Reserve Field Artillery Regiment 51 (19/04/1916)

[SPOOKER]

Can anybody translate this final section.

Regards John.

[apwright]

... could not cross it, while another had already forced its way into Engländerhof. - For the first time the British responded to our fire in strength. Until now they had only ever done so in the following few days. So they had let themselves be deceived that a large-scale attack was intended! - I have just heard that 35 British soldiers were captured at Engländerferme and 6 in Wieltje. They are said to be very glad to be out of the mess, and to be able to satisfy their hunger. - The shooting is to go on into the night. - Things got lively near us once this morning for a short time. The enemy sent about 20 medium-heavy, and very loud, shells onto our reverse slopes about 300 metres south of us, in other words at a harmless distance. Again we experienced that peculiar spectacle of earth spraying up as high as a house when a shell hit, but only later hearing the whine of its approach and the explosion.

Adrian

[SPOOKER]

... could not cross it, while another had already forced its way into Engländerhof. - For the first time the British responded to our fire in strength. Until now they had only ever done so in the following few days. So they had let themselves be deceived that a large-scale attack was intended! - I have just heard that 35 British soldiers were captured at Engländerferme and 6 in Wieltje. They are said to be very glad to be out of the mess, and to be able to satisfy their hunger. - The shooting is to go on into the night. - Things got lively near us once this morning for a short time. The enemy sent about 20 medium-heavy, and very loud, shells onto our reverse slopes about 300 metres south of us, in other words at a harmless distance. Again we experienced that peculiar spectacle of earth spraying up as high as a house when a shell hit, but only later hearing the whine of its approach and the explosion.

Adrian

What a star,cheers Adrian,really appreciated,have got one more account in German about the infantry side,book should arrive shortly hopefully! If you fancy it.

Regards John.