With the words of his Group CO ringing in his ears
Further stops and some controversial hold ups by the battle between by Diniz and Hakkinen allowed Hill to extend his lead
His eventual total may well have been greater than 40
against a large body of German infantry who were advancing to encircle the 5th Division
By April 10th the Soviet encirclement of the city was broken and Wiking were pulled out of the line to continue refitting
Close Combat - The 31st Victory by Ivan Berryman. (B) SIG1399* With the words of hisDHM6424B. Close Combat The 31st Victory by Ivan Berryman. Barely 300m above the distinctively meandering Piave River on 17th April 1918, an intense aerial battle took place between Sopwith Camels of 28 Sqn RFC and pilots of Flik 41J of the Austro Hungarian Air Force near Arcade, north east of Venice. The Commander of Flik 41J, Godwin von Brumowski, the Austro Hungarian 'Ace of Aces', dueled with Lieutenant W C Hargrave, flying Camel B6342, a battle in