Attack On Wincheringen
David.Gettman January 24th, 2008
19 – 22 February 1945
T/5 Charles F. Dale
The evening of February 19th didn’t seem much different from any other February evening, although we knew that something was definitely up. Troop A had been in Squadron reserve for the past week or so back in Flaxweiler (map 33). Around seven o’clock all the officers and platoon sergeants were called to the Troop CP to be briefed for some new mission. In the houses where the men of A Troop had been living, the tension rose steadily. The writer was in the first platoon, and our house was probably no different than any other combat platoon’s that night. Occasionally someone would say, “Jeez, I wish they’d tell us something anyway!” Finally someone suggested that we go to the movies and several of us went. After seeing about half of a very dull and old picture, a head poked in the doorway and a voice barked “All the men of A Troop report back to your billets immediately”. The lights were switched on and we, the men of A Troop, trying to look nonchalant, walked out. Continue Reading »
