Chapter 1045 Who should the medal be given to?

  The German army suffered a night attack and paid a huge price. They were worried that if they stayed here, they might be attacked by the Soviet army at night, so they packed up their things and retreated westward in a hurry after dawn.

Bolkowski was quite satisfied with the sneak attack he commanded, and he said in front of the battalion commander, Captain Vasily: "Comrade battalion commander, if we carry not sixty rockets, but two hundred One, or even three hundred. Then after last night's attack, the German infantry division will be seriously injured."

"Comrade Captain, there are not so many hypotheses on the battlefield." Captain Vasili said to him: "The reason why the new rockets are only equipped with our division is because the production capacity of this rocket is insufficient. For this night attack, the division commander can Agreeing to give you sixty pieces in a row must have been carefully considered."

After finishing speaking, Captain Vasily picked up a red box from the table and said to Bolkowski: "This is the box sent by Lieutenant Colonel Sidolin, Chief of Staff, and there is a medal in it, which is awarded to Commander who was outstanding in last night's night raid."

  Bolkoski thought the medal in the box was prepared for himself, and said loudly: "Serve the Soviet motherland!" After finishing speaking, he reached for the box, but his hand was stopped by Vasily.

   "I'm sorry, Comrade Captain." Vasily said to him apologetically, "The medal in this box is not for you, but for Lieutenant Narva, the platoon leader."

"What, the medal is for Lieutenant Narva?" Hearing what Vasily said, Paul Koski said angrily: "But I was the commander of the night attack last night, not him. How could the superior give the medal?" What about him?"

"Comrade Captain, I don't deny that you won a great victory in the night attack last night." Vasily knew the resentment in Paulkoski's heart, so he said to him: "Do you want to hear how the commander is doing?" evaluate yours?"

   Knowing that Sokov actually commented on his battle last night, Bolkowski immediately asked impatiently: "Comrade battalion commander, tell me quickly."

"First of all, the division commander felt that the night attack last night was very successful." Vasily said: "But he felt that you could have achieved greater results, but because of your conservativeness, you only sent one platoon to disturb the enemy. If the entire company were dispatched, under the circumstances at that time, the casualties caused to the German army would increase exponentially, and at least one regiment of troops would have to stay on this land permanently. If the enemy suffered heavy casualties, I am afraid that in the next long time They will not launch an attack on this lot.

   It is precisely because of this that the division commander decided to give you a verbal commendation and give this medal to Lieutenant Narva who bravely led the troops to attack. do you understand? "

  Hearing what Vasily said, Paul Koski immediately realized where he was wrong. But he was still unconvinced and said: "Comrade battalion commander, although my company has more than 300 people, the enemy is a division. It would be too ridiculous to use more than 300 people to fight against the enemy's tens of thousands of people."

"Look at you, you are still stubborn. You feel that you only have more than 300 people in your hands, so you dare not take the initiative to attack the enemy? You know, in the past, the division commander rushed to the German regiment headquarters with more than 100 people. In the end, we achieved huge results." Vasily continued: "Besides, the division commander also said that in Luhansk, our army has an advantage in strength, even if you are trapped in an encirclement when you attack the enemy, he will not attack the enemy." I will stand by and watch, and I will definitely send troops to rescue you."

  Hearing this, Bolkowski slapped himself fiercely in anger. The reason why he couldn't make up his mind in the end was because he was worried that the whole company might be wiped out after falling into the encirclement of the German army. Knowing that the division commander would send troops to rescue him now, he regretted so much that his intestines were green.

Seeing that his subordinates were so annoyed, Vasily patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, saying, "Captain Bolkowski, don't be discouraged. There are still many battles to be fought between us and the Germans. The division commander said , to fight against the enemy, we must not only rely on bravery, but also rely on our own brains and wisdom to defeat the enemy. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Battalion Commander." At this moment, Bolkowski really understood what was wrong with him, and he assured Vasily: "The next time this happens again, I will definitely make a mistake." Lead the troops to rush up and turn the enemy's camp upside down."

"Don't worry, Comrade Captain, there will be such an opportunity." Vasily picked up the box on the table, put it in Bolkowski's hand, and said to him: "Okay, you hurry back to the company and put the Give this medal to Lieutenant Narva. I believe that the soldiers will definitely boost their morale when they see this medal."

  Bolkoski returned to the company and quickly ordered all squad leaders to be called to the company headquarters for a meeting.

   After the others arrived, he publicly announced that Narva was awarded a medal for his heroic performance in the battle last night. The platoon leaders present all had red eyes when the medal was hung on Narva's chest, and they all hoped that they would be the ones who won the medal.

After completing the simple awarding ceremony, the second platoon leader suddenly asked curiously: "Comrade company commander, I would like to ask, what kind of medals did you get in the battle last night? Can you show them to everyone?" ?”

  The words of the second platoon leader immediately resonated with everyone, and the platoon leaders all wanted to see what medal Paulkowski won. Unexpectedly, Bolkowski shook his head and replied with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, the division only awarded us one medal this time, and that was for Lieutenant Narva, and I only received a verbal commendation."

   "What, you only received a verbal award?" The squad leaders present were all stunned. After a while, Narva asked on behalf of everyone: "Comrade company commander, what's going on? You know, you commanded the battle last night. How come you don't have a medal?"

"Comrades, please be quiet, please listen to me." Seeing the platoon leaders under him talking a lot, Palkowski quickly raised his hand and pressed down, and said to everyone: "The teacher said that I did not know what to say last night. The tactics are too conservative. You can take advantage of the chaos of the enemy and command the whole company to rush into the enemy's camp and cause them more casualties. However, I only sent one platoon, which caused limited damage to the enemy. Therefore Narva will only be awarded medals, and I will only receive verbal commendations."

"Comrade company commander, how can this be done?" Hearing what Bolkowski said, Narva reached out to take off the medal on his chest: "You commanded the battle last night, and this medal should belong to you .”

  Narva's words immediately resonated with the platoon leaders, and everyone said that this medal should be given to the company commander Paul Koski. But Paul Koski waved his hand and said to everyone: "Comrades, thank you for your kindness. The commander is right. My command in this battle is a bit too conservative, otherwise I can achieve greater results. Fortunately, Next, we still have more battles to fight against the Germans, and it will not be too late to receive medals later."

  (end of this chapter)