02:22

Ruth Deutschmann

Benjamin Epp

Salzburg

2000-03-03

1943

And, uh, so, uh, I have the war on the entire Russian front, first with the siege of Leningrad, then in Veliky Ljuki in the middle section because we were really, there's nothing special happens, and then we should in the Caucasus come and were then suddenly, uh, there pushed into it, where the Russians have broken through, almost virtually the beginning of Stalingrad was the breakthrough at the Don front. And then we were just there crammed into it and have to keep trying, because the front again to-raise. And I was with my gun itself, very independent, I had, we had only a few anti-tank guns in our, we had a fairly old equipment, and most of the guns that we had, which were unacceptable for the Russian tanks in fact, inappropriate . And I was, the gun still had the last cannon, then had another two, which was against Russian tanks opportunities was, and I, as a reserve officer candidate, I was artillery officer and was simply assigned to infantry units and armored protection, net. And was very, very independent, they were the best times I have experienced in the military: a route from the pile and itself, and, and, uh, and there was, as we had to defend just a front section, and there was was before, was, was a short exchange of fire was and then was quiet again. And I went over to a shelter the company commander to get me to talk to him, for, as how we do it more, and on the way I was then shot down by a machine gun. I just put down not fast enough, so ... And since I'm just located in the snow and could not move me more and I only noticed aha, that's now missing it a bit further. Since I have at the moment always had the definite feeling I'm coming through, but since I have doubted for a moment, if I, if I survive. It went very fast over again, and I was back absolutely convinced that I get out and, uh, but this is more childish than because, completely not rational.