jtcm Posted June 23, 2002 Share Posted June 23, 2002 The Amis came for us at dawn. Osf. Grozt and his SS-men, only a plt strong, had gathered a whole Co. of Volksturm to join the fun. On the way a Stug appeared. The party was laid out on the left, in some woods, with mines, pre reg. mortar fire and a plt to guard the flanks; so the old men and boys went into the woods to lay the table. The guests soon came, and they got plentiful helpings, twice. But the third time it all proved a little much, and the Amis had brought some loud music of their own, and the Volksturm plt decided to withdraw a little to rest. later on, more guests came on this side, and the Volksturm, after trying to surprise them with an invitation to dance, really decided that enough was enough. On the right, Grosz decided the Volksturm plt. must be bored, so he ordered half of it forward, to crash the Ami party. They got into a wooded hollow, where they proved very unwelcome guests indeed. Mortars set the woods on fire; no one had given advance warning that this was a barbecue party. The Amis had decided to surround the Volkstuermer in the hollow, and mounted a church on a hill; Grosz decided to send in his best band, two squads of SS men, to give greetings to the Amis in the church. It was an awkward occasion: one squad liked it so much it decided to stay on; one squad hated it and came out running. All for little results, really. Some more Ami guests came in their vehicle, but it had some trouble from a nearby stovepipe (Ofenrohr). The Stug pulled up and started to admire the church where the Amis were having their party, and decided to sent some presents their way. But the Ami Big Boys pulled up, and knocked the Stug out. More and more Amis started pouring forward, in the middle of things. The forward reception committees were overwhelmed, and had to leave the scene, a little precipitously. The people on the right, still bored, came to join in the fun with MG fire, and one US squad proved a little shy, refusing to dance for more than a few minutes before hightailing it. ***** Grosz to HQ. Enemy recon in force has turned my position on left, in spite initial successes and scattered units in centre. holding action initiated from right. Enemy estimated C0 +, with some armoured support. Stug lost, 30+ KIA or missing, 80 wounded. The Volksturm element fought heroically. Enemy AC destroyed, but not tanks in support enemy infantry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcm Posted June 24, 2002 Author Share Posted June 24, 2002 Thanks Adam-- the theme this time is a certain variety of ponderous German humour, which i have sometimes come across. Best wishes j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 24, 2002 Share Posted June 24, 2002 Thanks jtcm, these are great. Short and sweet. Remember, for every 1 person that posts here with words of gratitude/encouragement, there are probably 100 out there who really enjoy reading the AARs. Murph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcm Posted June 25, 2002 Author Share Posted June 25, 2002 thank you murph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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