0075 - Moving South

        
0930 30 JUL 2000
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"We buried Mitchell on a small mound overlooking the village. It was a nice place really, with a wild rose growing nearby. The others we left to rot where we left 'em. They deserved no better and I was beyond sympathy for them. Would shoot 'em again if I could."

The group heads south, making for Kluczbork, Poland. We are beyond the main area where the fighting occured and there are garrisons of the 129th MRD in the area, so it will be classified as organized for the purposes of encounters but the group encounters no one on the road.

Stopping outside the town, they can see OPs of the 129th and the town ORMO and decide to skirt the town. They will lose some travel time but the group is in no condition for a fight. The Soviets also seem to be reluctant to fight and let the group pass. Maybe the OT-64 convinced them that they are not hostile.

Continuing south, the group approaches and bypasses Olesno, Poland. Again a strong contingent of Soviets occupy the town, Much too strong for the group at the moment, I am afraid.

Travelling farther south, the group begins to approach Dobrodzien, Poland. Harris, monitoring the radio in Bud, picks up transmissions in English several kilometers from the town. These days it is hard to say if they are friendly or not, but at least it is worth a try. Maybe the group can rest for a bit.