Chapter 310 In the Concentration Camp

Every day after three o'clock in the afternoon, the 2nd Battalion will stop and send people to the village to find a house, and then they will spend the night here, and officers and soldiers will search the house.

"You only have 5 minutes!" Captain Spiel always asks Carson to find the best house for him as the camp, and then take the best bedroom for himself. Like a group of beasts breaking into the sheep, they kicked the gate open and then informed the residents inside. Then tell these German residents to leave the house in 5 minutes.

An old German woman nagging and didn't want to leave, but immediately a soldier took her away. Five minutes is enough for these Germans to roll up the bedding and take away some belongings. And Spiel felt that he would not let them stay for an extra minute, because he felt that if it exceeded the minute, the Germans would empty the house, and Spier obviously didn't want to do so. He also has to find something valuable in the house and send it home. He also has a pregnant wife who is about to give birth in his home in England. If these things are sold, his wife will have enough money to have children, instead of a sad face.

Carson was a little disdain for Captain Spiel, but he still had to carry out his orders. And Spiel's whereabouts are also erratic, usually two or three hours later. In Carson's opinion, Captain Sbier is a very bad robber. He once complained to the row of Malachi: "Thinking of necklaces around him, Spher couldn't sleep all night. As soon as he had a chance, he sent what he grabbed to his wife in England.

But Malachi said disapprovingly, "Man, this is a war. Look, who doesn't participate in this robbery in Company E? It's not time for war now. Dude, the war is over, and now is the time to enjoy the fruits of the war. To be honest, I didn't have the habit of taking other people's things before, but now I'm used to it. It's not something to be ashamed of. This is what we deserve."

Yes, Malaki is right. It's not only E Company, but also the whole 2nd Battalion involved in the robbery. They went from collecting valuables from the houses they occupied to robbing valuables of the surrendered German soldiers. As long as you want, you can take it. Robbery is both profitable and risk-free, which is a matter of course.

Major Parks doesn't have that habit. He can't help taking anything, but he can't stop others from taking it. Including Captain Wales and even Major Winters, as long as they can impress their trophy, they are happy to enjoy it and pocket it. Nixon is one of the few officers who are not interested in this. Like Parks, he can't even look at it.

"You are a rich man, man!" Captain Wales searched for some necklaces, rings, silverware and so on. "I have to rely on this expense to prepare for Betty's wedding. This is an opportunity. Since ancient times, conquerors have done this on the land they have conquered. We won it. I don't think it's a robbery!" Captain Wales said it high-soundingly, but Nixon and Parks can't deny it, because he is telling the truth.

But Major Parks still gave an order prohibiting the robbery of German civilians. As for the robbery of the German soldiers, he could not stop it, so he had to let them go.

The German [***] team's Lugel guns, Nazi badges, watches, jewelry, the first edition of "My Struggle" and the primary goal of the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of Jiudu. And the general soldiers are not interested in the German mark.

Hevron and Sergeant Spina, a health worker, robbed six German soldiers. They broke into a house with six German soldiers. Put down your weapons!" Hevran raised his rifle and shouted loudly. And the German soldiers also obediently put down the rifles in their hands, and they did not intend to resist at all.

"This, man, hurry up!" Although the German soldiers couldn't understand Hefron's words, they still understood that the two Americans pointed to the watch in their hands, so they quickly took them off and were still on the ground.

"What's in your pocket, hurry up!" Spina pointed to their pockets again, and then watched the German soldiers take out some bits and pieces from their pockets, not even letting go of the ring on their fingers. In Hefran's later words, they almost opened their mouths to see if there were gold teeth in it.

Soon the six German soldiers were released, and they could not even be regarded as prisoners. And Hefran was not in the mood to escort them to the battalion, which was not cost-effective, which would delay their search.

"Hey, Hevron, here's a safe!" Spina shouted at Hefran. This discovery made the two of them ecstatic and looked forward to more valuable things in it. They tried to pry open the safe, and then their eyes widened and were stunned. The whole box of German marks is neatly yarded.

"God, have we robbed the German bank?" Spina looked at the bills in surprise and couldn't help looking at Hevran, "Bebby, have we made a fortune?"

"No, man, it's just a mark, not a dollar. To be honest, I'd rather this be a pound, which is more valuable than the mark. The Germans are finished. What's the use of Mark? Hefran is not as optimistic as he is. But they still divided the large denominations equally between Marks, and the remaining small bills, after an hour of discussion, decided to be distributed to the prayer people in a nearby church.

"We are here on behalf of God, so that those who are devout can benefit." Hefran was warmly flattered by those people, because he had a sense of accomplishment, and he said proudly to Spina. Obviously, they felt that they had done such a great thing, but in fact, they only participated in a robbery.

The convoy of the 2nd battalion also encountered the German army on the way to the southeast, but there was no exchange of fire between the two sides. What they saw was the German army preparing to surrender. From the beginning, a small strand slowly turned into a large group of German troops in gray uniforms. The convoy of Battalion 2 drove on the Allied-only highway, which led east to Munich. The Germans walked west along the middle road to the captive camp. Looking around on the middle road, it was full of heavily armed Germans, but no one stopped to accept their surrender.

But not all German troops will surrender. Some hard-hard Waffen-SS elements still have sporadic resistance, and they usually blow up bridges, and blow up the road or blow up giant stones next to the road, piling up in the middle of the road to try to prevent the U.S. troops from entering Germany. These measures did not stop the pace of the Allies, but they also slowed down their march.

"I can't believe that we have won this war now!" Captain Wales sat in the back seat of the jeep. He looked at the heavily armed German soldiers in the middle of the road in the opposite direction, and couldn't help sighing.

"Look at them!" At this time, Major Winters suddenly turned his head to the group of Germans and said to Nixon, "This group of people, even if they are defeated, they still march with arrogance."

Everyone in the jeep turned their heads and looked at the faces of the German soldiers. Their faces were full of depression and gray. But they were still straight and walked in a neat queue. Still marching like a fighting force. There may be despair on their faces, but they can't help but admit that their discipline is indeed the best. This is not comparable to the army of any country.

"They used to be the best army in the world!" Parks quietly looked at the group of German soldiers who were ready to surrender and suddenly said, Yes, the German army used to be the best in the world, but now they are defeated. They no longer have the courage to fight. And all these changes make people sigh with emotion.

Suddenly, they heard someone shouting from the truck in front of them. When he looked up, Webster did stand on the truck and shouted at the group of German prisoners, especially several German officers sitting in the carriage with a very proud look, constantly scolding them.

"...That's right, it's you stupid German bastard. Say hello to Ford and General Motors. You stupid fascist pigs, look at you. You only have horses. What do you think? Drag us from half the world and interfere with our lives. Why? You ignorant and despicable scum!" Then Webster sat down as if he had exhausted his strength and said, "What are we doing here?" He said that he covered his face with his hands.

Yes, what are we doing here? From the landing of Takoa's training road in Normandy, to the Netherlands, Belgium and so on to Germany, every time they walk through a place, they will leave blood, and some brothers will stay, or be killed or injured. The brothers in the company came in one after another. Why did they come here?

The people in the jeep didn't say anything. Major Winters, Captain Nixon and Captain Wales were all thinking about Webster's almost crazy venting. What will they get after paying a heavy price? Originally, this war had nothing to do with the United States. This is a question that many people are thinking about.

Major Parks just smiled bitterly in his heart. He knows the answer, and he knows why they came here. But he didn't say that there is no need to answer this question. Everyone has their own answer in their hearts, or some people can't think of the answer, or some people will tell these soldiers the answer, but the only answer is in everyone's heart, until the end of the war, until many years later, they will not find out. What they mean here.

Major Parks once again looked at the surrender of the German army like a long snake. At the end of the team is the sun that has just risen in the morning. The sunlight in spring is not dazzling, and it can even see its whole outline shining.

(to be continued)