Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21

happen, put then We nave to have
realism. This is a battle course"
Advance by Short Rushes.
Quickly the flanking groups drove
through the half-ruined houses and
fell against the concrete barricade
as more men worked past the hang
ing. simulated body of captive
hostage, past Herr Goebels Stork
Club. building with a sign pro-
claiming it the home of "Gestapo,
Murder, Inc" through Won Papen
alley into the Krupp Iron Works,
all told in descriptive signs.
Quick bursts of rifle fire came
from the barricade. The crackle of
automatic rifles and machine guns
came from the concrete and three
tremendous blasts of dynamite burst
across the barriCade from the shield
ed troops as they poured hundreds
of rounds of live ammunition
through the Munich bar, already a
sieve from bullet holes.
The unit advanced by short rushes
through the fanking buildings and
gained the bar structure. We fol-
! lowed. Hanging from a corner a
perforated sign proclaimed 1--WE
specialize in Mickey Firms, the
French Fever Shake, and Der Feullr-
er's Fizz." Across the way was a
brick wall dubbed "Vollzeibung Wall
OF Execution Wall, for purifica-
ton Of the Aryan race"
Burst Into Objective.
Racing against time the troops
flung themselves over the threshold
Of the bar, bursting through dilapi-
dated window sashes, long since
stripped of glass, and leaped across
a swamp heading for group of out
buildings. Again the rife and ma
chine gun fire burst out, as they
moved in rllshes and enveloped the
buildings. The maneuver was over.
1t had taken about 80 minutes.
The whole thing must be fast.
explained the captain. We must
Keep the enemy on the move If We
! stop it must be only for a second
The success Of the whole thing de-
ponds on speed, showing the enemy
around, and taking over the area as
fast as possible, These men are do
ing a good job"
Another captain explained that
/ the men are not supposed to fire
until they reach the barricade. but
that once there they do plenty of
damage. The Munich bar showed
That. II was punctured with thou
sands of holes. Garand rifles do a
lot Of damage.
Realism is Keynote.
Realism is the basis of the whole
J operation. If you walk down the
main street behind all advancing
unit You are not going to hear the
whine Of bullets overhead. The rifles
all are pointed the other way, but
I you are going to duck and look up
quickly as whistling bomb comes
out from behind a building. simu-
latlEg shel-fre. And youll prob
ably get dispatched as a dvna-
mite charge goes off in a shell hole.
This whole country is only a cou-
pie of feet over water the captain
explained. The shell holes fill up
quickly"
The unit gathered near the cap
tured bar and was led to the BOBBY
trap house. where they were warned
against hidden traps They entered
and soon little flrecracker explosions
spread through the house as unwarv
men set off hidden charges. They
are smart boys said the captain.
But so are the men who place the
BOBBY traps. They have TO learn not
to touch anything until demolition
squad, trained in this work. has gone
through the house and deactivated
the hidden mines"
This group was good one, Some
of them are very quick to catch on. -
the officer said Some aren't so
quick. They are the ones who will
have to learn the hard way. There S
only one way to learn this stuff You
can see how realistic it is" 1t WASH t
hard to see.