Imperial Overlord

On August 30, the one-day decisive battle between the German Navy Fleet and the Soviet Black Sea Fleet ended, and the two armies were divided in the afternoon.

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The Soviet Navy sank a battleship, a cruiser and three cruisers, and the naval commander, General Gorshkov, was killed. On the German side, it was unscathed...

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In the evening of the same day, that is, on the evening of August 30, the German Navy withdrew from the battle, leaving behind an unrecognizable Sevastopol and a messy Soviet Black Sea fleet.

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The Soviet Union lost at least 30 ships of various types. Although the loss did not seem serious, the main force of the entire Black Sea Fleet was completely wiped out.

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On the ground, the Soviet commander Vasilevsky walked out of the underground bunker where he was hiding and saw the tragic scene in front of him.

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The two highlands where the shore artillery troops were stationed have almost been leveled by the naval guns of the Axis navy.

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There was thick smoke billowing there, and it was impossible to see the extent of the damage. Although the damage to the personnel was not large, the degree of damage to the surface fortifications gave him a headache.

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If before the arrival of the German ground forces, the Axis navies were allowed to bombard them a few times, the fortresses on the Kerch Peninsula would be useless.

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"Has the number of casualties been counted?" Vasilevsky asked the approaching subordinates with red eyes.

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The Soviet officer who came over shook his head and replied, "Report, Comrade General, that four tunnels collapsed, and the casualties were about 500."

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"So much?" With the cover of tunnels and bunkers, more than 500 people were lost. This statistic is a bit unbelievable for Vasilevsky.

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Seeing Vasilevsky's expression, the officer explained: "The German incendiary bombs depleted the oxygen in the tunnels, and many people died of hypoxia. In addition, some shallow tunnel systems were shaken by shelling. It collapsed, and that's why so many people were lost."

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Compared with the loss of personnel, the destruction of many artillery pieces made the Soviet defenders desperate. They were originally going to rely on these forts to fight the Germans, but now the Germans have destroyed these places and their bunkers have almost been lost.

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"What about the reinforcements?" Looking at the other officer beside him, General Vasilevsky asked.

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The adjutant quickly replied: "Report to Comrade General! The telegram for help has been sent, and we have applied for 00,000 reinforcements!"

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The troops in the Soviet Union at this time in Ukraine are really fighting a little less.

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So when everyone wants reinforcements, they are desperately trying to get more reinforcements. Everyone is planning, even if the superiors don't give too much, it can't be too little.

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Therefore, Vasilevsky was only at this time, and he needed 00,000 reinforcements with one mouth.

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In fact, he now has only tens of thousands of defenders in the Kerch Peninsula, so how could the reinforcements cost as many as 00,000?

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Nodding, Vasilevsky recognized the number. He looked at Sevastopol, which was covered in thick smoke, and didn't know what he was thinking.

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Just when he was thinking about things, General Kuznetsov came in and handed Vasilevsky bad news.

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"Comrade General..." As soon as he walked in, he handed the message to General Vasilevsky: "Just confirmed the news that the battleship Paris Commune was sunk by the Germans near the Kerch Strait!"

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What? Like a thunderbolt from the blue, Vasilevsky was stunned on the spot. He worked hard for a long time last night, but he still couldn't let the Black Sea Fleet escape the fate of being annihilated.

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Without the Black Sea Fleet's restraint, the German fleet will attack the Crimean Peninsula more recklessly.

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"What happened? Didn't the battleship Paris Commune leave the port in the middle of the night? Why was it still sunk by the Germans?" Vasilevsky hesitated for a few seconds before asking.

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Without the containment of the fleet and the air dominance, he didn't know how to fight the next battle.

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Is it really relying on those solid underground fortifications, guarding them like mice, waiting for the Germans to attack and annihilate one by one?

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"The Paris Commune, with its cover barges and transport ships, was only traveling at a few knots. The German fleet was moving at a speed of more than 20 knots... So it blocked our fleet in the Kerch Strait..." Kuznetsov replied.

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Originally, when he set off, he also suggested that General Gorshkov march as soon as possible, leave those messed up ships, and enter the Sea of ​​Azov first.

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Unfortunately, Gorshkov ignored his suggestion and instead led his own fleet to the rear, trying to cover a large number of transport ships into the Sea of ​​Azov.

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The result is now known. Gorshkov was defeated and died. Although Kuznetsov's suggestion was correct, it was not adopted.

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"Also, Comrade General Gorshkov has already died!" General Kuznetsov said sadly about the fallen comrade.

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The German fleet sank most of the main battleships of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, including one battleship and three cruisers. The fleet commander was killed and the Black Sea Fleet was almost destroyed. This is definitely not a trivial matter.

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The telegram informing Stalin had already been sent out, UU reading www. The telegrams from uukanshu.com to apply for reinforcements to Zhukov and Vatutin have also been sent, and now there is only a long wait.

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Regrettably, for Vasilevsky and Kuznetsov, the waiting time was not easy.

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On September 1st, the German frontal troops broke through the Soviet defense line, captured the important transportation town of Smera, and cut off the road of the Soviet troops in Kyiv south.

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Although the 7th Guards Tank Division deployed in Kyiv escaped and did not fall into the siege, more than 500,000 Soviet troops were still surrounded by the Kyiv encirclement.

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The next day, on September 2, the Germans captured Alexandria, just a day's journey from Dnipropetrovsk.

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As the Guderian Army Group B moved south, the Kyiv defense completely collapsed, and the Soviet army had to abandon most of the defensive positions on the west bank of the Dnieper.

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As a result, the pressure of the German Army on the Crimean Peninsula has become heavier and heavier. Maybe in just one night, after waking up, Vasilevsky may see that he is surrounded by the German army on the Crimean Peninsula. the above scenario.

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At this time, Zhukov and Vatutin had no energy to worry about the Crimean Peninsula.

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Because whether it is Kharkov or Donetsk, including Dnipropetrovsk, there are too many defensive loopholes to be filled by the Soviet army—

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