En route to the POW collecting point…
They are harmless!
Shoe polish is hardly darker!
They are harmless!
Shoe polish is hardly darker!
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(13.6.40) We’ve reached Ripont through Champagne's fascinating old battlefields full of trenches and shell craters. / Lt. Wesenberg (Reconnaissance Unit) reports back to the Kdr.Comment
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Only these ruins were left out of Ripont after the Great War.Comment
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The Battalion is stretched in a long line transporting a heavy and valuable load. / Hptm. Altervogt and Oblt. Casper have to leap over an old 14-18 trench.Comment
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(14.6.40) In Langres, we heard that the German Forces had entered Paris with barely any French resistance!Comment
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A bridge of Port-sur-Saône has been demolished and Oberst Kraiss is focusing on the situation, the bridge demolition will require new decisions. / Oblt. Koopmann is reporting enemy tanks in the region.Comment
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Take cover! Enemy tanks!Comment
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The pioneers have gathered the required construction materials to build a suitable overpass.Comment
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(16.6.40) The battle of “La Motte hill” in Vesoul.
The “La Motte hill” (263 feet [384 metres]) is now in sight as we are approaching Vesoul, the city lies between this isolated conical hill and the Durgeon River. The hill is crowned by a votive chapel and a statue of Virgin Mary. / A burning village near Vesoul.Comment
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The battle is over and the enemy has fled under fire. (Oblt. Koopmann was later awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class for bravery)Comment
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The French had machine guns positioned inside the hilltop chapel...Comment
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At the base of this shrine, our courageous comrades found their final resting place.
-Leutnant Karl Heinz Kleist †17.6.40
-Hauptmann u. Kompanie-Chef August Wilhelm Altevogt †16.6.40
-Gefr. Klaus Kröger †16.6.40
-Obschz. Erich Wartig †17.6.40
(They have been relocated to the Andilly German War Cemetery)Comment
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Overlooking the outstanding Vesoul landscape.Comment
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In the Epinal sector, the Btl. takes possession of the old Fort d’Arches.Comment
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Assault on Jarménil and Cheniménil
The Battalion found Jarménil occupied by the enemy. / Heavy weaponry is employed to support the attack and facilitate the village capture.Comment
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