Item Tag: Mark, Jason D.

Ordinary citizens drawn from all walks of life filled the ranks of the 305th Pioneer Battalion. The unit arrived on the Eastern Front in May 1942. As everyone had a relative, friend or acquaintance already killed in the Soviet Union, they were under no illusions, yet still believed in ultimate victory.

Ordinary citizens drawn from all walks of life filled the ranks of the 305th Pioneer Battalion. The unit arrived on the Eastern Front in May 1942. As everyone had a relative, friend or acquaintance already killed in the Soviet Union, they were under no illusions, yet still believed in ultimate victory.