Stephen Bull by World War II Winter & Mountain Warfare Tactics

Author:World War II Winter & Mountain Warfare Tactics
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-02-11T12:58:17+00:00

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when our old ones wear out; we wear Russian trousers and Russian shirts. And when our boots have had it, we wear shoes and Russian puttees – or else make the puttees into ear muffs… The foot-sloggers protect themselves as best they can, with fur gloves, woollen caps and quilted trousers… I have a coat again [but] it’s old, it has seen two campaigns. The collar’s greasy and the pockets are out of shape – just the job for Russia, for someone who wants to bury his hands deep in his pockets and keep his pipe in his mouth; for someone who wants to create a vacuum round himself … We bound our boots with rags and watched each other’s noses. When the tip of the nose goes white, it’s time to do something about it. Franz and I were riding with the

advance party. Franz couldn’t get into the stirrups because of the rags around his boots. He took off his gloves to undo the wire that held the rags together. Two of his fingers were frost-bitten.

By now the Red Army was fighting back. As Gen Rauss recounted:

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