Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 297: Crazy Wolf (4)
The border guard patrol left the shore on time, and the Sweinbach detachment also began its final preparations. The SS deployed an inflatable rubber boat on the open ground on the shore, and then used the compressed gas cylinders they brought to blow enough air for this standard equipment.
The 34-type rubber assault boat is the standard equipment of the German combat engineers. It is divided into two types, large and small. This one is large and can carry ten fully armed German soldiers at a time.
Generally, the Germans like to use small three-person rubber boats because they are small and easy to carry, and small targets are easier to conceal. This time, because we must ensure the speed of the action and not waste too much time in the process of crossing the river, we chose a large rubber boat that can transport ten people at a time.
The Sweinbach detachment has a total of eight members, three non-commissioned officers and five high-ranking soldiers. All members have participated in at least one or two actual combat, which is relatively rare in the Wehrmacht at this time.
The SS threw the swollen duffel bag into the rubber dinghy, and then slung their weapons across the board and boarded the boat in order.
The machine gunner mounted the machine gun on the bow, and the four strongest members struggling to paddle the wooden oars, the inflatable boat full of SS special forces left the shore, and then against the slow flowing water of the Bug River. Rowed quickly to the spruce forest on the opposite bank.
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"Sir, the red team replied that the operation has begun." In the awning, the correspondent reported to Lieutenant Max.
"Everything will go well, because God has always blessed us." The lieutenant sat on the folding table covered with maps and photos with his legs folded, and quickly drew a circle on one of the maps with his fingers.
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"You two hide the boat, and the others put on your clothes." Sweinbach ordered, as he quickly unbuttoned the SS coat, revealing the gray-brown military uniform inside.
The SS took out the prepared Soviet-style coats and military caps from their luggage, and then put the replaced German uniforms in them.
"Hide everything in the bushes. No one will pass by in four hours." The sergeant took a blue brimmed hat from his subordinates and buckled it upright. head on.
Long riding boots and dark blue breeches, brown-green woolen coat and blue top hat, this is the dress of the Soviet internal affairs forces at this time.
Sweinbach wears the ensign's square medallion on the collar of his overcoat, and the red military rank armband is sewn on the sleeve. In 1940, the ranks of the Soviet Union's internal forces were basically unified with those of the army, and there were only slight differences between the two.
Of course, the weapons they carry are all of the Soviet standard, four Mosin Nagan 30 rifles, two Tokarev pistols, and three PPD34/38 submachine guns.
PPD34 is the most advanced individual automatic weapon in the Red Army’s current arsenal. It is a classic work of the famous firearms designer Vasily Jeggalev. The disadvantage of this weapon is most of its parts. They are all made by grinding and cutting. Although they have excellent performance, they are extremely unfavorable for mass processing.
Because of the relatively high precision requirements for parts processing, the output has always been unable to increase. In the four years from 34 to 38, only 5,084 guns were produced. .
The price of PD34 is relatively expensive. In 1938, it was about 880 rubles, which is equivalent to more than 80 dollars at that time. The Thomson submachine gun, which has always been known for its high price, has only sold for 70 dollars in the international arms market. In contrast, the German MP40 is simply cheap and can be taken away for only twenty-four dollars.
Combining the above shortcomings, this gun was almost forcibly retired by the Red Army Equipment Department in 1949. Fortunately, the Sufen Winter War broke out. As a result, this gun was given a turning point in order to fight the Finnish army. Somi submachine gun, the Soviet army began to improve on the opponent's PPD34.
The improved PPD40 simplifies the processing procedure and uses an improved seventy-one round drum. As a result, the output of that year has soared more than ten times, but the performance is far inferior to the original refined PPD34. Most of the PPD34 produced in the early days were distributed to the border guards and internal affairs troops under the People's Internal Affairs Commission, and they have almost become the iconic equipment of these troops.
Sweinbach didn’t carry any other weapons. He only wore an Army-style Tokarev pistol around his waist. Because he was playing the commanding officer of the Soviet internal forces at this time, there was no national security on his sleeve. The shield and sword logo of the General Administration, of course, will not wear the Nagan revolver used by national security officers.
After the whole body was packed up and down, and no loopholes were found after inspection, Sweinbach gave a loud order in fluent Russian: "All in line!"
The well-trained special forces members immediately entered the role. They greeted each other in Russian and lined up on the dam in accordance with the Soviet training regulations.
"Stand at attention...just rest!" Sweinbach began to carefully check the military appearance of each subordinate.
"Very well, comrades." The sergeant was satisfied with the disguise of his opponent, and he strode to the front of the line.
"Starting now, we still have a long way to go." He shouted.
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"The distance from the **** to the village where the target is located is fifteen kilometers. If they can find transportation on the way, the situation may be much better." Lieutenant Cole frowned.
At this moment, the second lieutenant Cole of the SS has accepted his fate. His previous education and training have repeatedly emphasized that the mission of a soldier is obedience, and the honor of the SS is loyalty. If the lieutenant's decision makes him feel problematic, he can appeal to his superiors afterwards, but after the order is clear, all he can do is obey.
"The battalion has not responded yet, sir." Seeing a white light reflecting off the lieutenant's glasses, the correspondent shook his head and reported loudly.
"We still have time. I believe Sweinbach can do it. He is the kind of man that people say is good at creating miracles." Lieutenant Max stood up, he swept the people under the shed, and then Stepped out of the awning.
The werewolf battalion has three assault squadrons. Each squadron is full of 175 people, including company affiliates and a motorized transportation platoon consisting of six trucks.
The third squadron only dispatched 57 officers and men belonging to two platoons this time, and the rest continued to stay at the base camp. Now the village has a large amount of logistics materials stored for the entire squadron to spend the winter. At this time, central Poland has entered the snow season. It is said that this winter will be particularly cold, and the next two months will be the most difficult season.
The uniform of the SS special operations battalion is no different from that of the ordinary SS, except that there is a silver alloy shield on the left arm. The embossed pattern on it is a gray wolf who is looking up and howling. The blank space at the bottom of the shield is engraved with the Roman numeral IX, which is the number of the SS Assault Brigade (9).
Because they are not part of the Waffen-SS establishment, theoretically they are not allowed to wear army-style gray-green field uniforms, but the werewolves have no complaints, because they are wearing special three-color spot camouflage uniforms during combat. .
The SS's interest in camouflage uniforms should have been influenced by the Italian black shirt army. The Italians have led the world in the history of the development of camouflage uniforms. It's just that at this time in history, the SS was only equipped with block camouflage, and now because of the presence of the head of state, it directly took out the three-color German patch.
Now that the snow camouflage is not on the scene, the German spot can still play a role in this environment.
The SS special forces wearing spotted camouflage uniforms are standing in a long line next to the field cooking car to receive hot coffee that has just been brewed. In this kind of weather, you can enjoy a cup of hot water, not to mention a cup of coffee made with pure South American coffee beans.
"The morale of the comrades is very strong, sir." A young sergeant with a mustache walked up to the squadron leader with an unlit filter cigarette in his mouth.
"Be patient, Sergeant Alhambra." Max smiled and patted the sergeant on the shoulder.
"Go and inform the other monitors, Alhambra, to let everyone gather in front of the tent."
"Yes, do you want to act? Sir!" Abraham asked excitedly.
"Be patient, sergeant, be patient." Max kept a smile on his face.
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"Stop and rest on the spot for two minutes!" Sweinbach stood at the crossroad ~IndoMTL.com~ and looked up at the road sign erected by the road.
The original yellow Polish sign was painted off with white paint, and the place name was rewritten in Russian. Maybe the Poles wrote some slogans that stimulated the Red Army at the time. Sweinbach counted them casually. There were at least twenty bullet holes on the iron sheet.
"It's unbelievable. After a few kilometers, let alone a truck, I didn't even encounter a carriage." The squad officer took off his military cap and fanned his head.
"The place itself is very sparsely populated, and it is normal not to see a car in a day. Moreover, the intelligence said that the Brest city government requisitioned a large number of private transportation." Sweinbach took out from his clothes A miniature map, looking up at the sun.
"Our direction is not wrong. Go three kilometers to the southeast and turn over the low **** in front of you. You can see the target village." After the sergeant said, he put the map back into his arms, and then went back Untie the kettle on his waist.
"Look, there is a car coming over there." Sergeant Krent shouted, pointing to the road on the right.
"Stop it, this will save us at least half of our time." Sweinbach gave a loud order, and immediately stood in the middle of the highway.