{"id":1586,"date":"1944-12-23T18:15:00","date_gmt":"1944-12-23T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitieslab.goucher.edu\/lest-i-forget\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2023-05-12T02:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T02:19:31","slug":"page-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitieslab.goucher.edu\/lest-i-forget\/diary\/page-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Page 31"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[<em>Continued from previous page<\/em>] the front to make the enemy believe&nbsp; we have not moved our lines. I hope it works. Our Btry. is now set up as anti tank defense. We\u2019ll just have to sit and wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday &#8211; Xmas Eve [1944]   Gros R<\/strong>e<strong>derching<\/strong><br>We got march order at noon today. We had already located a C.P. in Achen and had to send for the men who were holding it.<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030110000000000000000_1586\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030110000000000000000_1586-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030110000000000000000_1586-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">Aachen, the westernmost city in Germany located in North Rhine-Westphalia near the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, was captured from the Germans after two weeks of bitter fighting in October, 1944.<\/span> We took off about 3 in the afternoon. Stopped in the road just east of Dienze around 1900. The Colonel met us and gave us our new assignment. We then took off for Lohr.<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"00000000000030110000000000000000_1586\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-00000000000030110000000000000000_1586-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-00000000000030110000000000000000_1586-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\">Lohr was a small village located in the Alsace region of France.<\/span> We saw a 90mm outfit bring down a Jerry plane with 4 shots. We set up in a field near Lohr and found barns for the men to sleep in. We got to sleep about 2300. It was very cold. I couldn\u2019t help thinking about another Xmas eve &#8211; many years ago &#8211; when a mother lay in a barn under similar conditions and gave birth to Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday &#8211; Xmas Day [1944]   Lohr<\/strong> <br>Merry Xmas, Everyone. What a night. I almost froze to death.&nbsp; I froze all of my toes on both feet.&nbsp; I can\u2019t even feel them this morning.&nbsp;The water in my canteen, my shaving cream- everything that contained moisture was frozen solid.&nbsp; Our Xmas dinner seemed out of place.&nbsp; By 1400 when dinner was served- It had warmed up to some extent and we were given: turkey, potatoes, peas, corn, beets, jelly, apples, and candy. We had fruit juices and coffee, really quite a feast considering our position. The cooks had a rough time because they are always busiest when everyone else is free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Continued from previous page] the front to make the enemy believe&nbsp; we have not moved our lines. I hope it works. Our Btry. is now set up as anti tank defense. We\u2019ll just have to sit and wait. Sunday &#8211; Xmas Eve [1944] Gros RederchingWe got march order at noon today. 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