European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Patrolling behind enemy territory red artillery clears Road to Berlin proof of american soldiers valor 1945 War week stars and stripes Page 3 the communique said Only it takes initiative to do the Job of procuring vital information de Wilcox War week staff writer in the Siegfried the weather was it had gotten Daru and a Light rain was falling a handful of men stood beside a building and the sergeant spoke in Low he would direct a few words to each Man Point into the inky indicating a and the rain continued to fall and caused Little rivulets to run Down their backs the men stood listening to the sergeant and keeping their carbines and Thompsons butt up to keep whenever i see one of those the barrel we got a Damn Fine break on the the sergeant Short on paragraph items on the glancing approvingly at the Low Bottom of Page four in a news hanging Well give Era paper which action was fits he they turned limited to i always get and started up the Muddy path burned if people Only knew toward the Railroad keeping patrolling is probably As Tough the a Jol and As specialized As any detail the army can we were talking in the attic of close Contact in the night patrol was on its As the patrol neared the rail they spread out a three Story House in which the leaving a 20yard interval Between company was the each at a signal from the Captain squinted through a Captur sergeant they were Over the top of de German scope and the embankment and sliding Down patrolling is the most dangerous the cinder slope on the German theres something about the whole thing had been if that fascinates i still go on done faster than you could say Heinrich shortly after Midnight the patrol the rain continued to fall and the mud made a sucking noise As they slogged along the path leading pack to their some of the mud had been washed from the blackened faces of the night three of the men no longer carried grenades taped to the front of their they had seen a Little but All of men had managed to get Back and they brought a water soaked this Story is about those everyday gis who do an everyday it is the routine Side of happening 24 hours a never makes the generally its dismissed with the terse action was limited to patrol b u t behind those few lines of Type lies a Story Kraut along with them for Good the German stumbled along re halting every few min utes to protest in just for the kick of pitting shut Jerk one of the men my wits against told pushing him along the there Are two kinds of you never had it so Good the the reconnaissance to get patrolling is Tough the dope on Jerry and if Back As easily As we emphasize Well into the Early hours of the keeping out of sight and avoiding battalion officers pored any fuss on recon Over the report made by the the Rainy As it armed to the Teeth looked Bright for at Dawn the but on combat he con next morning we launched an at we set out in a group of killed More than a score of anywhere from a dozen to 40 men captured twice that with the express purpose of Contact and gained another Strong ing the enemy and giving it to Point on the Road to him fast and combat a that Story was told by an officer tools go out armed to the Teeth of one of the units now fighting with plenty of firepower from of German he was a Young automatic usually we try fellow with Carrot red hair and he to include a Bazooka in the group chattered away in a typical Jersey be surprised the impression Fush of his name is Cap that thing makes on the super win Alfred he hails from scares hell out of and in his outfit the most important thing about Ufi is considered an authority on patrolling is patience and we gentle Art of patrolling and if a Guy is fired he  return toe fire and tip his position is smarter to hold his fire and move to another spot and a patrol int much Good if it comes Back As soon As the germans open i always try to do the thing that the Captain if those krauts expect me to turn Back after a burst from one of their machine that just when in going to stick there and turn the tables on just then Fred a soft dark haired gent from North popped his head into the no Rule Book theres a Man who knows his Captain Koenig the lieutenant came Over to where we were looking through the scope at a group of buildings 200 Yards away where the germans ill say one thing for said the you never get to know the Jerries for what they Are until you get real chummy with Ive been behind their lines so much i been Pickin up my mail from their orderly for rations n quarters you might Call Well they dont play by the there Are any rules to fighting a  do any thing to trick you and mislead you and they dont respect their our anybody wounded or anybody ammo Stretcher bearing the Captain stepped up to the scope and wheeled it far to the he adjusted the Little wheel at the Bottom and turned to take a look at that Pillbox and Tell me what you think of ill Tell you a yarn about the Way Jerry fights i looked through the scope and saw a badly battered Pillbox that looked As if it had been under direct fire of heavy to besieged by torpedoes and Bazooka what hit that i asked the Captain we fired several rounds of 75s at that thing at almost Point Blank it silenced their guns for the rest of the Early last just As it was getting we saw an ambulance pull you could see the Large red Cross and then i could make out Stretcher bearer walking Back and Forth from the Entrance to the am so i decided to have a closer when i looked at it through the the we rent Tak ing wounded out on those Street were bringing in am blew Heil out of their phoney ammo track with the red  do any thing these there Des the lieutenant turned away from the scope and that Why 1 like to go after those jerks on combat seen them fire on our Graves registration truck not More than a week and they dont respect our medics in the and they Boob trapped their dead All through France and trigger Happy krauts weve got a Bunch of Good men Here in this company for patrol the Captain wiping his forehead with his there Arent Many companies that can show a record of fighting like ours with no kias on patrols since d we had a couple shot up but they came through All these krauts were running up against Here Are trigger Happy if you make a Little noise they fire and give away their there still Tricky though and they yell at us in English telling us to hold it up or wait a i there still but they Arent the soldiers we were up against in the the lieutenant said Goodby and started Down the creaking Hes leaving in a few i the Captain As soon As it begins to get Lark  take almost time you might say the Art of successful patrolling is built on the loot and feel the you have to rely on your ears and you got to know the sounds of night and be Able to pick out the sounds that Are am when you hear shooting you must be Able to Tell if it is the enemy and what the weapon that comes with practice and rhe Captain listened a moment and turned and peered out of the window straining to hear a sound that i  there of their he can you Tell where they Are i said that i  and he gave me a rough they were headed straight for the Cluster of buildings where the germans i tried to see where they were and finally gave i was almost sympathetic with the boys were like flitting silently through the German just then there was the blur of noise that comes from a German machine must be getting close the Captain co served in a few minutes you could hear a guttural voice hey hold it up a for me but the trick didst the yanks were on to jerrys tricks and they just let a profane answer die in their clenched the boys who provide that action limited to dont have much to with yank patrol moves cautiously into area strewn with dead