St. Vith, December 21, 1944 By Wendell Berry Cut off in front of the line that now ran through St. Vith, the five American tanks sat in a field covered with snow in the dark. And now they must retreat to safety, which they could do only through gunfire and flame in the burning town. They went, firing, through the fire, GIs and German prisoners clinging to the hulls, and out again into the still night beyond. In the broad dark, someone began to sing, and one by one the others sang also, the German prisoners singing in German, the Americans in English, the one song. Silent night, they sang as the great treads passed on across the dark countryside muffled in white snow, Holy night.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:33:00 +0000
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