01:55

Ruth Deutschmann

Benjamin Epp

Salzburg

2000-03-03

1942

Yes, my God, one of my worst, eh, my God, where you just know the people, two, maybe two episodes if you want it. One was, as we do, we were dreiundv around Christmas, 42 we have been included, and that was consciously accepted, to simply to bind the Russians, who were there erupted on a broad front on-Don. And since we are one month and had been sitting in the boiler almost, we have then, miraculously, by beating. So this is still a mystery to me that we're there came out. And, as I remember, because I was traveling, and we were already out there, then was suddenly the alarm: "Russian tanks from behind", for me, were reinforced no fear, we were trained to, and we knew how helpless up to a certain extent when they are cold-blooded terms. But for those for the soldiers and armored it was such a shock, and especially when the tanks arrive at the level where you can not do them, uh, was such a shock that a panic had broken out. And since I have seen for the first time, a real panic most horrific proportions, where, each trying to get on a vehicle, and fell down the people, the next is driven over it. Then the wounded are located in the margin: "Take me with you" These are they gone about it, so it was terrible. Man, everyone has to save his life only tried and, uh, because it's really gone over the dead bodies ... Was completely beside myself. So it has also given officers who have so then driver the, uh, the reckless drivers, they have immediately taken out, and so, so, you've already tried there, again to stabilize it, but since I've seen how it can be flat in the war.