Small Novel from Attack: Golden Strike

Small Novel of an Attack: Golden Strike

Operation: Fish Trip

A Quiet Attack from a soldier’s viewpoint, middle of the battle field in 1925 near the end of summer. SSWD Fortified defence line.

Location: somewhere near White Mountain

End of the summer Situation Allied Assault.



It was once again a quiet day; I and my brother had just arrived in the 4th dog division. We both were tired. We were lying in a ditch scanning the foggy ground in front of us, we both shivered from the cold air and we didn’t speak.

My name is Rayne, my brother’s is Yukon. Don’t know why but we were waiting for orders to do something. We both were tired from keeping watch. Even though I hoped that something would come, it was too quiet and that bothered me a lot.

Soon I felt that someone jumped into our ditch next to me. It was a German shepherd, his black muzzle made him look a bit scary to me. I glanced at my black-and-white brother who had white around his eyes. I myself looked the same but dark golden-white. The only one of the litter who had taken after my mother, and I was proud of it.

Sadly my mother is dead. My mind started wandering until I felt a slap across my cheek. “Wake up mutt prepare for attack we will show those Nazis who is in charge here!” The shepherd shouted at me. He was the second leader of the team where I and my brother were.

”Yes sir!” I started but even for my own ears it sounded desperate. The officer only smirked at me while he turned to Yukon.

”Listen you two, after a few minutes that hill over there will be in flames,” the officer explained. Suddenly a second figure jumped into the ditch. He panted heavily.

”OK boys prepare for a run!” The second dog shouted, he was a golden-white husky almost like me, but he scared me a bit as well.

I raised my head to see the foggy ground, it was an open area. I shivered as I thought about the attack and what kind of hell it would bring for me.

”Soldiers prepare yourselves,” I heard once again behind my back, I didn’t mind to see who had said those words.

It was early morning still. It was cold, everyone’s breath turned into puffy clouds. My mind explored again inside my head while I thought what to do, couldn’t think of anything. I just hoped that this would end soon.

It was a quiet moment, everything was quiet and scary, a dead tree near the ditch where I was.

I hoped that this battle would end soon, waiting was the worst thing that I have faced. I had just come from training and what did I know? I didn’t know anything of how to fight, just the basics.

”OK men get down!” One human voice shouted. I felt bad suddenly; I was going to die in excitement.

Suddenly hell opened behind me. The ground shivered as I heard grenades fly atop the US stations and drop at the hill in front of us. The howling of grenades frightened me a bit as they exploded sending ground into the air.

I didn’t see it clearly but I saw a light and heard a huge bang when a grenade hit the ground. Smoke filled the air on the SSWD Line.

So far the orders went I only knew that when the attack would come everyone would go. If it failed everyone would fall back to their line. The HQ would pull back of course I didn’t know their orders.

I lay down on the ground pulling myself tighter against it, I was only a green horn I feared this all. I then felt a paw on my back.

”It’s ok son those wont come to our station,” the shepherd said. I only sniffed for an answer.

Soon the whole inferno in front of our station went quiet, only someone shouted ‘sanitär’. I didn’t know what this German word ‘Sani’ meant, but I thought it meant ‘Medic’- the best friend of a soldier.

My thoughts were interrupted by a whistle and soon all squadrons started running towards the SS line. Someone kicked my side forcing me to get up. I did so and started running towards the SS line too.

I felt as fear grasped my mind but I kept running with the others. Human soldiers’ bayonets shined a bit while they ran, dog soldiers ran next to them like they were best friends.

The soldiers kept running but suddenly one of the first human soldiers stepped onto an innocent-looking box which suddenly exploded. The soldier screamed in pain when his leg flew into the air spraying blood about.

That shout woke the SS line and soon heavy machineguns opened fire. Bullets flew near my head but I didn’t notice it, they were like flies- really nasty ones.

I heard when bullets hit soldiers and their helmets.

”MOVE OUT! ATTACK!” One human shouted when a heavy machine gun ripped him to pieces. Soon I heard whistling coming from the sky.

”INCOMING!” Another soldier shouted when a huge explode threw him into the air. His arm dropped onto my back but I still kept running towards the line. I saw phosphore bullets flying near me.

A dog soldier in front of me suddenly threw his body backwards at me. Something hit my head, it was nasty and tasted bad, I stopped running and cleaned the stuff out of my face. Then I noticed that it was pieces of brain. I looked at the soldier who had been running in front of me; his head had been cut open.

It made me feel sick and I vomited onto the ground- everything that I had eaten before the attack came out. Soon I felt a hit and I started to follow the leader who had nudged me.

The shepherd ran by my side but I lost view of him soon.

Suddenly a pressure wave threw me against the ground. All I could hear was beeping sound. While I listened to the beeping I saw soldiers die near me. There were more than 5 machine guns shooting at us.

The sound finally ended and I got up from the ditch where I had lain. While I ran I saw my second leader. The shepherd dog was badly wounded for my first glance at him. When I ran closer to him I got badly shocked. My leader had been cut in half; I saw his intestines and inside his body.

”God how can he still live!” I shouted into the air but no one heard me. I ran next to my leader who didn’t talk. He was very badly wounded- his muzzle was gone, his left eye was hanging from its socket where it should have been, his back leg was gone- it lay near some ditch. He still was alive?! I couldn’t say anything.

I vomited again but I didn’t have anything to get out.

I then kept running towards the line. I saw dogs and humans dieing around me. The numerous corpses slowed me down. Only fear controlled me.

Again a mine hit near me and I flew near yet another ditch. I got up fast and jumped into the ditch.

”Welcome to hell soldier,” a voice welcomed me. I glanced at the soldier who had said that. He was my brother. I nodded my head and watched a dog raise his head to see what was going on. Suddenly his helmet flew off his head and his whole body fell backwards against the ground- he had been hit by a sniper.

”Ouh my GOD!” I shouted and moved closer to the side of the ditch praying that this all would be over soon. It wasn’t even close to being over.

Soon an officer jumped into the ditch, he was the husky one, his left eye was gone, the only thing left was a deep pit.

”C’mon you two move out!” He shouted and then started running towards the SS line.

I got up and so did my brother who was faster. He jumped out from the ditch, but didn’t get far when a heavy mg’s fosfor bullet hit his chest. He flew backwards onto me and we both fell back into the ditch.

I was shocked once again- my brother’s chest was open, his lungs were in pieces and the flesh had been ripped. Luckily he was dead already. I started screaming, what else could I have done? Our orders were simple: ‘move in and kill them all- no mercy’.

I got up fast and again started running towards the SS line. The line finally came into view. In front of me ran three dogs and six soldiers. Suddenly a flamethrower sent its burning petrol atop these figures. I yelped in fear and jumped behind a small rock watching as the soldiers ran around screaming desperately in flames. It was horrifying, I was going to vomit again but I just couldn’t do so.

”Rayne!” A femme voice called and I turned my gaze at her. The female dog was laying on the ground, her body was full of small holes that sent blood out. I ran up to her dodging the fire that came from the line.

”Are you ok?” I first asked. I was stupid- she was dying already, I just didn’t realise it. What I had heard about war- I had only seen and heard heroic works, how weak SS is and how easy this war is. Now I had realised that it isn’t that at all what I had heard, it is completely different- it made me cry. I watched her blue eyes, her silver-white fur was covered with a uniform which was bloody and her face had a sad look. She was dead already.

The only thing that I did was continued running. My brother is dead, the team leader is  dead, now she is dead! I thought inside my head.

Soon I threw my helmet off my head- a useless thing, it only made us look like soldiers. Dogs don’t need helmets. I cursed while I threw it away and kept running, the SS line out of views again. This time a grenade exploded in front of me, sending me backwards once again. This time it was heavier than the first one and I fell unconscious.

Had it been hours, days or minutes when I woke up? The whole front was quiet, no voices, nothing to hear, which made me swallow deeply.

”Did we win?” I asked myself quietly watching a dead soldier whose stomach had been ripped open, next to him lay a soldier whose head was gone; both dogs.

I wanted to cry but I couldn’t. Then I heard voices, someone was crying somewhere.  Then came a sudden loud ‘bang’. I went into panic thinking that my whole squadron had been killed.

I took off towards my own lines. I ran and ran not thinking, panting. “Dear God NO!” I shouted while I ran. I arrived at my own lines, they were

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