4. Dezember 1943
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| Michailowka | 
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| G.R. 477 Col Haarhaus[1] III./G.R. 477 Capt Gust[2]TW 12./G.R. 477 company leader: Lt Herbert Schrödter | ||||
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The next morning I go to see Sergeant NN, with whom I spent my time as a recruit in Zerbst before the war and whom I last saw in Slavyansk. As in Slavyansk, he is the first clerk in the divisional staff. He tells me that I am to be the company commander for the 12./477. My old machine gun company![3]
In the afternoon, a car from the Haarhaus regiment[4] arrives to pick us both up. The regimental headquarters is in a lonely house on the edge of a small hollow. When I arrive, I bump into Lieutenant NN, an able soldier who was still a machine gunner in my platoon during our advance towards River Don. He laughingly reminds me of the punitive guard duty I imposed on him back in Dimitrijewka for negligent guard duty.[5] He is currently the leader of the combat engineer platoon.
4 Dec 43 in the afternoon. The lieutenant with the horn-rimmed glasses stays with the regiment. I travel to my battalion in Michailowka with a catering vehicle. When I arrive, it’s already dark again. I look for the battalion command post and report there. The commander is Captain[6] Gust. I last saw him in Siderowo. At that time he was a first lieutenant and battalion commander[7], while I was subordinate to him as a sergeant with an machine gun platoon. He presented me with the infantry assault badge at the time.[8]
Gust is on his way, so I have a chat with his deputy. He tells me that I am to take over the 12th (machine gun) company, which I already knew. Then Captain Gust arrives, and his greeting is typical: short but warm. I then move into my quarters. The house is next to the battalion command post, because as the leader of the heavy weapons I have to be close to the battalion.
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- ↑ Benary p. 152
- ↑ commander: Benary p. 211
- ↑ Inexplicable, as he had apparently only been in the 8th and 4th companies before.
- ↑ Grenadier Regiment 477
- ↑ This episode can be found under 26.7.42.
- ↑ in the original and in LdW (“since 01 Nov 1943”) erraneuosly "Major", in the division's Order of the Day of 14 Jan 1944 (Benary p. 151) and acc. to all sources related to the award of the Knight's Cross on 07 Feb 1944 still Captain
- ↑ in the original "company commander", see footnote
- ↑ This episode can be found under 29.5.42.