English Translation

(f loaded, pistols unsealed and hand grenades prepared. Well-targeted must lie the shots, we did not have as much ammunition as the infantry with us. The last bullet ourselves, we know that. How long did this go on? It could have been hours, in waves they came from it, I don't know! All I know all of a sudden is that today's birthday is that it's noon that my boy is coming from school, my little Heidrun is going to call "yati Burtstag", that this minute my dear wife will put a particularly good meal on the table to celebrate the day. How often in such crucial minutes are our thoughts in the homeland with our loved ones, for whom we fight and willingly take on all the hardships and troubles. It would be unthinkable if the front in the East were to waver and these Asians broke into Europe. It would be unthinkable if the Soviets' blood terror succeeded in turning our beautiful homeland into the same deserted steppe, it would be inconceivable to deliver our women and children to these animals. The attack was stopped by our perseverance. The Grenadiers set to the contrary, accepted their trenches again, led l-struffs deep into the hostile positions. Prisoners and loot weapons in large numbers with and we 6 men of the heavy weapons got the EC.