World War 2 Soldier Stories Part III Quotes

“Panse, along with approximately 5,000 others, finally returned to a divided Germany in the early 1950's. 500,000 men went to Stalingrad. Some were evacuated during the battle, but not many. Five thousand came home.”
― Ryan Jenkins, World War 2 Soldier Stories Part III: The Untold Stories of German Soldiers

“the SS men aiming below the waste to cause a slow death.”
― Ryan Jenkins, World War 2 Soldier Stories Part III: The Untold Stories of German Soldiers

“Crawling through the snow, Panse and his crew-mates black Panzer crew uniforms stood out starkly, and they were perfect targets, not only for Soviet riflemen, but for Red anti-tank gunners as well. Alternately running, diving and crawling, the four of the five men in the crew made it back to their regimental HQ. The fifth man, separated from the others, spent the night in a shell hole, covered in snow and earth and surrounded by Russians. What saved him was the parking of a T-34 right on top of his hole, which hid him from the Russians until the morning when they moved out. After a freezing night in the snow, the man struggled into the regimental HQ.”
― Ryan Jenkins, World War 2 Soldier Stories Part III: The Untold Stories of German Soldiers