Under fire
26. March 1943
Here in this position we got to know the first Russian machines. An early morning some Russian hunters in the low-altitude flight in our airspace buzzed a. I had still not control items and watched. First, our three opened 2 cm guns fire. Their colourful light gauge chains moved the attackers contrary to. These evangelizing something and then differed from greater distances. Now she joined 8,8 cm in action. She scored about us across. Our Finnish tent shook with each shot. I was also, If the floor crack of us went. It was a blast, similar to the beating of a hollow hand on a water surface. On the return, the hunters of us came away. lieutenant. Ordered SIEBECK, the Russians send saw when he, “Everything on the carabiner”. Some ran to the hooks. Suddenly you began 2 cm to bark. Also our MG15 opened fire. A part of the operation threw himself at this Geknalle cover. I with. Whether I in the shooting of the 2 cm heard the cannon of the Hunter or whether I hinschmiß me so the machines should crash not with me, I know that no longer. The 8,8 sent behind some Sprengpunkte. The last Sprengpunkte were to recognize just barely on the horizon. The pipe increase amounted to 5°. To finally we discovered, that nothing was actually going on further. In the next few days, this was early exactly. If any Luftgefechte is so smooth, could you stand life as anti-aircraft soldier.
