High consuming defense music

15. September 1943

By large expenditure of ammunition in the air raids had greatly reduced our stock of ammunition. We had about 15 Shot, as an association returned Michael serviced. The fire was opened. The first group whistled the enemy contrary to, the 2. also, the 3. shot only two guns and finally only one shot. Then it was off!

Pure Kingdom was excited. He appealed to the Department, he phoned the radio operator, at each, he took the urgent call for help after ammunition. And meanwhile, the enemy Association flew past beautiful undisturbed. Pure Kingdom scolded, but it helped nothing, because we had to idly, as the [Petljakow] PE 2 daherflogen. But a us truck was already on the road in the ammunition store.

After some time the car came up above and laden with ammunition. With what was available had to drag these shells to the guns. There a number of low-flying aircraft came once again hereingeflogen. In our space. Pure Kingdom schrieh from with all his might, the Muni cars should go from the position. This time, purity Kingdom was reassured, He could shoot again. It occurred to me, as if we were like a strong animal, that itself could previously not during, but now crashes with concentrated force and over-accumulation stock on the adversary. Our 8,8 Gun shot but also with an impeccable fire discipline. Only the US allocated light train shot that day very badly, What are our 2 cm people very irritated, what they also loudly and clearly expressed.

I have liked sometimes to, our members in the home should be with us, or should even listen, as it sunk in an attack. First the shrill cry of alarm, then the incorporating and installing to the device, a motor whirring quietly, Control people call out numbers, some intermediate corrections of shooting, then the slowly and clearly spoken command of fire and shortly thereafter the first desired operations. You listen to the- and decongestantn Dröhnen of the aircraft, make the vigorous defense movement. You hear the whistling and the dull thunder of exploding bombs. Suddenly even the light flak begins to bark and completes the Defense music of a heavy anti-aircraft battery with their firings and explosion points..

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