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Drake
Bistrow "sits" guard.
The
guard schack / registration building at night.
The
Registration table
The
"Guest" table
Gefreiter
Herman Van der Waal, Ersatz-Feldgendarme.
The
night was dark, and we were bored.
We
had no deck of cards...
...just
cigarettes.
Gefreiter
Van der Waal smoked a good deal.
As
did Ersatz-Feldgendarme OberGrenadier Drake Bistrow.
Contemplation
over a cig.
But
wait! We have more people to entertain us!
The
morning of the attack. Cold, wet, and soggy. Mud abounds.
The
German advance.
What's
this? A mine-field ahead?
Troops
support our flank.
Wiking's
LKW.
Windhund's
LKW.
One
of the multiple Kubelwagens in our column.
SS-manner
wait to advance.
The
open terrain of Ost-Preussen. A major road due East. We're not on it,
must be mined.
25.
Panzergrenadiers in tall grass.
Recovering
from withering fire, we prepare to press on.
Observing
enemy actions.
Obergrenadier
Bistrow mans his weapon.
Gefreiter
Reichberg waits for orders to fire.
Our
Mule is dead.
And
then there is this issue of "mud".
Gefreiter
Reichberg.
Gefreiter
Reichberg checks the "lay" of his "weapon".
Ersatz-Feldgendarme
Gefreiter Van der Waal asks Gefreiter Reichberg a serious question.
SS-Manner.
Our
ersatz fire support vehicle. We "appropriated" it for our breakout!
Grenadiers
pause after the battle...
...before
moving back into action.
Our
MG-team moves along the road.
The
Bolshevik, house-threatening, baby-killing menace!!!
The
toll of battle is heavy.
But
morale is good.
We
are wet and cold...
...but
determined.
We
look to our leadership for direction.
...and
occasionally forget to disarm our adversary!
The
whistle is blown!
Kurt,
our mad-bomber, takes a breather!
Only
to show off his latest wound!
Gefreiter
Reichberg eyes the enemy.
Who
walks away alone...
We
laugh in the face of our opponents weapons!
He
is no match for our superior combat capabilities.
Ersatz-Feldgendarme
Gefreiter Herman Van der Waal surveys the ground taken.
Angriff!
Others
look on...
The
supply column hangs back, waiting for secure passage.
A
second well-needed rest follows.
Some
eat, while others pensively watch the skies.
The
Unteroffizier assesses our Mule.
Gefreiter
Reichberg prepares to extract the entire squad!
The
Eastern Front has taken its toll.
The
tow cable is brought out.
Kilroy
was here!
SS-Manner
move forward.
SS-Manner
encounter resistance!
They
reform for the attack.
The
blur of battle ensues.
Alphonse
returns with some Polish combatants.
All
smiles.
The
Pole.
At
the end of the day, all that remains is kamradenshaft.