated by Zhang Jun and Rommel was not very complicated. The "Skeleton Division" pincers attacked Warsaw's due north, the "Imperial Division" pincers attacked Warsaw's due south, and the "Viking Division" attacked Warsaw from the due east.

The goal of the "Skeleton Division" and "Imperial Division" is to cut off Warsaw in the middle, and then the three armored divisions of the SS completely surround half of Warsaw City and encircle it with all their strength.The other "Prince Eugen's Division" is the reserve mobile force.

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After returning to the office, Hitler sat on the sofa decadently. Feeling physically and mentally exhausted, Hitler rang the bell, and soon a guard asked the great head of state what plans he had. Hitler just ordered the guard to bring Zhang Jun back to Germany. , Now Hitler has completely fallen in love with Chinese medicine. If he is not feeling well, let a Chinese medicine massage or prick him with a long silver needle, and his spirit will immediately improve a lot.

When Hitler was angry or emotional, his hands would tremble, which was the precursor of Parkinson's syndrome. If this disease attacks completely, it cannot be cured, and there is no specific medicine to cure this disease, but Zhang Jun brought it back from China. Chinese medicine, in terms of conditioning, has a very good effect on treating this Parkinson's syndrome. Today's Hitler is in much better health than Hitler in history. If it wasn't for the "little carrot head" that Hitler favored, it might be dangerous, and Hitler would not have appeared This huge swing in mood.

The guard hurriedly called for a Chinese doctor, and Hitler took out a yellowed photo from his jacket pocket. It was a photo of the young Hitler holding Zhang Jun when he was a child. Seeing this photo, Hitler felt relieved immediately. Quite a few, there were smiles in the corners of their eyes, and their faces were full of kindness. At the same time, Hitler could be heard muttering to himself:

"My little radish, you are a war genius! How can you risk yourself, you don't know that Germany needs you, do I need you? You must pay attention to safety!..."

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