STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2501, sig. 109-12/148

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B Absehrift. SC Kriegstagebuch Özernowitz 26.April l915. In cinem Dorfe northeast of Czernoitz. Our company has stored in the village square picturesquely at a zich fountain, the field kitchen has divided the already prepared broom and ea is very comfortable in the beautiful pre-spring sun.Heat and cold uses here seharf.Continant Klims.Farmers and children come nchmen from the leftover food.Hie and ds makes one in the shadow a nap.A frenzy throttles over these many menschen the camp. To the north the plain of Pruth sus spreads.Between the well-cleaned houses and between the gardens and fields jumbled in fresh green ornaments, the floodplains of the stream grow. The idyll is only mmmkbunb gestört by a Russian plane, which crosses over our heads in insignificant toe over an Austrian fetter balloon.However, we remain lying or standing, although it is ordered that we duck under the houses. Rimmal would be of little use, and on the other hand he has no eyes on us.To this we should mark the German lilytary and 3 larger troops hereof. By the way, he will soon be driven away by a juicy cassine rifle fire. Just like yesterday's fifth Compenie, we moved to the city's "Schlachtsusarmung" south this morning, further ahead a cavalry patrol of the Pzernewitzir citizens regrets that we are now looking again in deewznnermordente Schacht. However, just behind Gzernowitz, vir made the way to Romania.People, readings from one of the nearest houses, brought refreshments,the unscathed beer mixture of pickled vegetables and fruit juices to our people, vie they are common in the Bukowina.