While the troops attacking the airfield were assembling, the telephone on the command desk's desk suddenly rang rapidly, and I grabbed the microphone casually. "The commander of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov, reports to you that my observation post has just called." The voice of Sederikov came from the receiver, and he thought that the person who answered the phone was Bandereev, so, after identifying himself, he continued to report: "Comrade division commander, the enemy has increased their artillery positions. According to the Observatory's report, the enemy's reinforcements consisted of seven tanks and trucks, presumably one tank company and one infantry company. ”

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," I said to him in a loud voice immediately after listening to Shederikov's report on the enemy situation: "Let the fighters be ready for battle, our offensive on the enemy's positions will soon begin." ”

"Yes!" Sergelikov replied loudly, lowered his voice and apologized to me: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, I didn't know it was you who answered the call......"

"Alright, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, stop talking nonsense." Without waiting for him to finish, I interrupted him in time to say what he was about to say, and once again commanded him: "Hurry up and assign tasks to your warriors." ”

I put down the phone, briefed them on the latest information on the German reinforcements, and then gave orders to Colonel Bere and Lieutenant Colonel Kavilin, who had just arrived at the headquarters: "After the assault troops have been assembled, I will lead the troops to leave from the south of the Kuban city. Lieutenant Colonel Kavilin's artillery regiment, at two o'clock in the afternoon, opened fire on the German artillery positions. After hitting a base of ammunition, the tank brigade should seize the enemy's good fighters who have not recovered and immediately launch an attack. And you, Commander Pandereev. "When I say the last sentence. My eyes turned to Pantai Leev, who was standing to my right. "Let the infantry rush forward after the tanks and clear the German troops in their positions as quickly as possible."

After I had completed a series of assignments, Captain Yushchenko, dressed in a German uniform, walked in from outside, raised his hand and saluted me, and then reported: "Comrade Commander, the troops for the assault on the airfield have been assembled and are waiting outside, please instruct!" ”

I nodded. Then he turned to Kirillov and said: "Comrade commissar, I will set off, and the next thing to command the battle will be entrusted to you and the division commander Bandereev." ”

Kirillov stretched out his hand and held my hands tightly, shook them vigorously, and said with concern: "Comrade Oshanina, although I cannot prevent you from personally leading a team to attack the German airfield, I still hope to see you return safe and sound. ”

"Yes, Comrade Commissar." Kirillov's words of concern warmed my heart. I tried to squeeze a smile out of my face and said to him, "Please rest assured. I will definitely come back safely. When I let go of his hand, I turned around and shook my head at Yushchenko, "Let's go, Comrade Captain, let's go." ”

The troops involved in the raid stood in front of tanks, armored vehicles or trucks in a neat formation, waiting for my review. I stood in the middle of the road, looked at the team with no end in sight on the left and right, and with a decisive wave of my hand, I gave a loud order: "Get in the car!" ”

After Yushchenko straightened up and agreed, he immediately began to give orders to the troops waiting for orders: "All of them, listen to my command, get on the bus!" Soon, I heard nearby shouts ringing one after another, "Get in the car!" Get in! As the password was issued, the troops who were originally standing in front of the car began to board the car.

Yushchenko wanted me to get into an armored car, but I hesitated for a moment, shook my head and refused, turned around and got into a truck, and sat in the passenger seat where I usually sit.

After leaving the Kuban city, our troops drove about three or four kilometers south, then turned northwest, passed through snow-covered fields, and quickly headed for the airfield south of Zaporosh.

The troops stopped in a wooded area two kilometers away from the airfield, because there was a vast plain in front of us, and it would be strange if we had hundreds of men and so many tanks and armored vehicles, and we would not have been discovered by the defenders of the airport. If the fighters and bombers at the airfield take off urgently to bomb us, even if we rush forward regardless of the situation, by the time we rush to the airfield, the troops will probably suffer heavy casualties and will no longer be able to attack the defenders in the airfield.

I took Yushchenko and a dozen fighters to the edge of the forest facing the airport, found a suitable position, raised my binoculars and looked at the airport. I looked carefully inside the airport and saw that the tarmac was empty, and there was only one huge plane parked on the airfield, which was probably the FW-200 large four-engine aircraft that Adil had mentioned. The other planes, whether they were reconnaissance planes, fighters, or bombers, were nowhere to be seen, and it was not known whether they were transferring or going out on a mission.

Yushchenko also looked at it with a telescope for a long time, and then asked me in confusion: "Comrade commander, the situation does not seem right, this airport does not seem to be as heavily guarded as Sergeant Adil said." Look at it," he said to me, pointing to the front, "and the sergeant said that the Germans had a tank at the entrance to the airfield, as well as two firing points. But after looking at it for a long time, I only found two sandbag fortifications, which seemed to have two German machine guns. In addition, in front of the simple building on the north side of the airport, there are two black cars parked and five trucks with tents, and it seems that there are big people at the airport now. ”

Seeing that the airfield was empty in defense, and that it was obvious that there were big men staying in the airfield, I decisively ordered Yushchenko: "Comrade Captain, I will entrust you with the task of attacking the airfield." You immediately lead a company of troops, aboard tanks and armored vehicles, and launch an attack on the enemy's airfield. "The reason why I didn't let the troops charge behind the tanks in trucks was because I found that the roads in front of me were in poor condition, and it was impossible for the infantry to accompany the attack in cars, so they had to cooperate with the tanks.

"Yes!" Yushchenko agreed, then turned and went to gather the attacking troops.

Not long after, five tanks full of infantry roared out of the forest and rushed towards the airfield in the distance, followed by a dozen armored vehicles carrying infantry.

Although the airfield was empty, the remaining defenders were particularly vigilant, and when they saw the tanks and armored vehicles rushing out of the forest, they immediately understood that the airfield was about to be attacked by enemy troops. Almost simultaneously at the two firing points at the entrance to the airfield. Enemy attack alerts were also raised at the sentry posts. For I could see that the hordes of soldiers rushed out of the buildings on the north side and entered the fortifications in turn in the direction of our attack.

Soon, a mortar shell fell near the tank that was assaulting and exploded, and from time to time a fighter fell from the tank and did not know whether he was hit by shrapnel or by a machine-gun bullet.

As our tanks and armoured vehicles got closer and closer to the airport, I saw a group of tall, obviously officers, run out of the building with cars parked in front of the door. Surrounded by a short man in a military coat, he ran towards the plane. When I saw the big fish appear, I immediately became excited, and I held a telescope and carefully looked at the group of people who were fleeing for their lives, and looked at the big man among them to see if the big man among them was a general or a marshal.

When the group of people ran to the plane and boarded the plane one by one along the small staircase, I finally saw the "true face of Lushan" of the little man, who was actually Hitler! When I saw Hitler, supported by his own men, climb into his plane in a panic, my hands trembled and I almost dropped the telescope to the ground.

I'm afraid I'm dazzled. He rubbed his eyes vigorously and raised his binoculars again to look at the door of the plane. The Hitler-like man was nowhere to be seen, and another SS officer in the general's uniform was ascending the stairs.

The last doubt in my heart immediately dispelled at the sight of the SS officers and men surrounding the plane, for having been protected by so many SS officers and men, and having been accompanied by a high-ranking SS officer, was undoubtedly Hitler himself, and if we could really catch them, we would immediately become world-famous.

Thinking of this, I turned my head and shouted at a guard soldier next to me: "Hey, comrade soldier, you immediately go find a truck, plus Ensign Gretka, let's go to the airport together." ”

"But, Comrade Commander." When the soldier heard my order, he stopped still and said to me in embarrassment: "There is still a fierce battle going on at the airport, and now it has passed, is it too dangerous?" ”

"Bastard!" Fearing that the soldier's hesitation would miss the opportunity to capture Hitler alive, I yelled at him: "Didn't you see Hitler on that plane?" If we rush over and catch him, we'll win the battle. ”

"Yes! Comrade Army Commander. "When I heard that Hitler was on the plane, the soldier suddenly became excited, said yes, turned around and ran away to deliver my order.

No sooner had the warrior left, and it occurred to me that there were so many troops in the forest, and that it was better for them to charge at once than to let them stay here and freeze. As long as we put these hundreds of people into battle, we will be able to eliminate the defenders on the airfield in the shortest possible time. I then called another soldier and told him to inform the commanders of the various companies to immediately lead the troops to attack the airfield.

Since the soldiers around me knew that Hitler was in the airfield two kilometers away, the soldiers accepted my order very quickly, and then ran towards the place where the truck was parked at a speed of 100 meters.

While I waited for the truck to arrive, I raised my binoculars again and looked at the airfield where the battle was going on in the distance. The plane's doors were closed, the propellers on the wings were spinning rapidly, and the plane was slowly sliding forward. When I saw this scene, my heart rose to my throat, and I shouted wildly: It's over, Hitler is going to run away, what should I do?

If I had artillery around me at this moment, I would have them cover the runway and the planes. But at the moment, there is only a group of guards with AK47s around me, and it is okay for them to deal with the German infantry, and it is impossible to use an assault rifle to knock down Hitler's plane from such a distance.

While I was in a state of anxiety, our tanks stopped, lined up less than 100 meters from the trenches outside the airfield, and fired neatly into the airfield.

Seeing the smoke and flames rising from the airfield made me even more anxious, and I was afraid that the tankman would miss and accidentally blow up the plane, so that we would only get Hitler's charred body. However, my worries were obviously unfounded, and the shells of the tank guns were left on the open runway, except for those that landed in the enemy's trenches or exploded at firing points.

When I saw this, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said in my heart that this Captain Yushchenko reacted quite quickly, as long as the runway was damaged, the German plane would not be able to take off, and when our large army rushed up, we could catch the turtle in the urn.

Before the infantry launched a full-scale attack, I called all the company commanders to the front and said loudly to them: "Comrades, I have good news for you: Hitler, the chief leader of the fascist bandits, is on the plane in front of us, and we can catch him just by rushing over." If you want to establish immortal feats, then immediately lead your troops and bravely rush forward. ”

"Ulla!" I don't know who took the lead and shouted, and then everyone around me opened their voices and shouted. Echoes reverberated through the forest, and snow rustled from the branches overhead.

As I sat in the passenger seat of the truck, following hundreds of fighters shouting "Ula" and all of them excited, toward the airport, the plane had to stop because the runway was full of craters and could not take off. Seeing that there was no way to escape, the people on the plane got off the plane one after another, and a large crowd surrounded Hitler and tried to run back to the building. Before they could get any far, a shell landed not far from them and exploded. When the smoke cleared, I saw almost all the people lying on the ground, and a few people were rolling on the ground, apparently they had been hit by shrapnel.

Although the defenders at the airfield were at a disadvantage compared to us, perhaps because Hitler was here, all the soldiers were unusually tenacious. Even if he was shot and fell, as long as he was not breathless, he would pull the grenade and die with the soldiers who rushed up.

Seeing this scene, I secretly sighed in my heart that the combat effectiveness of these SS troops was really strong, and if the strength and weapons were comparable, my troops would definitely not be their opponents.

However, it was useless for them to be tenacious, after all, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, first a few points of fire were destroyed by tank fire, and then several gaps in the barbed wire fence of the airfield, and our soldiers poured into them like a tide. (To be continued......)

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