Chapter 1507： Reinforcements of the Kalinin Front (2/2)

The city straddles the banks of the Volga River, with the Ivankov Hydropower Station and Ivankov Reservoir upstream. The Volga River divides the city into two parts from west to east. The city also has the left tributary of the Volga River, the Tvercha River, the right tributary of the Zimaka River.

It has a long history and can be traced back to 1135. It became the capital of the Duchy of Tver in 1247. It was once the center of resistance to Mongol-Tatar invasion and the greatest competitor of the Duchy of Moscow. In 1485, it was incorporated into the Principality of Moscow. From 1796 to 1929, it was the capital of Tver Province.

Since 1935, it has been the capital of the Kalinin region and has been renamed as the city of Kalinin. It was not until the subsequent disintegration of the Soviet Union that the old name was restored.

Now, the guard here is the Kalinin Front.

This front army was formed a month ago in accordance with the instructions of the headquarters of the Supreme Command to unify the command of the troops covering Moscow from the northwest. Jurisdiction over the 22nd, 29th, 30th and 31st Group Army of the Right Wing of the Western Front. The field leadership was rebuilt from the headquarters of the 10th Army of the Reserve.

Since the establishment of the Kalinin Front Army, it has been facing the powerful northern army group of Germany. They rushed in from Petersburg and seemed to be able to eat it all at once.

However, the German offensive was not very violent. Until now, the German striker has appeared on the periphery of the Kalinin city.

On the one hand, because of their layers of resistance, the Germans’ actions were delayed. Due to the large number of waters in the north, it was difficult for the Germans to advance. The bridges along the way were blown up. The Germans asked engineers to build bridges. .

On the other hand, I am afraid that the supply of the Germans is not particularly sufficient. The advancement of the armored forces and the logistic supply are astronomical figures. When the Germans crossed Petersburg, the momentum of the offensive slowed down.

In short, Kalinin is still in the hands of the Soviet Union, but in the suburbs, German strikers have begun to appear.

At this moment, the Kalinin defenders finally ushered in the reinforcements they were looking forward to.

Moscow attaches great importance to the West and the South, because the Germans have the most armored clusters there. Almost all of the newly drawn reserve teams are filled in the West and the South. The reinforcements they have come this time are the long-awaited reinforcements. Up.

When the train stopped, the carriage of the tank car at the back opened. When the soldiers inside jumped down, Vladimir Vasilyevich Kurasov, the chief of staff of the Kalinin Front, came to greet him. , Immediately dumbfounded.

The superior said that it was reinforcements from the United States that had arrived, which made the Kalinin Front Army attach great importance to it and sent him the Chief of Staff of the Front Army to greet him~~ Who knows, what came out of it was not a high-level man at all. The big Americans are a group of little dwarfs!

They are about 1.5 meters and the tallest is less than 1.6 meters. The long American-style rifle is placed on them, and the bayonet is higher than their own. They are wearing the American army. The uniforms, obviously, are too big, with armed bands tied up, just like a theater gown.

What kind of reinforcements are there for such a person? Isn't it purely funny?

Curasov’s eyes are full of disappointment. These people seem to be from the island nations of the East. Could the Americans send prisoners of war from the island nations? It's not right. The Americans don't seem to have won any battles. Where can they go to catch these prisoners of war?

Although Curasov was full of disappointment the moment he saw these people, but then, the performance of these soldiers still satisfied him.

They got out of the car, there was no noise, everyone was very quiet. Under the command of the officer, they lined up in the open space in front of the train station. The quality was quite good. They were more disciplined than the troops brought up by the reserve guards. too much.

Then, a lieutenant colonel came down.