War Diaries (September 13) (nonfiction)
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War Diary entries for September 13
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Wilhelm Hoffman: September 13, 1942
September 13. An unlucky number. This morning "katyushi" (Russian rockets) attacked caused the company heavy losses: twenty-seven dead and fifty wounded. The Russians are are fighting desperately like wild beasts, don't give themselves up, but come up close and then throw grenades. Lieutenant Kraus was killed yesterday, and there is no company commander.
- Diary of Wilhelm Hoffman (PDF) - German soldier, Stalingrad campaign
George Beck: September 13, 1944
Another X-Ray photograph. Saw a couple of hundred bombers (ours) passing over today. Looked marvellous.
—George Beck,1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, prisoner of war (diary)
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