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The carefully planned Western Front counteroffensive by Hitler ended in failure and it was the one that shattered Hitler's dream of a counterattack He was not a famous general but an unknown U S Army artillery observer who in the most critical battle almost single-handedly Repelled a fierce attack by two German armored divisions and indirectly led a German field marshal to commit suicide today soldier will talk to you all The legendary story of a single soldier defeating two German armored divisions In June 1944 the Allied forces landed in the Normandy area thus opening the Western Front by August Hitler was furious upon seeing the reports of the failed Operation Storm He realized that at this point on the Eastern Front the Soviets had completely taken the initiative If the Allied forces on the Western Front were to regain their footing Germany's defeat would merely be a matter of time with no escape routes left Hitler decided to take a big gamble We cannot sit and wait for death We must launch a major counterattack on the Western Front I believe our army can accomplish this mission A month ago The 720 plot to assinate Hitler just happened The German military high command was in a state of fear As soon as the Führer spoke Everyone naturally started to respond enthusiastically to show their loyalty After careful planning the German forces decided to launch a large-scale counterattack in northern France to cut off the US Third Army which was preparing to move south Further seize the city of Afgan and then rely on this fortress to drive the Allied forces out of the Normandy region The plan seemed perfect but the German staff after hours of planning on the map found that there was one place that was crucial for the successful implementation of this counterattack That is the French town of Moulins Moulins is located in a valley between the Serein and the Seine rivers The area is heavily wooded The terrain is complex There is a 314 Hill to the east of Multan Standing on this hill you can see all the roads leading in every direction The Germans wanted to attack and counterattack They must occupy Multan and Hill 314 otherwise all vehicles traveling westward here will be blocked by the Allies At this time the US 30th Infantry Division was stationed in the Moulten area This unit had been conducting high-intensity combat here since the Normandy landings By early August The 30th Infantry Regiment's 2nd Battalion was ordered to continue holding the position while the rest of the unit withdrew from Multan for rest and reorganization but this information was also intercepted by the Germans German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt recognized that this was the perfect time to launch a full -scale attack so he ordered the SS Panzer Division Das Reich and the SS Panzer Division Totenkopf Rally immediately August 6th evening This operation was also classified as a highly confidential within the German military The German military's operation was also very rapid They did not immediately launch an attack on Hill 314 But instead of keeping the troops in large units they were broken down into small groups and infiltrated the Mooltan area in squads until the Allied intelligence department deciphered the operation two hours before the attack At this point it was already too late At 10 p m when the American soldiers were still asleep they suddenly heard a burst of rapid gunfire The sentry was the first to be killed by the Germans The US forces that responded managed to reach their guns in the pitch-black darkness and launched a counterattack The US forces who were in a mess in front of 24 Leopard tanks were no match for them After an night of street fighting The Germans had completely taken control of the entire Mulkhain area except for Hill 314 Operation Sunny Day had made initial progress When the battle reports reached General Kruger's command post He was extremely excited These Americans finally had a taste of their own medicine Tell the vanguard unit to immediately launch an attack on Hill 314 It is essential to completely occupy Multan within a day At this time on Hill 314 in addition to the original company stationed here Some soldiers from the G Company and K Company who had broken out of the town also retreated here The first company's lieutenant Kri counted the personnel and found that there were only more than 700 people But the Germans did not give the Americans a chance to catch their breath After receiving Krug's orders the German forces immediately launched an attack on Hill 314 The barricades and forward positions near the high ground were completely destroyed in just two hours To make matters worse was the only U S position equipped with anti-tank weapons Because the retreat was not timely these weapons could not be moved in time and became German spoils of war leaving the US Army with no last card to play Just as everyone believed that the capture of Hill 314 was only a matter of time Lieutenant Robert Weiss an artillery forward observer was convinced that a solution to the crisis could be found At this moment Weiss had just escaped death When the German forces attacked the front line positions of Hill 314 he was resting in the position Numerous grenades whizzed past his head Explosions erupted continuously The position was about to be lost Weis immediately shouldered the radio and equipment Climbed 150 meters in one go to return to the company headquarters arrived at the headquarters Wei Si's first action was to immediately check the radio and equipment in his heart These machines were even more important than their own lives Fortunately the German artillery fire had not damaged the instruments Weiss sighed in relief We learned from Captain Krya that the telephone line on Hill 314 had already been cut before the German attack At this moment the only radio in Weis's hands that could communicate with the outside world Weis clearly knew that although most of Moltan was occupied by the Germans in the northwest direction The U S 2230th Field Artillery Battalion is stationed here As long as it is properly commanded the U artillery can certainly carry out effective attacks against the Germans This is also the only way to hold the 314th Hill right now The German attack was proceeding smoothly The sound of gunfire and cannons could be clearly heard in the company headquarters Weiss immediately rushed out the door In the darkness he barely saw a large number of German troops advancing ahead at this moment they had to be stopped immediately Weiss opened his handheld radio and called for artillery support from the rear But at this time it was midnight and Weiss could not accurately locate the German forces However fortunately although the American artillery shells were not very accurate by accident they It caused significant casualties to the German forces It temporarily repelled the German attack The US soldiers can finally take a temporary breath now Kruger upon learning that the frontline soldiers had not managed to capture Hill 314 in one go immediately ordered a reorganization of the forces Launch the attack after dawn On the morning of August 7th American soldiers defending the 314th Hill Watching more than 7000 German soldiers and hundreds of vehicles gathering below knowing that the battle awaiting him would be a fierce one the fight soon began after the morning mist cleared At this moment Weiss was leading the observation team in a hidden position on the slope of the hill from the telescope he saw a dense mass of German soldiers Weiss quickly spotted several half-tracks carrying a large number of soldiers These vehicles were passing through a flat field This was the perfect opportunity for an attack Then Weiss immediately reported the position to the artillery by radio and as several shells came flying a half -tracked vehicle was blown to pieces What about the other cars They immediately turned around and ran towards the jungle But Weiss wasn't going to let them get away He skillfully adjusted his direction and the shells began to accurately fall into the enemy group The German forces were soon eliminated However the observation post was not safe either Just as Weiss was about to look for another target to attack Several bullets whistled past his head We've been exposed Get out of here quickly Under Weiss's order Several members of the observation team Quickly gather the equipment and run up the mountain After confirming it was safe Weiss set up another observation post on the southern side of Hill 314 At this point he noticed The vanguard of the German forces has already reached 1.5 kilometers from Hill 314 If this continues the hill will soon be lost We must come up with a good plan Suddenly Weiss had a brilliant idea he immediately requested the artillery to attack the German soldiers and tanks using impact and contact fuses this tactic quickly proved effective Bullets kept exploding above the German soldiers' heads these soldiers were like flies desperately seeking shelter the attack on the high ground was greatly slowed down Meanwhile the US military leadership also recognized the importance of Hill 314 and immediately ordered all artillery units in the Moltan area to join the support operation In just one day There were 11 artillery battalions coming to support as many as 144 howitzers became the biggest confidence of the US forces on Hill 314 in order to make these shells Maximize its effectiveness Weiss can be said to have given it his all Every 15 minutes he had to switch observation points Once an observation point was discovered He would risk being shot to move as quickly as possible to find the next observation point After intense work Weiss found that the battery power of the handheld radio was gradually running out There was nothing he could do so Weiss had to leave the radio in the sun to try to extend its usage time After a day of fighting the US forces successfully held the 314th hill But at this point Another new problem has arisen because of insufficient preparation before the war At this point the rations on the high ground have already been completely used up If the situation cannot be resolved in a short period of time the American soldiers will face serious difficulties They were bound to be trapped here Hitler upon learning that Hill 314 was still in American hands became furious and cursed General Kruger for his poor performance Trud was terrified and accused of sending more artillery to attack Hill 314 which resulted in heavy US casualties and Weis' s observation mission It had become even more difficult He not only had to be careful of the German machine gun fire but also prevent the artillery from falling near him He had lost count of how many times he had narrowly escaped death However as time went on the Allies had assembled their forces and planned to completely eliminate the German forces attacking Hill 314 Montgomery's plan was more radical He did not intend to directly reinforce the 314th Hill but decided to direct the German rear to implement an encirclement of the enemy eliminating the Second SS Panzer Division and the 17th Division in one move At this point the German forces also noticed that 314 Hill had become a bait and they themselves were about to be the big fish caught Even with Hitler's repeated orders They had to capture Hill 314 Kruger but decided to withdraw The Germans did not know that the American forces on the hill were out of ammunition and supplies Weiss's radio Because the power was completely drained it could no longer function American artillery had lost its eyes This was the closest the Germans had come to Hill 314 but at this point the German soldiers could no longer care On August 11th in the morning all German forces evacuated the Mortain area having fought for six days with over 700 American soldiers only 357 of the defenders survived But Weiss almost single-handedly destroyed over 100 German tanks After this operation Kluge was recalled to Berlin by Hitler Eventually on the train committed suicide at this point the German counterattack plan completely failed the European battlefield also began to enter its final stage I am Dabin see you next time