Wurstige relations
31. August 1943
On the morning of the next day, 31.8., wanted to make our spit rebase, because the front in the course of the night on the ditch should be withdrawn. Dort sollte die neue [battlefront] HVAC arise. At night, Yelnya lichterloh burned and we thought only: Hopefully we haun off soon. Perhaps the Ivan is faster here, as we think. And the sharp pop of armoured launches came pretty close.
Thank God it went in the first dawning and away. Our spit as prowess led us back to Baltutiwo and turn right, again in a forest. Atm a friend on the way met our dear Tünn a short stop, the Fourier was in a different battery. This was quickly a few large sausages Tünn, which were included in our service with great joy.
As warm meals we got twice in a row huge blows boiled potatoes and goulash of our kitchen. It was the food, which should be brought forward. There was no way, This project run. It rose slowly to the question in us, What actually happened to our combat battery.
It came the message, that our battery is included. Since we could not hope so, anyone to see once again. Our 1. Battery was located in security, Although she should also forward. But so was just our age, everywhere some schmußen, be the first anywhere, (Yes, we were most 29. Half day earlier as, as the other batteries, and so ours are mess directly in the Rummel, While the other (same) heavy batteries were reversed.
