Wednesday, 17 January [1945] Beyren, Luxembourg
Still cold as hell and still snowing. Won’t it ever stop? We made a crossing of the Moselle River today. Plenty of opposition but it was unavailing. Light Machine Gun and rifle fire have kept us on the alert all day. 1st platoon is giving AA protection to town of Jungwinster.1Junglinster is a town in central Luxembourg in the district of Grevenmacher. 2nd Platoon is protecting 912 F.A. who are at Berbourg.2Berbourg is a small town in eastern Luxembourg. See Map, Site #9. This constant snow is slowing us down by decreasing air activity. Wrote a couple of letters today. Hit the sack about 1800. The news is good from the Russian front. I’d like to see us get there first but if the Russians manage to beat us, more power to them.
Thursday, 18 January [1945] Berbourg, Luxembourg
Got out of the sack at 0600. Still snowing a little and very cold. I had no more than become thoroughly awake when we received March Order. Had breakfast at 0800. Packed and was ready to leave at 0930. We pulled out of Beyren and began our journey through a world made white by snow and threatening by a heavy ground mist, which gave life to every tree and thicket which we passed. At least we were to be spared the strafing which had accompanied several of our trips. Visibility was zero.
We passed thru several small villages and I was struck by the silence and lack of life, which has become characteristic of so many towns in this neck of the woods. [Continued on next page]
