"Where the hell are those damn German Armored troops? Is our rear position still safe?" Upon hearing the news of the German Armored troops, Pavlov, the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Front Army, quickly stood up, asking with a touch of tension and trepidation.
Perhaps Guderian himself hadn't expected that the most worrisome part of this risky flanking plan wasn't the German High Command, but their target, General Pavlov, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Western Front Army.
"The garrison in Baranovichi, during their patrol, discovered a large number of tank tracks to the west of Baranovichi. Judging by these tracks, the German Armored troops had gotten very close to Baranovichi but ultimately chose to head west along the railway direction, which is where we are," reported the Messenger truthfully.
