Chapter 63: Winters' Request

"Kill them!" Winters shouted loudly, unhappy with the sluggishness shown by his brothers in Company E, waving his arms and then raising his M1 rifle himself, killing a German, but a few shots missed.

Parks quickly stood up, then raised his rifle. There are seven goals left. It was a very good target, albeit active, but the Germans were perhaps frightened. When they escape, they run in a straight line, so the chances of being hit are much greater!

"Bang, bang, bang......" The continuous sound of gunfire mixed with the machine guns of the tank seemed somewhat abrupt.

All seven Germans were knocked out by the time they reached the edge of the runway woods. And Parks' magazine also popped out with a "ding". The remaining three tanks aimed their guns at the building and bombarded it until it destroyed the entire building, and there were no more German soldiers inside, either they had been killed or there was no one inside.

Winters commanded the brothers of Company E to rush forward and occupy the place. But only the bodies of German soldiers were found everywhere.

"Parks, you're amazing!" Goneri approached the corpses of the Germans and began to rummage through their pockets, and then he saw that of the last eight people who had escaped, five had been killed by M1 rifle bullets, and two had been killed by machine guns in the tank.

"Oh, look what I found!" At this time, Kaber suddenly screamed, it turned out that he had found a watch in the hand of a German corpse, he took it down, and then held it up, showing it off loudly.

"You're in good luck!" Christenson screamed enviously. Then he joined the ranks of rummaging through the pockets of the Germans.

Not only Christenson, but all the brothers of Company E were rummaging through the pockets of the Germans, and even the GIs in the tanks were also affected by Company E, and they even stopped the tanks and joined the ranks.

Winters saw this and didn't say anything. He didn't want to ruin the interest of his brothers, and he felt that it was understandable to vent his nervousness in this way in addition to the tense fighting, not to mention that now that the Germans had basically been driven out of the manor, the threat had been lifted, and the purpose of the war had been achieved.

"Here you go, Lieutenant!" Parks walked over and handed Winters a map, "I think you should be able to use the one you found in that ruined building." ”

Winters nodded at him, and Parks' attentiveness made him appreciate from the bottom of his heart, and the maps and documents he found in the process of destroying the manor's cannons in the morning played a very important role, as Lieutenant Colonel Striele had already told him.

"Do you need to get the brothers together?" Parks looked at the GIs who were rummaging through the pockets of German corpses.

"No, wait a little longer, let them slow down." Winters held his M1 rifle and stood there looking at the brothers, "They deserve it." "He didn't want to bother them at this time.

"Haha, God really favors me!" Then Wales burst into laughter, and then he got up from the corpse of a German, and he shouted at Winters, "Dick, look what I have found?" A ring, a ring. I guess it's a gift that God kicked in for me, and I'll give it to Betty, she's going to love it to death! ”

Winters walked over, Welsh's hands were bloodied, he was holding a gold ring, his face was full of pride, and the body of the hapless German beside him had one finger cut off by Wales.

"Are you going to use this to propose to her? Harry! Knowing that Betty was Wales' fiancée, Winters couldn't help but joke, "That's not a good idea." ”

"Of course not!" Wales stood up and patted the dust on his body, "I still have the auxiliary parachute I used for my last skydive in my backpack, I have always kept it, I will use it to make a wedding dress in the future, Betty must look very good in it!" With that, he carefully put the ring in his close-fitting pocket, and winked at Winters.

Winters smiled slightly, not caring about the little pride of Wales, he looked at his watch, and then said to Parks: "Gather the brothers, we should go and meet the village, I think there must be brothers looking for us!" ”

Parks nodded, then shouted loudly, "E-Company is assembled, everyone has it." The men slowly gathered together, their expressions varied, some excited, some frustrated, all because the results of the final rummaging through the pockets were different, and Gunesse was the most excited, he got a watch, and a ring, and it was gold.

"Go back to the village and wait for the next order!" Winters commanded simply. He has been fighting continuously for a long time since he landed. He was very tired, and Winters knew that the brothers felt the same way as him, even though some of them seemed excited now.

Some climbed into the tank, they sat next to the tank, some were still riding on the turret, the tank commander did not care, and the group followed the trajectory of the attack and withdrew to the village. Parks couldn't help but smile as he looked at such a scene, it was as if he was sweeping. Everyone is looking for their loot and then taking them out to show off.

"Hey, see who's coming?" At this time, several GIs who were sitting in the village resting saw the tank and the GIs on it, and couldn't help shouting with joy, "Welcome to your triumph, heroes!" ”

It was Webster who shouted loudly, he stood up and waved at the brothers of Company E on top of the tank, and there were a dozen or so people around him, including Paikanti, Tabort, Paikanti, and others.

"Webster, looks like you're missing the best clip!" At this point, Kaber jumped out of the tank and showed Webster the watch on his wrist as if he were ostentatious.

"This is my trophy." Kaber smirked, "We slaughtered those bitches on the manor just now. Then he looked at Webster's somewhat envious gaze, "Do you have any loot?" We can swap, I still have this! As he spoke, he pulled another dagger out of his pocket.

"This is a paratrooper knife?" Webster looked at it quizzically.

"Yes, but more precisely, the German paratrooper knife, see what is carved on it?" Kaber pointed to a swastika engraved on the blade of the dagger, "See?" The Nazis, which only the most elite units of Germany have. ”

Webster shrugged his shoulders, then said to Lieutenant Winters, who was coming towards him, "Lieutenant, Private Webster reports." Then he pointed to a dozen or so people around him, "We met on the road, we missed the location, so we were late!" ”

Winters just nodded at them and went to the headquarters set up by Strieter. He's going to report back on the battle and then listen to the next mission, or take a break when there's no one.

"We all missed the location!" Parks patted Webster on the shoulder, "Just come back, get along with your brothers, and then take a break, I don't think those commanders will let us have a good time, and of course the Germans!" Parks' words made the hearts of several people quite warm, and then they took the initiative to talk to the brothers who had just returned.

Parks was a little tired, he lay down on the haystack, and soon he felt a little blurry, and he had to hurry up and rest.

Winters walked into the temporary headquarters and met with Lieutenant Colonel Strieve. Then the lieutenant colonel inquired about the battle just now, and he was now short of manpower, and he was anxious to know the battle damage on his side.

"The brothers are all good, they took the manor, and then annihilated the Germans there, about 60 people, a platoon, and probably two companies or more of Germans entrenched in Sainte-Marie-de-Monte, but we can't wipe them all out. The Germans have already destroyed one of our tanks. Winters replied truthfully.

"How's the officer in Company E?" Striele frowned.

"Lieutenant Meehan and Lieutenant Sweeney haven't returned yet, and there are brothers from Company E who say that his plane crashed." Winters tried to keep his tone as calm as he could, "Everybody didn't have time to skydive. ”

Striele pondered for a moment, then nodded, "I see, now you are acting as the company commander for the time being, and I will present a letter of appointment to Colonel Zinke, and then he will approve it." ”

"We now have a shortage of officers, especially at the platoon level, and there is also a shortage of staff officers and non-commissioned officers in the company." Winters accepted the arrangement, but he was still a little concerned about the rest of the company's situation, "We have about 70 people now, but we lack leaders. ”

Stryll stretched out his hands helplessly: "I can't help it, now the entire 101st Airborne Division is scattered in Normandy, and it will take a while to gather them." Don't worry about leadership, I know you can handle it. ”

Winters was helpless, so he had to nod and said, "Okay, I'll have a good talk with my brothers." As he spoke, he turned and left.

"Wait a minute." Striele suddenly stopped him, "Your battle at Brekut Manor was very good, and it played a very big role in the landing, you write a report and draw up a list, and I will submit it to the top for commendation." ”

"Yes sir!" Winters nodded, "Thank you, sir." ”

Winters walked to the door, suddenly turned around again, and said to Lieutenant Colonel Streill, who had already spoken to several staff officers in the command, "Sir, I have one more request!" ”

"What?" Striele looked up at him.

"That's right!" Winters groaned for a moment, then cleared his throat and said to Streil, "Since the landing operation, Sergeant Major E Company Parks has fought valiantly and made outstanding contributions, I have prepared a field commission for him, and now that there is a shortage of officers, he is the best candidate for platoon commander." ”

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