What are the classic cases of defeating the strong with the weak in war history?
0 1 disparity strength comparison
Before the Soviet-Finnish War, the Soviet Union had 4.5 million troops, 20,000 combat planes, 24,000 tanks and 270,000 cars (excluding 820,000 civilian cars).
Finland has a total population of more than 4.4 million and a standing army of only 32,000. Even with the national mobilization, the Finnish army only expanded to127,000 on the eve of the war, and even with the reserve of 300,000, it was not enough for the Soviet Union. There is no doubt that for Finland, the Soviet Union is a giant.
When165438+1October 30th, 450,000 Soviet troops invaded Finland, everyone thought that Finland would face a clean defeat.
Stalin even thought that Finland would resist for two weeks at most, and Khrushchev even thought that "as long as we raise our voice a little, the Finns will obey." If we can't do this again, we can shoot and the Finns will surrender. That's what we thought. "
But in fact, the Soviets were severely slapped in the face. Among them, the battle of Su Moussard Mi was a great shame for the Soviet army, and two elite Soviet divisions were crippled by the weak Finnish army.
02 163 division doomsday
Somme Salmi is located in the north of Lake Ladoga in Finland, and it is the attack direction of the 9th Army163rd Infantry Division and the 44th Infantry Division of the Soviet Union. In the end, two infantry divisions also suffered heavy losses in this area.
The officers and men of the Soviet 163 division were divided into two groups. One group attacked from the north, with the mountain infantry 8 1 regiment (temporarily 163 division) as the main attack and the 662 infantry regiment as the reserve; In the east, the 759th Infantry Regiment launched an attack along Lat Road.
At first, the Soviet attack went smoothly, and the Finnish army had only two battalions here, which could not resist the attack of 8 1 Mountain Infantry Regiment. On February 9th, 65438+, the Soviets had captured Salmi.
Subsequently, the 8 1 regiment continued to attack the south bank of Niska Sekai, but it was stubbornly resisted by the Finnish army here. The 8 1 group has been entangled for a long time, and it is difficult to make effective progress. The 759 regiment failed to catch up, and they failed to support the 8/kloc-0 regiment in time.
On the other hand, cold weather and bad traffic have seriously threatened the Soviet logistics supply line. The lack of fuel made it difficult for Soviet tanks and artillery to function.
The battle eventually turned into a duel between the infantry of both sides, and the gap between heavy weapons in Finland was not so obvious.
The Soviets faced Finnish Colonel Silas Woau and his 9th Infantry Division. They didn't expect this battle to make them go down in history.
Silas Uao has drawn up a bold and even crazy battle plan-he intends to separate the two Soviet divisions (the upcoming 44th Infantry Division) and divide them one by one with the existing strength and terrain.
The first goal of Silas' Wuao plan is 163 infantry division.
The Finnish 15 independent battalion first launched a feint attack on the Soviet 8 1 regiment to prevent them from sending reinforcements; Another part of the Finnish army, with its familiarity with the terrain, delayed the reinforcements of the 44th Division on the Lat Highway. Finland's main force surrounded the Salmi village of Soviet 759th regiment in Sodom.
Heavy weapons did not reach the front line, and the Soviet firepower advantage could not be exerted. The Finnish army has partially formed a military advantage over the Soviet Union.
The siege of the 759th regiment by the Finnish army didn't work at first, and Silas Uao didn't stick to the original plan. He quickly adjusted his forces and stormed the 662nd Regiment and the 8/KLOC-0 Regiment, which were in charge of the Soviet transport line alert.
The 8 1 regiment suffered some losses in the previous battles, and finally collapsed in the face of the onslaught of the Finnish army without supplementation. 8 1 Regiment remnants fled back1near the headquarters of the 63rd Division. 163 The teacher was shocked when he saw it. He believes that the war situation has been difficult to reverse. With the consent of his superiors, he took the remnants of the 759th and 8/kloc-0 regiments and retreated under the cover of the plane.
However, the Soviet 662nd Regiment is not so lucky-because they are responsible for the safety of transportation lines and scattered on highway transportation lines. In the face of the Finnish army's attack, the 662nd regiment could not be assembled effectively, and the command system of the troops was paralyzed. Most soldiers don't even know to retreat. The 662nd Regiment has been surrounded by the 9th Infantry Division of Finland, and its supply is insufficient. The head of the 662 regiment gave up the command of the troops and fled back to the rear with the regiment headquarters.
Most of the soldiers of the 662nd Regiment were thus abandoned in the polar regions of Finland. The soldiers of the 662nd regiment fled for their lives like headless flies in the ice and snow. Many people were killed by Finnish troops, while many wounded people froze to death. The head and political commissar of the 662nd regiment was later arrested and shot in front of the surviving soldiers of the 662nd regiment.
03 44 division completed.
Silasiuo's next target is the Soviet 44th Division and another163rd Division.
When the main force of Soviet 163 Division was divided and surrounded by Finnish troops in Salmi, Soviet 44th Infantry Division and a part of 163 Division (hereinafter referred to as 44th Division) were trying to reinforce 163 Division.
The reinforcements of the 44th Division must pass through Lat Road.
Lat Road is a narrow road, and tanks can only pass one by one. In Finland, it snows heavily in winter, and there is 30-50 cm thick snow on both sides of the road. The 44th Division also lacks snow equipment, and the traffic efficiency can be imagined.
Even if the March is slow, the 44th Division will form a long snake array and meander along Lat Road for 30 kilometers.
In this formation, once the enemy attacks in multiple places at the same time, it is easy to lose the balance between the head and tail, causing confusion.
Unfortunately, the Finnish army adopted this skill.
Silas Uao commanded the 9th Infantry Division, giving full play to the characteristics of being familiar with terrain and fighting in snow, dividing it into several teams and attacking the Soviet Union in sections.
In the bad snowstorm weather, the Finnish army cut the 44th Division into several sections, and the Soviet tanks and artillery piled up on the road were in a dilemma, so it was difficult to echo each other. Under the attack of Finns, the elite 44th Division suffered more than 9,000 casualties. At that time, the Soviet infantry division was full 17000, and half of it was directly destroyed in World War I, while the Finnish army injured more than 400 people, with an amazing exchange ratio.
The Soviet Union was completely defeated in this battle, and the Finnish army seized a large number of Soviet weapons and equipment, including dozens of tanks, 70 field guns, 278 trucks, nearly 300 machine guns, 6,000 rifles and very precious communication equipment and medicines. Vinogradov, commander of the 44th Division, was executed after fleeing his home in a tank.