Also our aircraft were very active on this day and attacked the ground with strong bombardments. In this position were we also 4 or 5 Machines shot down. On this occasion, we have also seen shooting the enemy flak. She scored, on the contrary to us no targeted fire on the aircraft, but it was more a barrage in the air. Everywhere were the explosive clouds in the air. We have but can see no shooting down of the Russian flak. German hunters had to some desired operations on this day.

In the evening, we were happy, This hard and exciting day was gone now happy and without failures to end. We wanted to pay homage to rest and you came “quiet Willy's” and individual bombers, You flew into the hinterland. Pure Kingdom had to shoot course and so we were just a few hours in the pretty cool night and have seen the machines it went so well in the dark and shot.

The further course of the night came before us already pretty weird. The one, He slept, It has noted nothing, But if you post, could the always näherkommende machine gun fire and the increasingly growing peculiar POPs of tank gun [hear]. The next morning, the 14., platschte pouring rain on our tents. We thought in the rain, Ivan will not come. But far from, already, we heard the ROAR anfliegender Low-flying aircraft and of the flight registration items quickly arlamierte the battery. It was considered not possible, fly in this hazy weather. But these low flying shot something in the area and disappeared again. Shortly after, we heard an association [Petljakow] PE-2 come, could it but see, because the clouds too deep herniederhingen. The machines between Wolkenfetzen appeared only for a Auganblick. You threw bombs on Lechowo and disappeared again in the protective clouds. We shot some shots behind and then was quiet.

This was our last stand here, because our Chief roared just up to us: “Prepare rebase!” The rain had stopped and we began to tear down tents and all device to put together. Since brought Lt.. Kruchen an opposite command: “Position remains occupied!” This was again mies. Always suspicious shooting not allzuweiter away, that has let us know something bad.

Sergeant. Busse, who knew pretty well about the whole situation, seemed the matter also quite suspicious to occur. So he came back to me on the flight login items and said, I should tell him about any suspect decision. And so I anxiously watched with my glass in the area. Then I saw previous infantry in the firing line and was able to see just yet on the other hand in the haze, How was an endless column of all possible vehicles on a road. Because it was once again clear: It fell once again. We came before us again how goofy. All drove back, only we stood there like a few misleading. But in wise foresight, we packed up our stuff. Because the phone rang with us. Our Chief went even to the phone. Brief silence, then he cried to the gun Squadron: “Gun Squadron get down to the use of the Earth!” Now, everything was clear again.

Now everything went quite fast by the hand, because, the sooner we were finished, the earlier we could leave. Our trucks could be not fast enough because. The car of B II had to also with of be loaded. Our guns drove out of the position and position to the bombardment of Buda Staraya. Finally, we had to load a car and I swung me on it and raced. It was again best return fever. First we drove our prowess position. There we have been waiting for, comply to our second measurement troop cars. How da told us, is our position, After I was left, give some artillery hits.

By large expenditure of ammunition in the air raids had greatly reduced our stock of ammunition. We had about 15 Shot, as an association returned Michael serviced. The fire was opened. The first group whistled the enemy contrary to, the 2. also, the 3. shot only two guns and finally only one shot. Then it was off!

Pure Kingdom was excited. He appealed to the Department, he phoned the radio operator, at each, he took the urgent call for help after ammunition. And meanwhile, the enemy Association flew past beautiful undisturbed. Pure Kingdom scolded, but it helped nothing, because we had to idly, as the [Petljakow] PE 2 daherflogen. But a us truck was already on the road in the ammunition store.

After some time the car came up above and laden with ammunition. With what was available had to drag these shells to the guns. There a number of low-flying aircraft came once again hereingeflogen. In our space. Pure Kingdom schrieh from with all his might, the Muni cars should go from the position. This time, purity Kingdom was reassured, He could shoot again. It occurred to me, as if we were like a strong animal, that itself could previously not during, but now crashes with concentrated force and over-accumulation stock on the adversary. Our 8,8 Gun shot but also with an impeccable fire discipline. Only the US allocated light train shot that day very badly, What are our 2 cm people very irritated, what they also loudly and clearly expressed.

I have liked sometimes to, our members in the home should be with us, or should even listen, as it sunk in an attack. First the shrill cry of alarm, then the incorporating and installing to the device, a motor whirring quietly, Control people call out numbers, some intermediate corrections of shooting, then the slowly and clearly spoken command of fire and shortly thereafter the first desired operations. You listen to the- and decongestantn Dröhnen of the aircraft, make the vigorous defense movement. You hear the whistling and the dull thunder of exploding bombs. Suddenly even the light flak begins to bark and completes the Defense music of a heavy anti-aircraft battery with their firings and explosion points..

In the Office was nothing more to do, so I stayed in the position and made with the service. Yes, We had our roster and we were not far away from the front. In this area, where every moment a hit can einhauen and the goodwill of men must be always guaranteed, as infantry service and education was held, Instead the force some rest to gönnen, could take place in the next hour, already the most serious and most exciting fighting.

I still know, our Oberfähnrich math lay before us on the stomach and showed and explained to us, as it is properly the MG behaves. This whole issue came before me somewhat ridiculous. You would have the Oberfhr. you want to ask, If you can remember only regeneration, how you do it right, or whether it so it makes such as the situation requires it. But that apparently was the entire service history, our men's officers could not see it, If we had once some rest and so were they just on the komischsten and blödsten ideas.

But suddenly, one day the Russians changed to the roster. It was at the time of the 13. – 15. September. Again a sonnenklarer day. On this day we were literally not to rest. The hostile associations were flown without interruption. Fight- and Schlachtflieger. In all, were 475 Enemy missiles counted. Each new attack was exciting as the previous, set as Schlachtflieger to attack us. This time the bright threads of Leuchtspurgeschosse retreated closely over our heads. A machine our sacrifice and the pilot was launched but after Buda Staraya. As then later Schlachtflieger (B). St. attacked, the pilot was still badly injured from the own machines.

A sharp combat air attack, the bombs were probably considered our battery, but just next to it were, I again brought also the B in the holes. We fought an other combat aircraft attack on remoteness and already the first Sprengpunkte torn one [Petljakow] PE-2 the tail and as a huge propeller, even twirling always to, staggered this machine to the ground and ended in an explosion.

In these moments it was over with pure lists peace. Since his temperament broke through with him. He jumped as wandering around like a wild. First he drove to the flight login items and replaced him by the Glass, then he ran into bold curve come in in the State and tore Sergeant. Bodenschatz the throat microphone upset by the throat and said to the guns when he had the microphone in your hand. In the next moment he threw out the handset again and swung in bold jumping right on our wall of contactor and rushed to Lt. Kruchen and took him to his glass eyes and watched even in the air. And this he raged, cried out and gotten so with and was so excited by the events in the air and so pleased with our shooting, that he forgot everything around them. His enthusiasm jumped about like a spark to us. And when he finally called: “On it, on it! shoot! Faster shoot!” Since it was encouragement and praise for us at the same time. Showed it yet, that we had worked well. But after the attack, our boss was again objectively and calmly gave instructions for the next attack. And we declined the Stahlhelm, whisked the cold sweat from the forehead and once some calming cigarettes smoked.

Meanwhile Russian flew fighters an and buzzed around. Since no German hunters were there. Were our hunters, the Russians were not to see. They met once, so they played cat and mouse, always clean in the cloud, out of the cloud, Rinn in the cloud etc. At the speed of the German Raiders, the Russians came up not, they could fly but tighter curves. We were ready during such moments ever, some shots settlement. to support the German fighters.