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1. Onh efeft with Captain Bidder for the Tillage ef MITTEHSHOW krela Schlettstadt in erdor te visit ray fiancee. We arrived at SCHLETT.'iTADT0 hours, nnd upon learning that the bridge to HmSBSH0LZeft Captain Binder and proceeded to my destination kt. arriving0 hours. as no longer thaninutes at the home of my fiiinde'e when the local Wl representatives entered the house nni' arrenteil me,ad ne papers of identification. Itaken to the battalionof iieoetroeps and there wan interviewed. Then Ibrought to their regimental headquartersFZI.D. aa searched and interrogated juid takenarman parachutist.
2. Under heavyne transported to divlslonul headquarters n" again interrogated, thisconcerning ray exactthe American troops withadas working,to give out any inforeation of this nature on the grounds that it was Th- officer then consulted seme of his books, nnd,ewmeould give the names ef any ether people workingSS. 1that "nVrbdrt" had come backhe ft-ench lines an his last missionmentioned his ruime. The officer recognized it and on thin basis arranged totransportation back to. Arriving ntt FrenchI explained my predicament to the Sergeant. The Colonel.arVivert ntand, upon his suggestion, the sergeant typed out an identification for mo nndagaiu with the French Lieutenant, back toe of ray fiahcoey However,me off ut Strasbourg. iderench Army truck-tanpent the nightreneh',;
'A.0as once again arrested by the FrencA and was taken by outsivisional head uartero ntut not to the san-^ou^'fltad been the previous day. as interrogated and then brought toaaereaptain who proceeded to ask questionswould not answer forf rtiviilglng too much information- 1have cob^vinved hlnas worklnc with the Americanoas released. Alt, dehpJteould not convince Ma that he fihould -give ne trannportfttion backtSTSlOSK.
4. f'c the office and walked toistance o(a. anrican sergeanteed him if he would toke nn tout he said he caulii not. hen vent to the office of the French Military Police and iittked them if they 'would 'bring -m* to OJifflSTEI UAH. Instead ofna brought
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rencheadquartors atafle the saee request. However, they would not fceneeat te lt,sked them If they would bring ne to HAWi.AU.new ttfere veuld be none Americano. They did this.
', 5. Ineund an Aoerlcan unit who, nt my request, phonedt 7th Arny Headquarters. poke te an officer who recognised myannot cay who he was. At any rate, be arranged with the Americanat HAOESAU to have me brought book to OBSHSTEieAH, This latter officer told me that on the followingruck who leaving for Sarrcburg and would drop re off. hen1 went back to BURKlHT to spend the night with the French troops.
, fhe following morning,b ofent back tounit and received the promised tronnpertatioa. The driver, Houover,error and took me with him to Sarreburg. ooked for an American unitfound what appeared to be an Italian service company. poke.
officer and ho' madelip requesting the local military police to arrange transportation'for me bueV toIGAK. ent to the Military Police, who. eanlned there far three days and on the evening of the -Mrd of Aprilpicked.up by nn officers3 nnd brought back to
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was taken by autoivisional headquarters at BENKELD, butthe fame outfitad been the previous day.' asand then brought to WEKDINHEIH. as Interrogated therecaptain who proceeded toquestionsould notfear of divulging too much information. ust have convinced1 was working with the Americans, because 1released. ould not convince him that he should giveback to eft the office and walkeda distance of.ilometers. aw anand askod him if he would take me to iu&WTXIGah, buthe could not. hen went to the office of the Frenchand asked them to bring me to OitKfwTElGAN. Instead ofwas broughtrench battalion headquarters at jftJRWAHT,made the came request. However, they would not consent to it,asked them if they would bring me to HAGEHaU, where j. knewbe some Americans. They did this. Inoundunit, who at my request phoned theat
7th Army Headquarters. poke to an officer who recognized myannot say who he was. at any rate, he arranged with the American officer at HAGKNAU to have me brought back to OiERiiTElGAN, This latter officer told me that on the followingruck was leaving for ^arreburg and would drop me off. hen went back to SUHUAHT to spend the night with the French troops. The following morning,h ofent back to the American unit and received the promised transportation. The driver, however,
made an error and took me with him to ^arreburg. ooked for an American unit there, and found what appeared to be an Italian service
company, poke to an American officer, and he made out*elip
requesting the local military police to arrange transportation for
me back toant to the military police, who imprisoned
me. emained there for three days, and on tho evening ofd
ofas picked up by an officer, odwf and brought
back to OwEH-TElGAM.
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