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In February 1943, instead of giving the Germans a chance to breathe, the Soviet Red Army quickly launched a new offensive against Germany.
During this offensive, the Soviet Red Army launched a multi-pronged offensive against the Germans, one of which was launched in the Kharkov direction, with the goal of capturing Lip and Volchansk.
In this operation, the Ukrainian army dispatched a total of 80,000 people to block the Red Army, but this Ukrainian army was attacked by the Red Army for three consecutive days, annihilating the Ukrainian army, and the corpses were all over the field, becoming a bloody landscape.
So why was this Ukrainian army completely annihilated by the Russian army, and why did the Ukrainian army attach so much importance to Lipp?
1. Capture Lip.
In February 1943, the Soviet Red Army fought a fierce battle in the Kharkiv region.
In this battle, the Soviet Red Army launched an offensive mainly against the Kharkiv region, with the aim of seizing important cities in the Kharkiv region, so that the German army could be driven to the western Ukrainian region.
This was an excellent opportunity for the Soviet Red Army to completely drive the German army out of Soviet territory.
But for Ukraine, the Kharkiv region is also a very important transportation hub city, which is not only an important industrial base in Ukraine, but also has an important transportation artery in the Kharkiv region, which is the Kharkiv to Staraya railway.
If the railway was occupied by the Soviet Red Army, the German supply lines would be cut off, and the Germans would become very passive.
Therefore, in order to ensure the strategic position of the German army in the Kharkov region, Hitler ordered the Ukrainian army to block the Soviet Red Army and not allow the Soviet Red Army to capture Kharkov again.
Under the resistance of the Ukrainian army, the reason why the Soviet Red Army was able to quickly break through the defense line of the Ukrainian army was mainly because the Soviet Red Army had an understanding of the enemy situation, and they not only knew the location of the deployment of the Ukrainian army, but also understood the movements of the Ukrainian army, which played a very big role in the offensive of the Soviet Red Army.
In the Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian army has dispatched a total of 80,000 troops, and they are preparing to hold back the Red Army.
However, in the face of the fierce offensive of the Red Army, the Ukrainian army has never been able to stop the pace of the Red Army, and was finally annihilated by the Red Army, with corpses all over the field.
And the reason why this Ukrainian army will be annihilated by the Red Army is mainly because the Ukrainian army did not strengthen the defense of Lipu, but instead placed heavy troops in the Staraya area.
In the Lip area, only a part of the Ukrainian army was stationed, and this part of the army did not defend the Lip area, so the Red Army did not encounter much resistance when it captured the Lip area.
When the Ukrainian army learned that Lip had been occupied by the Red Army, they were very anxious, because the cities in the Lip area were very important to the Ukrainian army, so the Ukrainian army, after learning that the Lip area had been occupied by the Red Army, immediately asked the troops stationed in the Staraya area to start reinforcements to the Lip area.
When the reinforcements of the Ukrainian army arrived in the Lipu area, they found that the Red Army had besieged them in the Lipu area and attacked the Ukrainian army in the Lipu area, and in the end the Ukrainian army could not resist being annihilated by the Red Army.
The importance of the Lip region for the Ukrainian army is that the Kharkiv to Staraya railway is in the Lip region, and this railway is very important for the Ukrainian army, because this railway is the main channel for the Ukrainian army to transport supplies, and if this passage is interrupted, the Ukrainian army will not be able to continue the operation.
Therefore, the Ukrainian army put the defense of the Staraya region in the first place, while the Lipu region only left a part of the people to garrison, and this part of the people did not defend the cities of the Lipu region.
This provided an excellent opportunity for the Red Army to capture the Lipe region
In the Kharkiv region, the Red Army dispatched 80,000 people to attack the Lip region, while the Ukrainian army stationed only 10,000 people in the Lip region, so the Red Army played a very big role in capturing the Lip region.
In this attack, the Red Army dispatched 80,000 men, but of these 80,000 men, most of them were infantry, and some were cavalry.
In this team, the Red Army is also equipped with a large number of tank units, and there are also artillery units, this team is very strong in battle, and the artillery units of the Red Army are also very good, they can provide support for the Red Army in a short period of time.
In the Lip region, the Red Army fought mainly by rapid penetration.
And in the process, the Red Army also occupied the main tactical positions in the Lipe area.
In these tactical positions, the Red Army set up a large number of fortifications, which could not only protect the security of the Red Army, but also help the Red Army to repel the counterattack of the Ukrainian army.
2. Capture Volchansk.
Now that the Red Army has occupied the Lipu region, then in this way it will completely cut off the logistical supply lines of the Ukrainian army.
Although the Ukrainian army has reinforced a lot of troops to the Lipu area, these forces are also very important for the Ukrainian army.
Therefore, the Ukrainian army is preparing to launch a counteroffensive on the Lipu region again, and to recapture the cities in the Lipu region.
At the same time, the Ukrainian army is also preparing to send a part of its forces to block the Red Army, so as to provide a stable reinforcement environment for the reinforcements of the Ukrainian army.
Therefore, the Ukrainian army handed over the task of blocking to the Second Army, and the Second Army carried out the task of blocking.
Then the main forces were dispatched to prepare for a counteroffensive in the Lipe area.
During this operation, the Ukrainian army dispatched 2 infantry divisions, and also equipped a large number of tank and artillery units.
This team is very strong in battle, so the Ukrainian army is full of confidence that it will be able to take back the cities in the Lipu area.
But the Ukrainian army encountered some trouble during the operation, the Ukrainian army thought that the Red Army would not hold the city in the Lip area for a long time, so the Ukrainian army sent the main force, and the Red Army left in the Lip area only 4 infantry divisions, so the Ukrainian army is full of confidence in being able to fight the city in the Lip area back.
But when the main forces of the Ukrainian army arrived at the battlefield, they found that the Red Army not only held the cities in the Lipu area, but also set up a large number of fortifications in the Lipu area, which brought great trouble to the main forces of the Ukrainian army.
Therefore, the Ukrainian army left part of its forces in the Lipu area to block the Red Army, while the main forces were dispatched to prepare to block Volchansk.
Volchansk is also very important for the Ukrainian army, because Volchansk is the logistics supply center of the Ukrainian army, and most of the supplies of the Ukrainian army are stored here.
So the Ukrainian army is also very cautious when seizing Volchansk.
However, the Ukrainian army encountered some troubles during the operation, and the Red Army garrison in the Lipu area had a total of 4 infantry divisions, and a large number of fortifications were set up, which made it very difficult for the Ukrainian army in this process.
Although the Ukrainian army has attacked the fortifications of the Red Army, these fortifications are impregnable, and the Ukrainian army has lost troops in the process.
At the same time, the Red Army also blocked the main forces of the Ukrainian army, and in the process of blocking the Ukrainian army, the troops of the Ukrainian army were intensively attacked, and finally the Ukrainian army was defeated by the Red Army.
Having defeated the main forces of the Ukrainian army in the Lip region, the Red Army set out in the direction of Volchansk.
In order to occupy the city of Volchansk, the Red Army also divided the city of Volchansk into divisions, and on the other hand, it captured the city of Volchansk.
On the other side, it is to block the reinforcements of the Ukrainian army.
Although the Ukrainian army prepared a large number of fortifications in the city of Volchansk, these fortifications were not a big obstacle for the Red Army, so the Red Army quickly captured the city of Volchansk in the process.
3. Corpses are strewn across the road.
Although the Ukrainian army blocked the Red Army in the city of Volchansk, this blockade was not a big threat to the Red Army, so the Red Army quickly annihilated the Ukrainian army, and the corpses were everywhere.
In this battle, the Red Army dispatched a total of 80,000 troops, while the Ukrainian army stationed in Volchansk had only 10,000 troops, so the Ukrainian army was quickly annihilated by the Red Army in this battle.
And the Ukrainian army did not have much garrison strength in Volchansk, so the Red Army lost troops in this battle.
In this battle, the Red Army annihilated the Ukrainian army, and the corpses were strewn all over the field, becoming a bloody landscape.
epilogue
The importance of time in war is highlighted, and the key to victory or defeat is who can make better use of time.
In this war, the Russian army not only had an advantage in time, but also showed excellent fighting qualities and combat capabilities in battle.
This also fully reflects the strength and fighting qualities of the Russian army.
For Ukraine, how to respond to Russia's offensive, strengthen national defense construction, and improve military quality is the most urgent thing at present.