A day job was not: The potato peeling. Before 2 We had shelled days so much potatoes and Fellner had cooked a delicious pea soup, and the food was managed to the Russians. Our Fourier who drove a car 5. Battery at the caring for the battery with catering in the enemy lines. A few 2 cm guns of our 2. Tried this with several shots before the car battery to keep [to] cause wanted to. This Gunners saw how the Russians surrounded the car and how the two occupants with his hands got only.

The potato Peel had to our measuring troop trucks with the drinking water tanker los ride and water points. I also went with. First, we drove back further. Far and wide, no Bach, No pond, only wide, barren steppe areas moved down. After several kilometres, we searched for water in a village, side of the road. Arrived a standing waters. The water was black and stank terribly. Even the sight of the water ekelte to us. So we went to the village. Here, the usual fountains were missing entirely. We frugen the population where there is water. They showed us a small pond where very good water creatures around zappelte. Also of this stinking water we wrested from us very quickly. Perhaps the Russians could drink the water. Else you were indeed not be used to. So we drove back again. We went over our Protze, further ahead. We came back at the pond, where she led a large wooden bridge whom. Suddenly it howled approached and 2 Grenades rushed into the water, the high aufspritzte. We directed to immediately, drove to the edge of the water and scooped with several buckets of water to our tank trucks. Although it was not very clean, so we took it but, order at all what to bring.

Our spit has wondered very, where we so long remained. But we told him everything exactly. Late afternoon, it was said again times quickly recharge everything and get down. Again rebase! This time, however, it seemed to be hurry. It went back on this road, She led advance with us. The street was always down, across a dried-up stream across and over there again frightening steeply high. Again drove vehicle rear of vehicle. In a short holding, we took 3 wounded infantrymen with, You were on the road and waited for, She takes back to a car with. These 3 Soldiers told us, how it went forward actually to. You spoke of disintegration and believed also, with the officers likely something wrong. Since the Russian civilians had to always anti-tank trenches and so-called Hauptkampflinien dig. Then it was almost every day, the front on the and the trench is withdrawn in the course of the night, and the next morning we noticed, that it was only a bluff and the concerned line was long since exceeded by the enemies.

As the darkness of the monotonous country moved, our spit told to us a new position of prowess. The slightly ascending meadow was already damp steamed up and it took quite some time, until we had sought our tarpaulins in this darkness. Rings around us, from the Northeast, East and South until far after Westsüdwest around, a wreath of burning villages moved on the horizon. Crimson, the firmament was covered. Our returning troops turned to the tactics here probably, the us the Russian in the year 41 has learned, namely all burn down, Thus the often enemy no accommodations and supplies, but finds only rubble, with the he nothing can start. When looking at this peculiar image, We again received the call: “Again everything Pack. We'll move on immediately!”

As the sun rose higher and spread over our coat and let it dry the sludge. At noon came the first messengers of our combat battery. Among other things was WM. Full Chamber with brought. A shrapnel had torn off him a toe. He should be in the hospital, remained but brave in the troops. But he has later [Iron Cross] EK get II. Said full Chamber, that the batteries were taken seriously. Sergeant. Fuechter, Goat book and two man. Hahn, Beckurts, Wiedemann and several others severely injured. Sergeant. Goat book scored last time as a single on enemy tanks, until his gun was given a spot on. It would have been ghastly.

As in the vicinity of us from time to hit some shots, said full Chamber to the spit, He should pull but quickly further backward. Otherwise we would have the Russians on the neck. Sergeant. Buses also came to the rear. He came to us and told us, that pure Kingdom already had decided, us, the B I, as for the guns to create infantry backup, as he had seen it with other batteries. Buses could however dissuade him it with difficulty, because we were all specialists and failures were no other trained people there.

Our boss had come suddenly even struck like a bolt from the blue. The first thing he shouted to us was: “B I get down to action.” We were beaten as alienated. It is now but still forward. But, Since we should bring the device, was no infantry operational it probably. So we made everything ready. Suddenly a figure drew attention, that according to calling and winkend näherkam. It was our WM. Theissen, which came out of the holiday, and us here traced had. The joy of, that we had survived all healthy was naturally tall and was watered right accordingly. Theissen should equal with drive by the head of forward, but with some excuses, he could avert the.

Our car was loaded with bread and meals for two batteries and then with all good wishes, we were on the ride. Until the extended Street along and then back into the site. Infantry and artillery came to meet us. Only we with our complicated device drove forward.

On all sides, we stopped looking for, If we do not soon discovered our guns. But always it continues. To us already the eerie silence and the emptiness of the battlefield was to feel. Attacked enemy Schlachtflieger. German [Dive bombers] Stukas pounced in bold lintels on the enemy. Desired operations were to be seen on the horizon. In between popped the barking desired operations of anti-tank guns. We heard the actual sound through the air of whooshing grenades. A darting flame mounted high on the horizon and showed, where flew an enemy tank in the air. So we went all alone over the barren surface.

We were also in place, where the guns of the 1. and 3. Battery were. It was in a. In addition, the grave of one of our members of the battery was. We put the Stahlhelm and courageously went to work, our device to make feuerbereit. Two guns from us and two from the 1. We should connect battery. Next to us were all officers of the battery, among them our Chief. It was like a battlefield Hill. We should go into position and then in the course of the night next door to a hill rebase. I suspected a sleepless night again. But it came back times differently. The officers of the Department laid clear our Executive, that it would be but madness, to set up the measuring force such close to the enemy. Pure Kingdom finally couldn't and gave us order, to the scaling back.

This was once again a command, that we[h]loved to heard. In a great hurry we loaded up again, What we had just unloaded. It was now dark. a burning village widely Crimson lit up the sky. Declining artillery units and infantry over we drove back. On this I saw once again, how beautiful we had with our measuring troop cars. Next to the road, the Gunners with their cannons and teams plagued off. They had 8 and 10 fold harnessed and they had to move itself still hard, to bring the guns in position. Nach holpriger Fahrt auf der schlechten Straße kamen wir wieder dorthin, where we had left our Protze. But, o Wo, the place was empty and the vehicles on. Now no choice on us, as further reduce and to search. Hopefully our spit had let to install a sign with the Wolf's head, for the orientation for future vehicles. Dark night we drove further now. Single shield was abgeleuchtet with the flashlight, whether it's not our was. Numerous imparting and Leuchtfallschirme were in the sky. From time to bomb rolls boomed to our ear. We were once again happy, that we could on the front line and the mood was now then. Suddenly ended the road at a ponds. Right through you had built a strong wooden bridge. Immediately after this bridge, we found our tactical sign. A straight exporting Pappelallee led at the end of this avenue side of the runway, on a small meadow, We found our Tross. Our tents were quickly set up and we gave to us the well deserved night's sleep. Only scattered bomb abwürfe of some enemy machines in our next environment let times wake us up, disturbed us but further not.

The Sun was in the morning already high in the sky as we decided, Finally to crawl out of the tent. Staff sergeant. Theissen had already for a long time before come to us. He was also so happy, He also had to tell that we were back and much. But, There were indeed 8,8 Cannons. Where came from you because? Our guns were but yesterday evening still ahead. Came out now: Pure Kingdom had with his cannons, a few time later when we lead, also deposed and succeeded also to us in the Protze. There were only two intact guns. One got but a direct hit and another had to be blown up, as it became in the vases and despite Vorspannens by two armoured cars not pry out was. We had to help with cleaning the guns and chassis. Then pure Kingdom of Theissen wanted to have two strong people, to the munitions-trial. Theissen certain my friend Gerhard adhesive and Heinz Fink. In the afternoon the battery was then again forward. A 3. Gun from a weapons workshop was added to the still. This was most 16. or 17. September. In the next morning, our spit Hampe again ordered rebase. We went not far. Only until then, where were the Protzen of the other batteries. There we headed back comfortable it.