Weather Conditions

[j3rdinf]

Yeah guys, that was one hell of a winter. I read later it was the worst one in over 50 years. Seems like we had as many non-battle casualies as we had batle casualties. Mostly pneumonia, trench foot, frostbite and frozen feet. It was really bad for the wounded guys. Finaly spring sprung then only mostly mud which was a change.

When we finally got to Berchtesgaden (Obersalz) , the Eagles nest in early May, lots of snow on the ground.

Lower elevations though, were bare . Remember the wet socks put inside the shirt to dry trick? At least they were warm and dry for a while.