Disordered withdrawal
29. August 1943
As it was now, that our B I car stood still alone, I no longer know. It can be, that we had missed connection or that we should stand still and wait, return to the guns. We put ourselves in the grass and waited. As an anti-aircraft battery of us came back. Later we learned it, that the battery has been, that we should replace. But because the situation was too dire, has left its position prematurely this battery. With the vehicles of this battery also the car came with our Commander hit. Sergeant. Bodenschatz inquired for him and the Kdr. said, He could no longer use us, We should reverse. This answer triggered a heavy stone us from the heart. Now, all were again fun and redseliger. It came directly new life in our operation.
Quickly, the car was turned and then he could drive not fast enough us. A short drive, we were again stopped by our Commander. We should stop. The batteries would go here to the air age in position. Our guns should come back soon also. As we sat now and again was returned the rest in us. Suddenly it happened, which probably no one had expected: First, individual vehicles to us came past gebraust, then, an infinite chain was created from it. They were driving through the fields and meadows across, because the way slowly clogged up. We looked around us, all raced and ran back. Weil also Bodenschatz and be clueless quiet solitary, gave the order to the continue Bodenschatz. Now it went back with the same pace.
We did not know the road conditions, Therefore, we wanted to head back the way, the forth, we came. It was a young lieutenant of the infantry, He told us, This way even from the Russians would be exceeded. We have been preserved so to speak before that by these clever people, turn directly to the Russians. Now just another way was driven. To us it was always great. Vehicles drove wildly to los, only back. Kräder knew no barriers and squeezed through everywhere. Stray horse jogged through the area. The soldiers were angerannt. A horsemen galloped through the middle of the fields. He sat in sleeves, rather, he hung, up to Ross. Now it was clear to us. This was an escape. This was direct panic. The further we came back, It was the great. The device and clutter on the cars was quickly thrown at the positions of the prowess and on it went. To do this, it popped a few times. This made everything just crazy.
