Chapter 834 Confidentiality Measures
In fact, it wasn't just Venyakov. The airborne soldiers who were called back from the infantry division were eager to try.
According to those soldiers, it is:
"I love the sky!"
"We're finally in the Air Force again!"
"We don't have to be angry with those infantry anymore!"
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It is not unreasonable for the paratroopers to say this. They were originally selected from the infantry and underwent parachute training before becoming paratroopers. Now they are treated as infantry and even cannot adapt because the tactics of paratroopers are different from ordinary infantry. , This made many airborne soldiers feel unhappy.
(Note: Airborne tactics are more about quickly capturing strategic locations without formal defense lines, such as warehouses and bridges, rather than facing a large number of mines, barbed wire, and trenches like infantry, which makes airborne troops somewhat useless)
Now they are finally allowed to return to their own duties, even if they have to go to the battlefield and face more dangers... At this time, the surrender campaign of the German 6th Army has basically come to an end, to be exact, it has come to an end in Stalingrad , so these troops who originally fought in Stalingrad no longer need to fight, and it is time to enjoy the honor.
At least at this stage.
But if you are selected as an airborne soldier, not only will the battle not end, but you will be sent to the most dangerous place... Everyone knows that airborne combat is usually sent to the enemy's rear, and if it is not behind the enemy, there is no need for "airborne".
But this did not stop the soldiers from participating in the battle enthusiastically. As soon as the order was issued, almost all the former soldiers of the Airborne Army signed up enthusiastically... At this time, the soldiers of the Airborne Army had long been confused with the recruits and veterans in the infantry division and disappeared. At the same time, the management of the Soviet army was very chaotic, and the only thing that could be used as evidence was a soldier's card that was often lost or damaged. It would be really difficult to find them if you didn't stand up for yourself.
Of course, these are all done in secret.
Lieutenant General Veniaminco has put some thought into this aspect.
Lieutenant General Veniamenko believed that if the order to summon the former airborne soldiers was issued to the entire army, the news would soon reach the Germans, and then the Germans would immediately conclude that the Soviet army was about to carry out airborne operations and there would be some guarded against.
This is simply courting death for the airborne troops, because airborne operations are all about surprise attacks.
If it wasn't for the surprise attack, the enemy was prepared, and the German army could easily guess the position of the Soviet army's airborne...Milovy, the throat of the Te Don Army, there is nothing worthwhile for the Soviet army to temporarily call the airborne army to implement an emergency airborne The goal.
And once the German army is prepared and even guesses the airborne point, then there will be one trap after another waiting in front of the Soviet airborne troops:
The first wave will be the interception of German fighter planes... If you can guess the airborne point, you can roughly calculate the airlift route of the airborne troops. The German army only needs to concentrate night fighter jets to intercept and kill the airborne troops. At least half of the airborne troops will be in the air. Get blown up with the plane.
Then, when the airborne troops finally fly over the target and carry out the airdrop, they will be searchlights, anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns... Especially the anti-aircraft guns, as long as the altitude is set, they will explode in the air, and then fly in a spherical shape. The shrapnel fired can kill and injure the surrounding airborne troops in a three-dimensional shape. By then, the airborne soldiers will already be corpses before they hit the ground.
Even if they are lucky enough to land on the ground in the end...the German mechanized troops are waiting for them on the ground.
The most feared thing in airborne operations is the enemy's mechanized troops.
This is determined by the characteristics of airborne operations: Airborne operations usually only carry light equipment and require a certain amount of time to assemble after airborne to the ground, especially at night.
This requires airborne troops to have good physical strength, organizational skills, and ability to recognize maps... This is one of the reasons why airborne troops always select elites from infantry for training. If they are not elites, they will not be able to play a role after airborne to the target area.
But if the enemy is prepared, they will deploy several mechanized troops on the ground in advance. These mechanized troops will be scattered in the area where the enemy is about to airborne and ready. They are even equipped with fast light tanks.
Obviously, such mechanized troops are the nemesis of the airborne troops. When the airborne troops have just landed on the map and have not had time to gather and are still in a state of loose sand, they can hunt around and even divide and surround them, just like hunters rounding up their prey.
And because most of the airborne troops only have light equipment, they are powerless against the light tanks of these mechanized troops.
Of course, the Soviet airborne troops are not like this, because they are already equipped with individual anti-tank artifacts "Bazooka".
But even so, this situation is never allowed to happen.
That is, the intention of the airborne must not be leaked, otherwise it will be meat buns beating dogs and never returning. After dropping thousands of people, there is not even a ripple, let alone victory.
It is no secret that the intelligence and security level of the Soviet army is very low. There are many spies in the army who were instigated by the German army. It is almost impossible to come up with evidence.
Veniamenco’s secrecy measure was to withdraw all the thirteen divisions incorporated into the airborne troops in one go, especially the 37th Guards Infantry Division and the 41st Guards Infantry Division that had participated in the battle not long ago.
After these troops withdrew, they were all isolated from the outside world... They were all taken to camps in the wild. All units, including the headquarters, were confiscated with all communication equipment such as radios, telephones, and even radios, and then stretched barbed wire around them. It is guarded by troops of the Ministry of the Interior who have not participated in combat.
The army of the Ministry of the Interior who has not participated in the battle certainly does not have the possibility of being captured and instigated rebellion.
Of course, there may be spies in the Ministry of the Interior army, but they are also ordered to stay around the camp and cannot leave the army and cannot use any communication equipment.
In this way, even if there are spies in these troops, they will completely cut off the connection with the enemy.
Even if there are spies with great powers who can spread the news, but because this operation is an emergency operation and must be completed within one day from beginning to end, it is meaningless to wait for the spies to pass the information to the Germans.
Until then, Lieutenant General Veniaminco held up a loudspeaker and ordered to the soldiers who were speculating wildly because of the "restricted freedom": "Comrades, I am Veniaminco, commander of the 2nd Parachute Corps! Comrades who have served in the Parachute Army, immediately register with your immediate commander! I repeat..."
(end of this chapter)
