От Администрация (Андю)
К bdfy
Дата 16.12.2007 22:26:14
Рубрики WWII; Искусство и творчество;

Будьте добры приводить хотя бы краткую аннотацию на русском. Пож-та. (-)
От bdfy
К Администрация (Андю) (16.12.2007 22:26:14)
Дата 17.12.2007 01:39:18

В двух словах

Place and date: Near Holtzwihr France, 26 January 1945.
Entered service at: Dallas, Texas. Birth: Hunt County, near Kingston, Texas, G.O. No. 65, 9 August 1944.
Citation: Second Lt. Murphy commanded Company B, which was attacked by six tanks and waves of infantry. 2d Lt. Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to a prepared position in a woods, while he remained forward at his command post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone. Behind him, to his right, one of our tank destroyers received a direct hit and began to burn. Its crew withdrew to the woods. 2d Lt. Murphy continued to direct artillery fire, which killed large numbers of the advancing enemy infantry. With the enemy tanks abreast of his position, 2d Lt. Murphy climbed on the burning tank destroyer, which was in danger of blowing up at any moment, and employed its .50 caliber machine gun against the enemy. He was alone and exposed to German fire from three sides, but his deadly fire killed dozens of Germans and caused their infantry attack to waver. The enemy tanks, losing infantry support, began to fall back. For an hour the Germans tried every available weapon to eliminate 2d Lt. Murphy, but he continued to hold his position and wiped out a squad that was trying to creep up unnoticed on his right flank. Germans reached as close as 10 yards, only to be mowed down by his fire. He received a leg wound, but ignored it and continued his single-handed fight until his ammunition was exhausted. He then made his way back to his company, refused medical attention, and organized the company in a counterattack, which forced the Germans to withdraw. His directing of artillery fire wiped out many of the enemy; he killed or wounded about 50. 2d Lt. Murphy's indomitable courage and his refusal to give an inch of ground saved his company from possible encirclement and destruction, and enabled it to hold the woods which had been the enemy's objective.

Американские позиции атаковало шесть танков при поддержке тьмы пехоты. Главный герой всех отослал сидеть в лесок, а сам остался корректировать огонь артиллерии. Рядом стоящую самоходку подбили - экипаж уцек, но бесстрашный герой вскочил за ее пулемет и выкашивал приближающихся врагов. Его окружили с трех сторон и безуспешно пытались уничтожить более часа (!), но даже подкравшихся незаметно с фланга фашистов герой хладнокровно расстрелял. Его ранили, но атака немцев захлебнулась. Вернувшись к товарищам, этот герой отказался от медпомощи да еще и возглавил контратаку. В итоге на нашего супермэна записали шесть уничтоженных танков и немерянно пехоты.
От И. Кошкин
К bdfy (17.12.2007 01:39:18)
Дата 17.12.2007 11:17:30

Шесть танков ему не записали (-)
От bdfy
К И. Кошкин (17.12.2007 11:17:30)
Дата 17.12.2007 12:31:52

Re: Шесть танков...

>Audie Murphy was credited with destroying six tanks in addition to killing over 240 German soldiers and wounding and capturing many others.

Есть мысли как это перевести более точно ?