First Germans

At around 2 p.m., we intercepted two motorcycles. One guy on the second motorcycle was killed, and one on the first was gravely wounded. The second, disarmed, was cared for and watched over. At 4 p.m., a light tank stopped at the crossroads. The 25 mm cannon fired and the fifth shell set the tank on fire. My buddies got inside the tank and brought out the driver, who was seriously wounded in the buttocks. The other occupant escaped into a field of rye. Everything happened quickly. The wounded man was lain on the grass and bandaged up.

There’s an Alsacien named Schubert in our section who questioned the German. We learned that he was from the Panzer Division and that the enemy was numerous. Sensing resistance, Fritz remained hidden.