Wwii Veteran on Frontline Combat and Devastating Injury | Russell Sattazahn

In May 1944, Russell Sattazahn registered for the draft and was soon drafted into the Army. His 17 week basic training was cut short in the 15th week because of the Battle of the Bulge, as replacements were needed in Europe. Sattazahn was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, 18th Regiment, Company G. He landed in France, took a truck to Belgium, and was sent to the front lines. Around the time that the Battle of the Bulge ended Russell experienced combat for the first time.

On March 24, 1945, While trying to avoid German artillery Sattazahn, along with some fellow soldiers took cover in the basement of an abandoned house in Germany. The house took a direct hit from a German 88 severely wounding those inside. Sattazahn lost his right hand in the explosion and took shrapnel wounds to the face. Though injured, the men had to wait for the shelling to subside, so he was kept in that house until the next day, when medics walked him back to a field hospital.

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