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following torutfcruiomplete report on my mlooton:
MWT'ilGiiN on February Sfltli and waa brought to
tho Araorl. can outpost lino by twond two other American soldiers. They loft inodo. In front ofct.reased the Uor.an lines at aboutrchaw no oneaiy aol-.lcrs butoo behind tho cor an Uncoino of field tele hone wiretmealMd atassed severbun; ereard soldiers Insldfl ooonitlnf- Ceront Into anunker,ire, dried my clothes and owaltoj daybroal;.
thnn wsnt onlnr, through theaboutame out. if the woods onto tho roadtoJIICHJIOF^N, croecou tho roadthrough tho flo.do. rrlvcdCHtUtOFSMn CP of the 7Jrd VCr-Div.Clvlll.inc told ae that anawas located atecide to thoro to vorjfyI arrived inW7HAL towards evening, roturnni ARORI Oiti si opt in barn. On my wayoticed an Arty
oda nearatteries ofhoughtca howitzers.
!'archt NIZOERBRCNNoe leaving Iho village, aoisobody called rcy namo bohinddid not turn and wnl'-cu on.erman gendarmes camo upand one of them started lnterrogatlncecognized
hlwiormer pollco man frony tho name of QOTTHArtT who had several tircee challcnced so because of minor administrative offonsos during the German occupation of tho Alsace, and who thorofore ynew ree nersonnally. Tie ynow no a' pro-French.
As my "wohrpaso" had been made out as istiuedTDHbSHUH and tho Gondarra knowad beonorcde draft In LA pffPOTEo.illzodould not show my papers, and denied having documents. Tho gendarmes brou.-ht ino to the police station in iXCSSEtBHGHM,orcploto and lntlnato body bob rch wno made.
1ad boon sent through toy tho presentof LA 'ISRHS, who wanted to find out how tho bnrrian& treated civilians In ro-occimloJ nr-iao and to findo naxearmano taking reprisals against pro-Frenchtatod thai 0XE39LER haci plvon noetter to an Araoricanat LlCHTKNQFiiO who brought me
to tho Araoricanenied-having boonassword for the return trip.
i waa given good food and offered wlno and Bchnapaefused. Two daysas brought to ROTALP near KAISSiWLAUTSRN, having been turned over to'the FeldgendarmerlQ. From thonaa always handcuffed during Interrogations and when moving to another place.
Inaa interrogatedt.HILLSR of "Abwehras beaten up, by hand, with belta and kicked with tho boot.
I stuck, to myaa particularly asked for "Zulqufadresaen" {safe houses) and donlodon givenas threatened with being shotfcd not give thisas promised generous treutoentave military information about USinally named the towns of PFAFr'iWHOtfSN, 3AAS3Ufla, SAVErtNa: and INGWEILift as U3 strongpolnts but refused to give any details statinad not boon In any of those places during tho past, month.
as broughtI53ENHEIM AK BERG to* where
I was Interrogatedirst Lieutenantad two interrogations of 3hours each. The guards were Hussions who poced an pro-French anil antl-uerip.an. In my cell wore several Frenchmen who tried to (jet statements fronefused to give Information.
fj aaysaa broughtIM andwithurt.Ynrtiai offense of attemptedas transferred to thoronltontlary)VUZNACK where I ays.
to the progress of tho American offensive and to
Ui air attacks, the prisoners at KRKUZNACH woreeing tho only mancuffed. We were brought to JPKENDLINO and stayed at thected veryow face among the guards, atsked that guard to take me outaldo to urinate. In theuddenly swans round, hitting him in the neck and hlsprivateumped over tho fence, and ranilly vineyard. The guardurat of submachine gun fire after me, butad had moreinute time to gotomainedanhsx unhurt.
stayed In tho vineyardaycifchta, havingand food. On tho third day, US artillery flro wont overI mode my way towards tho firing but could notUS linesaa fired on by USaited untill
on attacv at on tho village was made, and surrondorod to tho crowank who sent mo back.
S orficer who told me to wait for the MPs to come up. Nextot the officer again and asked to be brought bac> asossible. Ho put merucy carrying tiormnn Ptfa und civilians. Tho truck wont to TR1EHve my story,or the first time, tho password given to me at
t the PW cage Inapturod Austrian Lleutonant who, upon hearing ray name, stated he hod seen my file in the Cerman "Abwehr* and told mo ta&aamSoenxnupiBBitEdniBhJitni KtixhKmkaEamlraeB he hadad boonexecuted. He also "aid ho hadwported me ae executed to the US authorities aj. thocage in TRIER.
ayae brought bacv to OBERSTiIGSK,
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