Musical Weapon
On March 15, 1939, after a night of fierce artillery fire, the streets of Prague suddenly heard the sound of majestic and beautiful music. The nervousness of the citizens suddenly disappeared, and they were all curious. They ran to the streets to watch the excitement. I saw a military band composed of hundreds of people, sometimes playing folk songs, sometimes playing pop songs, covering up the atmosphere of war with charming music, making many people forget for a moment that they were in front of the invaders, the fascist army, and the resistance The mood was greatly relieved. By the time people woke up, all the streets in Prague had been occupied by German troops. Behind this military band is the armored force.
Germany is a nation that loves music and has produced many musicians. Hitler himself was also a music fan. He loved Beethoven's music very much. After Hitler launched the war, he again used music as a "special weapon."
Hitler used this trick again on April 9, 1940, when German troops invaded Norway. Norway is a small country, and its navy and army are very brave and tenacious. They have always resisted Hitler's army, but they were eventually defeated and retreated to the mountains because they were outnumbered. When the German army entered Oslo, the capital, taking advantage of their victory, a 1,500-member German army music band played sweet waltzes and popular American ditties. The music covered the entire city, as if a grand concert was being held.
Citizens forgot about the war and the pain, and walked out of their homes to watch the fun. Many people even danced to the music. But just as people were applauding and intoxicated by the wonderful music, several German landing ships entered the port, opened the gate, and tanks and armored vehicles rushed ashore from the gate. Then the infantry and artillery also walked ashore calmly, and soon 20,000 troops surrounded the city amid the sound of music. After half an hour, there was another buzz in the air, and a large number of crow-like German planes flew past. The citizens looked up and saw, Oh my God! Terror enveloped the sky, the city was occupied by the German army, and it was too late for the citizens to resist.
On the same day, the German army invaded Denmark again, and Hitler once again used music as a pioneer. A German military band followed the vanguard into Copenhagen, the capital, and then occupied the central square. The military band immediately got into gear and held an open-air concert in the square. The beautiful music disintegrated the citizens' resistance.
At the end of the more than two-hour concert, the citizens left the square and discovered that all traffic arteries and high-rise buildings were controlled by the German army.
In World War II, almost every city occupied by the German army, its band entered the city together with the vanguard. Music became a "special weapon" to break the enemy's will and boost the morale of the Nazis.
The Miracle in the History of Tanks
The story took place at the end of 1941 during World War II, when the German army launched a large-scale attack on the territory of the former Soviet Union.
One day, the German army suddenly encountered a new tank from the former Soviet Union on a bridge over a river in Lithuania. The tank stayed alone in the middle of the road, using artillery fire to block the German troops coming from the bridge, forcing the German troops to retreat several miles.
The German army was annoyed. When they saw that there was only one tank, they called in a company of artillery and set up six guns to bombard the former Soviet tank. Fierce artillery fire exploded around the tank, and suddenly two artillery shells fell directly on the tank, but the shells were bounced away, and the tank was not damaged at all. On the contrary, the Soviet army used tank guns to attack the German artillery position, with several bangs and bangs. Then they shot four German cannons into the sky, causing many German soldiers to fly into pieces.
The German commander mobilized two more tanks and fired at the Soviet tanks from the bridge. The Soviet tank parked there, taking aim calmly, and fired four cannonballs, knocking the two German tanks over, causing them to smoke, and completely destroying them, turning them into a pile of scrap metal. A German infantry division was blocked on the other side of the river, looking eagerly at the bridge but unable to cross.
This new type of tank from the former Soviet Union has very thick armor, and ordinary artillery cannot penetrate it at all, which gives the Germans a headache. It was getting dark at this time, and night fell on the bridge. Knowing that a strong attack could not solve the problem, the Germans used the cover of night to launch sneak attacks on Soviet tanks. They sent 12 engineers, quietly swam across the river, went around behind the Soviet tank, crawled forward, and quietly approached the tank. Suddenly, two German soldiers held explosive bags, jumped onto the Soviet tank, and threw the explosive bags. Stuffed into the tank's suspension, then pulled the fuse, jumped out of the tank and rolled into the woods. There was a loud bang and the explosive package exploded. The German soldiers were elated, thinking that the Soviet tanks were now finished.
The former Soviet tank rumbled, then started to move, turned around and returned to the bridge. The tracks and other equipment were not damaged. At this time, the 12 German ordnance engineers were stunned. The explosive bags they brought had been used up. Other weapons could not deal with the tanks at all, so they had to come back disappointed.
That night the Germans transferred an anti-aircraft gun from elsewhere, and the next day it was set up on a high slope 800 meters away from the tank. It was quite hidden. The Germans were about to fire at the former Soviet tanks. Unexpectedly, with a bang, the shell exploded near the anti-aircraft gun first, overturning the anti-aircraft gun into a ditch. The Soviet tanks have already discovered this position and will strike preemptively when the time comes.
The German infantry division received successive urgent messages from their superiors, asking them to cross the bridge quickly. However, this Soviet tank stopped an infantry division for two days and two nights.
On the third day, the German army transferred 6 more tanks, ferried them by boat from the upper reaches to the other side, and then occupied a forest, forming a siege of the Soviet tanks. The tanks moved back and forth and fired simultaneously at the Soviet tank from different directions. However, the shells did not damage the Soviet tank. The Soviet tank continued to fight back, but it still fell into the German trick. At this moment, another anti-aircraft gun was hiding in the woods, quietly aiming at the Soviet tanks. The Soviet tanks concentrated their energy on dealing with those six tanks, and did not see the anti-aircraft gun at all.
Suddenly, the German anti-aircraft artillery fired seven shells in succession, two of which hit. The Soviet tank was damaged and could no longer move. Six German tanks rushed over immediately. A team climbed onto the smoking Soviet tank, stuffed grenades from the hatch, and then killed the Soviet tank crew.
Afterwards, the German army discovered that there were only two holes in the former Soviet tank. Although hundreds of other shells hit the tank, they only left some blue pits and did not really penetrate the armor at all. .
This Soviet tank intercepted a German infantry division for 48 hours, creating a miracle.