Battle of the Third Reich

The Border Guard patrol left the shore on time, and the Swainbach unit also began final preparations for the operation. The SS members deployed an inflatable rubber boat on the open ground on the shore, and then used the compressed gas cylinders to bring enough air to this standard equipment.

The 34-type rubber assault boat is a standard equipment of German combat engineers. It is divided into two models: large and small. At present, this is a large one. It can carry ten heavily armed German soldiers at a time.

In general, the Germans like to use three-person small rubber boats, because they are small and easy to carry, and small targets are easier to conceal. This time, because we had to ensure the speed of the operation and not waste too much time in crossing the river, we chose a large rubber boat that could transport ten people at a time.

The Swainbach unit has a total of eight members, three non-commissioned officers and five superior soldiers. All members have participated in at least one or two actual battles, which is relatively rare in the National Defense Forces at this time.

The SS threw the swollen luggage into the rubber dinghy, then carried their respective weapons across the board and quickly boarded the boat in sequence.

The machine gunner put the machine gun on the bow, and the four strongest members of the body struggling to paddle the wooden paddle, the inflatable boat full of SS special forces left the shore, and then countered the slow-flowing Boge River water to the opposite bank. The spruce forest quickly crossed out.

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"Sir, the red team replied that the operation has already begun." In the awning, the signal soldier reported to Lieutenant Max.

"Everything will go well, because God has been blessing us all the time." The lieutenant sat on the folding table covered with maps and photos with his legs folded, and his fingers quickly drew a circle on one of the maps.

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"You two hid the boat, the others changed their clothes." Swaynbach ordered as he quickly unbuttoned the SS fur coat, revealing the gray-brown military uniform inside.

The SS members took out the prepared Soviet-style coats and military caps from the luggage, and put the replaced German costumes into them.

"Hide everything in the bushes, and no one will pass here in four hours." The sergeant took a large blue brim hat from his subordinates' hands, and then clasped it on his head.

Long riding boots and dark blue breeches, brown-green woolen coat and blue top hat, this is the dress of the Soviet internal forces at this time.

Swainbach's coat collar was worn with a second lieutenant's square badge, and a red military rank armband was sewn on the sleeve. In 1940, the ranks of the Soviet internal forces were basically unified with the Army, and there was only a slight difference between the two.

The weapons they carry are of course Soviet-style, four Mosinagan 30 rifles, two Tokarev pistols, and three PPD34/38 submachine guns.

PPD34 is the most advanced single-armed automatic weapon in the Red Army’s current equipment library. It is a classic of the famous gun designer Vasily Jegegarev. The disadvantage of this weapon is that most of the parts are ground. Although it is made by cutting, although it has excellent performance, it is extremely unfavorable for large-scale processing.

Because of the relatively high precision requirements for parts processing, the output has never been improved. In the four-year period from three or four years to three or eight years, this gun produced a total of 5,084.

The price of PD34 is relatively expensive. In 1938, it was about 880 rubles, which was equivalent to more than 80 US dollars. The Thomson submachine gun, which has always been known for its high price, was only sold for $70 in the international arms market. In comparison, the German MP40 is simply cheap and can be taken for only twenty-four dollars.

Taking into account the above shortcomings, this gun was almost forcibly retired by the Red Army Equipment Department in three or nine years. Fortunately, the Sufen winter war broke out, and the gun was given a turning point in order to counter the Somi submachine gun equipped by the Finnish army. The Soviet army began to improve on the opponent's PPD34.

The improved PPD40 simplifies the processing procedures and uses the improved 71-round drums. As a result, the output of the year soared more than ten times, but the performance is far inferior to the original Seiko PPD34. The batches of PPD34 produced in the early days were mostly distributed to the border guards and internal forces under the People's Internal Affairs Committee, and almost became the iconic equipment of these forces.

Sweinbach did not carry any other weapons. He only wore an army-standard Tokarev pistol at his waist. Because he was playing the commander of the Soviet internal force, there was no shield from the National Security Agency on his sleeve. The sword logo, of course, will not wear the Nagan revolver that is commonly used by national security officers.

After checking up and down the whole body, after checking and finding no loopholes, Swaynbach ordered in a loud Russian: "All line up!"

The well-trained special combatants immediately entered the role. They greeted each other in Russian, and lined up the levees in accordance with the Soviet training regulations.

"Right....take a rest!" Swaynbach began to carefully examine the military capacity of each of his men.

"Very good, comrades." The sergeant was satisfied with the disguise of his opponent, and he strode to the front of the queue.

"Starting now, we still have a long way to go." he shouted.

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"It's fifteen kilometers from the dam to the village where the target is located. If they can find transportation on the way, the situation may be much better." Lieutenant Kor said with a frown.

At this moment, SS ensign Cole has accepted his destiny. The education and training he received before have repeatedly emphasized that the military's duty is obedience, and the honor of the SS is loyalty. If the lieutenant's decision makes him feel problematic, he can file a complaint with the superior afterwards, but after the order is clear, all he can do is obey.

"The battalion hasn't replied yet, sir." When the lieutenant's spectacle lens reflected a white light, the signal soldier hurriedly shook his head and reported loudly.

"We still have time, and I believe Swainbach will be able to do it. He is the kind of man that people are good at creating miracles." Lieutenant Max stood up, he swept the people under the shed, and then strode out Awning.

There are three assault squadrons in the werewolf battalion. Each squadron is full of 175 people. It includes a company affiliated unit and a motorized transport platoon composed of six trucks.

The third squadron this time only dispatched 57 officers and men belonging to two platoons, and the rest continued to stay in the base camp. Now the village has a large amount of logistics materials stored for the winter of the entire squadron. At this time, Poland The central part 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 SS uniform of the SS special operations battalion is no different from the ordinary SS, except that there is a silver alloy shield on the left arm, and the embossed pattern on it is a gray wolf who is looking up. The blank space at the bottom of the shield is carved with the Roman numeral IX, which is the designation of the SS ⑨ assault team.

Because they are not part of the Waffen SS establishment, in theory they are not allowed to wear army-style gray-green field uniforms, but the werewolves have no complaints because they are wearing specially-made tri-color spotted camouflage combat uniforms during the battle.

The interest of the SS in camouflage clothing should be influenced by the Italian black shirt army. The Italians have been in the forefront of the entire world in the history of the development of camouflage clothing. It's just that at this time in history, the SS was only equipped with massive camouflage, and now because of the presence of the head of state, he directly took out the three-color German spot.

Now that it is not time for the snow camouflage to appear, De Ban can still play a role in this environment.

The SS commandos in spotted camouflage combat uniforms are standing in long lines by the field cooking vehicles to receive the hot coffee that has just been brewed. In this weather, you can enjoy a cup of hot water, not to mention a cup of coffee brewed with pure South American coffee beans.

"The morale of the comrades is very strong, sir." A young sergeant with a ba Zihu walked in front of the squadron leader, holding an unlit filter cigarette in his mouth.

"Be patient, Sergeant Alhambra." Max smiled and patted the sergeant's shoulder.

"Go tell the other monitor, Alhambra, and let everyone gather in front of the tent."

"Follow the orders, 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, rest in place for two minutes!" Swaynbach stood at the crossroads, looking up at the road sign standing beside the road.

The original yellow Polish sign was smeared with white paint, and then the place names were rewritten in Russian. Probably the Polish had written a slogan on the Red Army at that time. Swaynbach counted casually. There were at least twenty bullet holes in the iron sheet.

"It's unbelievable. I walked a few kilometers, not to mention the truck. I didn't even encounter a carriage." The shift officer took off the military cap and fanned his head.

"It's a sparsely populated place, and it's normal to not encounter a car in one day. And the information said that the city of Brest requisitioned a large number of private transportation." Swainbach pulled out a miniature The map, looked up at the sun.

"Our direction is correct, and then walk three kilometers to the southeast, and over the low **** in front, you can see the target village." The sergeant finished and put the map back into his arms, and then solved it from the waist. Get out of the kettle.

"Look, look, there is a car over there." Sergeant Crent shouted, pointing at the road on the right.

"Stop it, it will save at least half of our time." Swaynbach ordered loudly, and then stood in the middle of the road.