25.03.2009, 09:32
25th August 1941, Vayenga Airfield
No flying today. The weather has closed in, bringing strong winds and driving rain.
We had a visit from a number of army officers on the scrounge. It seems the British troops have been billetted a few miles south of Vayenga. They told us our divisions are to be sent to the front lines to reinforce Russian efforts in the next few days. Probably just as well. Even Sergeyev has admitted that the battle for the Ura Guba Bridge has told heavily on their troops there. It comes as some consolation that the Wehrmacht must be suffering also.
No flying today. The weather has closed in, bringing strong winds and driving rain.
We had a visit from a number of army officers on the scrounge. It seems the British troops have been billetted a few miles south of Vayenga. They told us our divisions are to be sent to the front lines to reinforce Russian efforts in the next few days. Probably just as well. Even Sergeyev has admitted that the battle for the Ura Guba Bridge has told heavily on their troops there. It comes as some consolation that the Wehrmacht must be suffering also.