Red Army Sniper A Memoir on the Eastern Front in World War II
—— Red Army Sniper —— 66 I had to keep watch in all directions in case something had changed since yesterday. ‘If you’re in an a ...
—— Duel —— 67 I remembered Tambov, the days of celebration, and my mother, pottering away before dawn over her simple cakes. Ho ...
—— Red Army Sniper —— 68 for her interesting lessons, plays in German produced with her assistance on the school stage, and read ...
—— Duel —— 69 Now, just like yesterday, he would drag his large body out of the trench onto the surface, swiftly cover the three ...
—— Red Army Sniper —— 70 I don’t know how long I lay there, only that at some point I woke up and opened my eyes. ‘I have to do ...
—— Duel —— 71 gathered all the documents, letters and photographs from his pockets. In the field bag I found some Dutch chocola ...
—— Red Army Sniper —— 72 ‘Quiet, you rascals, the party will begin right now. Let’s run for it!’ My warning of a ‘party’ was tim ...
73 7. An Arduous Battle In December 1941 I was appointed commander of a rifle platoon in our own 5th Company, in place of the li ...
—— Red Army Sniper —— 74 nightfall. Go straight to Regimental Commissar Agashin. You need to be there by three o’clock.’ Weaving ...
—— An Arduous Battle —— 75 slightly bent over and leaning on it with both hands. In accordance with the established army custom, ...
—— Red Army Sniper —— 76 The commander got up. We leapt to our feet as well. The general thanked us for the chat and shook every ...
—— An Arduous Battle —— 77 paper from grenades rustled underfoot and soldiers were keenly checking their personal weapons. The c ...
—— Red Army Sniper —— 78 There were still five minutes to go before the agreed signal. ‘If you could just give me something to f ...
—— An Arduous Battle —— 79 And, feeling that the main objective was achieved – the enemy trenches were in our hands – the troops ...
—— Red Army Sniper —— 80 trenches. We did not have the manpower for anything more. Nor the necessary liaison with the battalion. ...
—— An Arduous Battle —— 81 ‘Well, lads, we’d better get back to base. One by one. Filatov, you cover us with the machine gun!’ L ...
—— Red Army Sniper —— 82 which was only twenty metres away. But just try getting there! ‘Any minute now, any minute now they’ll ...
—— An Arduous Battle —— 83 ‘Orderlies! Are there any medical orderlies here?’ I shouted at the soldiers. You need to help the ma ...
—— Red Army Sniper —— 84 up and carried somewhere. Then I heard a familiar voice and some very familiar words: ‘Well, brother, l ...
85 8. An Unusual Operation The huge evacuation hospital No. 1170 in the Monastery of Saint Alexander Nevsky was full to overflow ...
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