Wehrmacht officers learned months ago that their swagger Mercedés-Benz staff cars were death traps in occupied Russian territory: guerrilla snipers gave special attention to these chariots of the mighty. In dangerous territory Nazi officers prudently changed to the cramped obscurity of flivver Volkswagen. But Gestapo officials persisted in riding in the style to which they were accustomed.
Last week a tale leaked from Germany through London which must have given the Wehrmacht a sardonic laugh. In their glittering Mercedés, two top-notch Gestapomen were found bullet-riddled far behind the battle line.
Their guerrilla slayers had bagged a couple of prizes. One of the...
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