“Nine if you counted Schubert, who was led along by a rope tied around his waist. Pfister thought he looked like a dog that had been trained to walk upright for extended periods of time. It was a cruel comparison but war was cruel, and, if he thought too much about it, he wanted to weep. Schubert had improved slightly. He now responded to basic orders and was able to feed and clothe himself. He was also able to take care of his personal hygiene, which was good. Not even Hummel looked forward to ...wiping Schubert’s ass. Hummel talked to him constantly; sometimes, Pfister thought, just to keep himself sane as their world crumbled around them. Constant artillery bombardments and their helplessness under bombing raids had sent most of his platoon either to the hospital or the grave. A couple of his men were simply “missing” and the SS had been justifiably suspicious that that they had deserted. Having been so thoroughly shredded, the entire regiment had been withdrawn to the rear of Innsbruck and been replaced by thousands of insane anti-Stalin Russians.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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