{"id":1512,"date":"1944-12-11T17:44:00","date_gmt":"1944-12-11T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitieslab.goucher.edu\/lest-i-forget\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2023-05-12T02:14:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T02:14:56","slug":"page-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitieslab.goucher.edu\/lest-i-forget\/diary\/page-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Page 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Monday, 11 December [1944]   Metz<\/strong><br>Reveille at 0430. Pulled out at 0630. Battery protected first serial of combat team composed of 13 march units. Traveled 67 miles. Established C.P. in Oermingen.<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030110000000000000000_1512\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030110000000000000000_1512-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030110000000000000000_1512-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">The city of Oermingen is in the region of Alsace, France.<\/span> First platoon has two fire units protecting a bridge at Gros R\u00e9derching which was taken from the Germans this morning.<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030110000000000000000_1512\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030110000000000000000_1512-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030110000000000000000_1512-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\">Gros Rederching is a small town in the Lorraine region of France.<\/span> Undergoing artillery fire. So far no air action. This is France but the inhabitants speak German and are hostile. Second platoon defending bridge at Oermingen and 87th div. C.P. Few German patrols in woods around Gros\u2010R\u00e9derching. Saw first dead German lying in a manure pile today. He looked beautiful all frosted over like a big ginger bread cookie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, 12 December [1944]   Oermingen<\/strong><br>Little worry from artillery fire. Let up C.P. studied maps of Germany. We are really moving now. Not much to write about. Biggest worries are artillery, mines and booby traps. It is 2100. Just heard some shooting right outside C.P. Investigated but could find nothing. Our most forward gun is 1.3 miles from the front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Wednesday, 13 December [1944]   Oermingen <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Got a couple of letters today. Same old story. Expecting to move second platoon today to give AA protection to 912 F.A. \u2013 which means we\u2019ll probably move C.P. Pushed enemy back a little today. Our artillery is raising hell. Haven\u2019t had a bath for some time. May be a long time before I get one [<em>continued on next page<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, 11 December [1944] MetzReveille at 0430. Pulled out at 0630. Battery protected first serial of combat team composed of 13 march units. Traveled 67 miles. Established C.P. in Oermingen. First platoon has two fire units protecting a bridge at Gros R\u00e9derching which was taken from the Germans this morning. Undergoing artillery fire. 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