Chapter 28 Chapter 9 The Battle of Crimea

If I now attempt to describe the fighting of the Eleventh Army and its Rumanian comrades in the Crimea, the main reason is to want to commemorate my comrades in the Crimean Army.At the same time, I am also willing to tell the whole battle situation again for those comrades who survived the war, because at that time they only had an incomplete understanding of the whole domain. During the period between 1941 and 1942, these personnel had performed great performances, and faced numerous opponents with superior numbers, they had fought many battles and won many victories.In attack and pursuit, their aggressiveness is unparalleled.They are also able to stand up and fight when the situation seems hopeless.They often fail to understand why we are forced to ask of them what seems impossible, and why they are fighting in so many places and on many fronts.But they can use their endurance to the highest limit to implement these requirements and absolutely trust their leaders.

The Eleventh Army's campaign in the Crimea, apart from those directly involved in the battle, is notable because it was one of the few instances in which an army could fight independently in an isolated It is autonomous and free from interference from the Supreme Command.The campaign was fought for ten months, including offensive and defensive battles, mobile warfare with full freedom of action, unstoppable pursuit warfare, landings in seas controlled by the enemy, guerrilla warfare, and attacks on strong fortresses. Inside. Finally, this battle is also very interesting, because on the Black Sea peninsula, the remains of the Greeks, Goths, Genoese, and Tatars can still be found today.During the war of 1854 | 1856, this place once became the focus of history, and the place name that once made a big splash at that time has now appeared again.

In terms of combat, however, the Crimean War of 1854|1856 cannot be compared with the campaign of 1941|1942.In the case of the former, the Western powers enjoyed naval superiority and all the benefits it entailed; in the case of the Crimea in 1941-42 it was the Russians who controlled the Black Sea.Our Eleventh Army must not only capture the Crimea and Sevastopol, but also counter all the disadvantages of Russian command of the seas.