Evening star., 1944-10-13
Auchen
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ing at, Col. Daniel said, "They are
shooting up everything they can
to make the Germans keep their
heads down. If there is a house.
top which looks like good observa-
tion point, they take a crack at it."
While Capt. Smoot and Capt.
Weeks led their units into the edge
of Aachen proper, 1t. Beasor
Walker Of Tuscaloosa, Ala. waited
for the signal to cross the railway
tracks.
when you stop those Krauts
from shooting from the west" Col.
Daniel told Capt. Smoot, "Ill send
Walker in."
Capt. Smoot reported back that
the Germans were not resisting as
stubbornly as had been anticipated
and were surrendering at every
chance they got.
I'VE have taken 13 prisoners, who
were pretty docile, and we are doing
all right" he said.
well, Walker is champing at the
bit, waiting to go, so let me know
when you have things under con-
troll" the colonel said.
Capt. James Libby. Burlington
VT, said resistance inside Aachen
appeared to be disorganized and was
by small groups hidden in cellars
and strongpoints covering street ap-
proaches.
Others watching the battle from a
window were Capt. Gilbert Gilly
Fuller of Ludlow, Vt; Capt. Bernard
kotin, Chicago, and 1t. Allan Or
renman of Conneaut, Ohio.
While the fighting carried into
Aachen shells and bombs poured on
enemy troops and armor moving
along secondary roads in the vicinity
OF Rohe, 5 miles northeast OF Aachen
The enemy kept his columns of
the main roads and no traf1ic moved
on broad Adolf Hitler highway from
the direction of Cologne. But. on the
side roads there was heavy move
ment toward Aachen.
With the Germans pouring in re.
serves OF their best troops a ma ior
battle appeared to be developing In
an enemy effort to break the Allied
pincers closed around the city.
Those roads near Robe are alive
with people" said Maj. Wilson Nc
Namara Of Northfield, Vt.
Planes smashed two German ar
tlllery batteries in that area, and
over Aachen an observer reported
the telephone and telegraph build
ings still intact.
DO you want 1t bombed or
shelled," asked Capt. Phil Dunley of
Manlius, N. Y.
"Shelled," was the answer.
"Okey doke," Mai. McNamara
said, and Immediately gave direc-
tions to the artillery.
There was an occasional rattle
of small arms fire from across the
railroad as the infantry moved for
ward.
Behind the infantry came self
propelled guns which had found q
way to get across the tracks. They
were commanded by 1t. Smoky
Sanders of Texas.
While guns shook the building we
were in Pfc. Marion KrusiensH OF
Cannonburg, Pa, calmly brewed hot
coffee at the entrance where little
knot of soldiers watched the drama
unfolding before them.
Smoke boiling up from the center
OF the city enveloped the dome anc
spire Of the Aachen Cathedral. We
could not tell from where we stooo
whether the historic monument hac
been hit, but it will be wonder Il
it escapes all the destruction beins
hurled into the town.
Among the prisoners taken in thu
factory district was the lieutenant
to whom the surrender ultimat,ln
was presented last Tuesday. He had
remarked when he received the ulti-
matum, to be handed, to his COM
mander, that he did not think II
would be accepted and that the gar
rison would fight on. But when hi.
troops met the Americans, he sur.
rendered.
One lieutenant colonel, a veteran
soldier Of Is years who received q
decoration for breaking through
with his regiment in Russia, was
captured. He broke down in tears
because his military career was
ended IN such an unheroic manner
Before his capture, he told his men
Il have led regiments and I have
led battalions and I will be damned
If I cannot lead squad out Of thi.
mess"
4 During the night German raider.
bombed the village of Brand,
; miles southeast of Aachen, with tn.
net result Of two German civilian.
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