The Germans stood firm on their trenches and it was not easy to dislodge them. The wounded soldiers were carried by the girls and even the drivers and locals gave a hand, but it soon became dark. The instructions were given to carry all the wounded and return back to their trenches. But the wounded were very high in number. Those who could not make it to the trench were killed by the Germans and the screaming was heard all throughout that night. They were killed using the blades which were attached to the German soldier rifles. They had to stay in their trenches throughout the night and the minefield was cleared by the Germans right in front of them. In the mean time the trenches were watched over by klavdia and few other girls. It was too dark and they were …show more content…
The commander in their trench would take note and will give it to them while they return. The kills that were made by the girls during the battle were not counted as they were not meant to take part in them. The kills were counted if the man who was shot fell, since they could not check if he is dead or wounded. She had said that the normal range at they would shoot the target would be 1200 meters and 200 meters. She said that they could observe up to 800 meters and the bullet will travel straight for 2 kilometers. She also said that she had been given night practices and also to shoot at crosswinds. In her schooling she was trained to shoot at moving targets from ranges up to 300 meters. She would spend her entire day in the snow practicing and on returning she had to tear the foot bindings off her feet. She mentioned that she would carry 2 hand grenades on her belt, one for the enemies and one for herself if she were to be held captive. She used regular Mosin three-line rifle(1/10 inch line and 3 lines=7.62mm) which consisted of a bayonet. She had always used the optical sight and no