Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 February 1945 — Page 10

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By B. J. McQUAID Times Foreign Correspondent ST. VITH, Ardennes, Feb. 1:— Jottings from the notebook of Lt. Behman, commanding officer, 2d battery, 1st battalion, of an artil-

dier division: ie Dee. 16—The first day of attack. The sky is lit up along the whole front. A terrific barrage is laid on the whole .line. By noon reports of the ‘first successes come

.is very enthusiastic. At 2 oclock the infantry is in Bleialf. Casual-

: 88 8 Dec. 17—Our fighter planes still “control the air, morning and afternoon. ; : $8 Dec. 18—Our infantry is before . St. Vith. The men hear the wild--ést rumors of successes, but official notices are very laconic about

Dec. 19 — Endless columns of prisoners pass—at first about 100, half of whom are Negroes, then another 1000. One of our cars gets stuck on the road. I get out and wolk. Gen. Field Marshal Walther von) Model, himself, directs traffic. (He's a little un-distinguished-looking man with a monocle.) Now the thing is going! The roads are littered with

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Captured Nazi Diary Tells-of St. Vith Fight

These notebook entries, says

front counter-offerisive, Deo. 16, German commander. this bleakly dramatic phase of

the Ardennes fighting since Von Rundstedt opened his Western They may, he adds, furnish historians of

color and accuracy seldom achieved in so compact a document.

. —-— B. J. McQuaid, who has covered reflect the changing moods of a

the war with a combination of

and tanks. Another column of prisoners passes. I count over 1000 men. In Andler there is a column of 1500 men with about 50 officers and a lieutenant colonel, “who “had asked to surs | render. Ti 2 - : ” Dec. 20 — According to statements of civilians, American soldiers did not conduct themselves ‘badly at all. Mostly, they slept apart from the civilians and since they had enough to eat, were able 4 to give some to the civilians. Only the white army—Revenge—(apparently reference to one of the Belgian resistance groups) was at its worst and many persons were taken from their homes. Civilians, too, tell us that the Americans -were completely surprised when our attack started. A rumor was going that Eisenhowe rwas taken prisoner,

» 8 Ld Dec. 21—Roads are still clogged

put trafic continues. Vehicles are almost exclusively American

destroyed American vehicles, cars

equipment. It was a tremendous

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haul. In the morning an American artillery battalion gives itself up. This night St. Vith has fallen. ® 8 =»

trafic flows continuously. If American planes appeared ° it would be a terrible disaster. ” » » Dec. 23—We sight strong bomber formations flying toward Germany, Saw two of them shot. "down... Dec. 34 =Dive-bombers attack us and hit a house in front of me. We take our car and race toward St. Vith where the divebombers again attack. They strafe all our roads. By 1 o'clock we counted 14 shot down by anti-aircraft, During the night more bombs fell. At 4:30 a terrific crash awakened me. Windows break and the little house seems to be falling apart. 8» »

Dec. 25—Shortly before reaching Hinderhausen we see a divebomber start for us. We stop our truck and get off the road as bullets fly about us. Nothing is seen of our air force. Where is it? Their heavy bombers fly toward the Reich, serene and undisturbed. » " 2

Dec. 26—During the afternoon we undergo <a seggnd big-scale attack on St. Vith. Great bomber formations pass and then bombs drop. Houses shake. Windows break. Terrified families seek the shelter of cellars. Babies cry but the bombers keep on coming. There's nothing left of St. Vith. . o 2 i Dec. 29—Qur division now is ordered to secure thé northern flank in the direction of Malmedy and Errieres, » » » Jan. 1—-We had hardly moved into new quarters when artillery started shelling us. » n » Jan, 10-13 —Our position is under continuous - artillery fire. On the 12th, the Americans laid down & heavy concentration of artillery, then attacked with infantry on our left. Otaimont is in enemy hands. We mové into Recht. Almost every house in the village has been hit. In the afternoon the enemy attacks, and I alert the gun crews. But w edon’t fire for fear of revealing our position. Dive-bombers are again

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Jan. 21 — Battle noises come closer to.town. We already see enemy infantry on some heights. I am organized for a last defense. Rumor has it that British Tommies (?) have surrounded: the town. Some men believe it! The higher command believes we'll be forced to yield. ‘Those rear echelon men! I am neither an optimist nor a pessimist and will not give up hope. The day is unnaturally quiet but the enemy has entirely surrounded town. I am sending back all personal belongings. One never knows. Wonder what Heidi is doing? News from the eastern front is very serious. There must be a decisive change very soon. We need submarines, airplanes. Only those things can still help us. ss = 0»

Jan. 22—Nothing new during the night but at 8 the enemy recommences saturation fire. Exactly one year ago I was in this same fix. Then, as a non-com, I was involved in the retreat north of Galhelina. The front lines are hazy now as they were then. Exactly one month ago we took St. vith.”

Lt. Behman and his notebook, for all their fine intentions of defending the position to the last, surrendered to the first Americans who entered the ruins of St. Vith and with ink scarcely dry on the last excerpt recorded above.

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