Chapter 309 Concentration Camp

In Parks' impression, there has been no major action in the E Company since then, that is to say, the brothers of the E Company will no longer fight with the Germans with weapons, which also means that the brothers of the E Company have begun to really enjoy their journey to Germany.

On April 19, 1945, the order was issued that they must go to Bavaria and the Alps. This time, the target is Munich, Innsbruck and the Brunswick Pass. The purpose of the operation is to enter the Alps before the Germans, in case the Germans establish defensive positions and continue to resist. Hitler's eagle's nest in Berchtesgaden was assumed to be the headquarters of the operation. This operation is not only the end of the defensive war, but also the beginning of the guerrilla war against the occupying forces. Eisenhower was worried that once Hitler returned to the Eagle's Nest, he would be well protected and could command the Germans to continue to resist or engage in guerrilla warfare by radio.

But Parks knew that this battle was basically a trip. But many of Company E's brothers were worried, because when they were talking, Webster explained a situation to them.

"Bavaria District? God, that is the birthplace of the National Socialist Party. According to Buck, Hitler ordered the armed SS across the country to hide in caves and prepare to expel the invaders. He asked them to start their own home defense. Webster is packing up in the barracks. "I think this is a good battle."

"Aggressor? I like this word!" Daniu Lan Daoman smiled and said, "But if they really want to fight to the last soldier, it's really a little troublesome. I don't like to hold a gun anymore.

"Don't worry, guys!" At this time, a voice suddenly came from the door of the barracks. It was Major Parks. He and Captain Wales came in, then looked around at the soldiers in the barracks and said with a smile, "This will be a pleasant trip. The place we are going to is Bechtesgaden, which is 100 miles away from the front line. It is the rear, and we will not be threatened by any threat. It is not so much a mobile battle as a trip. I like traveling, guys!"

"I like traveling!" Webster said with a smile, "I want to write a book about Europe. What can I call it?" The European Chronicle must be good!"

"You can do it, Webb," Parks nodded and smiled, and then said to his brothers, "Okay, guys, get ready. We're leaving." You can go to the logistics now to get the No. K dry food. There are also things like beer, coke and socks. Be happy and have a good trip, brothers!" With that, Major Parks went out.

He has gone to the platoons of Company E and inspected them one by one, constantly appeasing the nervousness of his brothers. In fact, it's okay for the sergeants to do all this, but Parks insisted on going to E Company to have a look.

"You still can't let go of your brothers!" When Captain Wales and Parks came out, they shook their heads and smiled at him, "Actually, you are in the same state as Dick left Company E. Our group of people are the original officers of the E Company, and we always have a deep affection for the company. Look at those officers in the battalion headquarters now. Most of them are from Company E.

"You're right, I can't let it go!" Major Parks looked at the busy soldiers in the barracks and couldn't help smiling and said, "Any officer who has stayed in the company will feel the same as me. Don't say you didn't, Harry."

Captain Wales looked at Parks with a smile, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at the busy brothers like Major Parks, watching them go in and out, with a smile on his face or worry. But all of this is the most memorable thing for them in the future.

On April 22, the 2nd Battalion got into a German-made cargo carriage and then bypassed the damaged railway through the railway line, which made them travel 200 kilometers through four countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. The carriage has been sprayed with DDT and covered with straw. The brothers sat in the open-air cargo carriage, sleeping, singing, sticking their feet out of the door and swaying with the train, basking in the sun on the top of the compartment, which was quite comfortable.

A group of brothers couldn't stand the loneliness in the carriage and sang the song "Let's fly high" in the European war zone over and over again. Their songs infected many people, and many people joined them.

"He is just a new paratrooper. Of course, he is afraid of this parachuting/he checked his equipment to make sure that his parachute bag has been set up/He must sit there and endure the crazy roar of the plane engine/You no longer need to jump/Blue blood like a spring, blue blood like a spring, take the meaning of Chengren/Blue blood like a spring, Blue blood is like a spring, taking righteousness into benevolence/blue blood like a spring, blue blood like a spring, taking righteousness into benevolence, he no longer needs to jump/everyone is happy? /Sergeant looked up and cried/Our hero replied weakly: 'Yes', and then they began to skydive/He jumped into the cold wind, he untied the lead of the umbrella bag/He no longer needs to jump/Blue blood like a spring, blue blood like a spring, take righteousness into benevolence/Blue blood like a spring, blue blood like a spring, take righteousness into benevolence/Blue blood like a spring, blue blood like a spring , take righteousness into benevolence/he no longer needs to jump..."

Major Winters couldn't help looking at Parks beside him, and the two couldn't help smiling at each other. Nixon, who was sitting behind him, smiled and said, "I like this song!" He also sang with the soldiers. In fact, he has not been in a good mood since his wife divorced him, but today, he seems to be enlightened and interested, and in this carriage, his singing voice is the loudest.

Yes, in this happy atmosphere, nothing can hurt people's hearts. The places they passed also included Bastogne. They are only 25 miles away from Bastogne, which they defended three months ago. They spent the darkest, coldest and most frightening month there. Although Baston completed their fame, it also made many people break down and leave the battlefield with regret. The snow-covered forest area makes people feel scared when they think about it.

But now from here, you can see most of Baston. It's spring now. Baston has no snow, those tender yellow leaves, green grass, and the breeze coming to the face, which makes people feel relaxed and happy. This is the beautiful spring scenery of nature, the wild flowers swaying in the field, and the cascaping sound of green woods when the wind blows. I can't believe that I have spent the most incredible darkness here. Many people were silent when they were here. They looked at the forest, and no one knew what to say!

Gradually, Baston is moving away. Major Parks couldn't help sighing: "After the war, beauty will appear. I think this sentence can describe the current Bass Pass!" He looked at Bastogne, who was getting farther and farther away, and sighed with emotion.

"Who said this sentence? I like it!" Nixon said, "I like beautiful things."

"I said it!" Major Parks laughed dumbly, and then looked at Nixon and said, "Nick, even though Baston is so beautiful, I promise that I don't want to come here again. What I remember most is not the beautiful fields and forests, but the snow-covered place that makes life cold. It's the German cannons and brothers. The screams, to be honest, will evoke my bad memories.

Nixon looked at Major Winters across the street speechlessly and said, "What about you? If the war is over, will you consider coming here?

"No!" Major Winters simply replied, "I won't come here. I think the same as Reis. Nick, you'd better not take this topic. I think the vast majority of us think so. You don't have to worry that some of us will recall things that make people feel uncomfortable like you. We all like beauty, just like you said!"

Nixon shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and the people in the carriage couldn't help laughing.

The train entered Germany again and came to the Port de L de Whring on the Rhine. There they got off the train and changed to a waterway amphibious vehicle called DUKW, which was the first time that the brothers of E Company had seen it. A DUKW can make 20 heavily armed infantry sit quite comfortably. It drives very smoothly, much more smoothly than ordinary trucks carrying soldiers, and there are no violent bumps of jeeps straight up and down. Sitting in DUKW, up and down leisurely, like a sailboat driving on calm water.

They drove across the Rhine River to Munich from a pontoon bridge called Denis, and when they passed Heidelberg, they were fascinated by the scenery there. The beautiful beach, the crowd walking in the sun, the lush green mountains, the warm sunshine, the quiet and charming river, and the mellow and pleasant air all make people deeply infatuated with this place, and Webster couldn't help admiring this place: "God, this is really a paradise. I really want to stay forever. Here it is. It's so fascinating!"

However, the beautiful place is definitely not just a place like Heidelberg. The convoy drove to the southeast, and the convoy drove around the mountains on the main road and path. And the brothers also kept finding that Germany had such beautiful mountains, such blue water, and even the air was so clean and comfortable that it was not affected by the war at all.

"Do you know?" Webster looked at such a beautiful scenery and felt jealous. He couldn't help shouting at the brothers in the carriage who were stunned by the scenery.

"What? College students? Do you have any feelings to publish?" Li Gaote couldn't help sarcasm.

Webster looked at him and ignored him. He just said loudly, "It's a regrettable waste to give such a beautiful country to the Germans."

"Did you say that?" Li Gaote then asked.

"No, it was said by an American writer! It was said in The New Yorker.

"Wow, college students are different!" Luz whistled beside him.

And it happened that in Parks's carriage, he just said the same thing as Webster. Winters looked at the beautiful scenery outside and couldn't help smiling and said, "The Germans want more. Instead, they ignore the beautiful things in their own country!"

Major Parks nodded deeply, and greed made people forget the beautiful things in their own home. Greed always makes people lose themselves, destroy others, and forget themselves! This is the essence of war.

(to be continued)