Near matches
11. September 1943
Again, a swarm of low-flying aircraft came within. This time they had bent but on us. Deep they came angebrummt. We shot them already opposed. Since it flashed on them on the wings and we knew: they shoot at us! Again the admonition was forgotten all we, in the US von Greim again reminds had: Bomb throws and onboard weapons testing, everyone on the set has to stay and not going to cover. It should further be shot also in such dangerous moments, and it disappeared all a few exceptions, in the protective hole. It was stronger than commands of people but the instinct of self-preservation of man, which it on to a few soldiers not on it came.
The last enemy aircraft was barely over, so even the call was heard after the paramedic from the gun position. The people were immediately on the legs and already was the Fhj Uffz. Taken Fixl. The boss had quickly come to his car and had to remove the wounded. What had happened: The Schlachtflieger had fired on our position and also the ammunition stack of the gun “Berta” taken. Some cartridges were exploding and a piece of carpal Luxemburg sleeve met Uffz. Fixl of the thigh. Otherwise nothing had happened in our position after this attack further.
Since probably the enemy troops in large force majeure were and fighting took an history unfavourable for us, enlisted on this day also in fighting the German air force with strong forces. It appeared strong associations [Junkers] Ju 88, [Heinkel] He 111 and dive bombers in the air. Carefully we followed their behavior in the air through the glass. Where they attacked were all huge smoke- and Rauchpilze in the air. That even the old Ho 111 has a very strong onboard weapons Assembly, (We were in Sechtschiwokaja in one he 111 about 12 overweight MGs, ) showed us the following event: To an association unbeschützten by German hunters he 111 dared to approach two enemy fighters. One tried to attack the machines from below. We heard a short Fireblast and already came “Ivan” vertical down. Not far from us, he saußte in the ground and exploded with Flash darting flame. The second Russian Hunter moved to remove it. So something was happening to us in the air no matter. This was still, the enemy now also in our vicinity with a rather large caliber shot. Not far behind us German artillery fired in turn also just above us across, so that we always at the sharp crack of floor terrible zusammenfuhren.
