Non-commissioned Officer Menge, 5th Company, March 1943
Here, one can see how well-developed the "Remscheid" strongpoint was. Non-commissioned officer Menge is standing on a long boardwalk that allowed personnel to cross the terrain without getting their boots dirty. Such work was likely ordered in part to prevent the lack of discipline that could arise from boredom. It should also be remembered that the unit had previously been deployed on the Volkhov and subsequently around Leningrad, where such boardwalks were an absolute necessity.
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