RAIDER’S LUGGAGE

Evening Star, Issue 23693, 28 September 1940, Page 20

RAIDER’S LUGGAGE

FUR cm AND HAIR OIL Carrying a fur coat and a toilet case containing hair oil, a 6ft Sin German fiver sot out to raid England His pessimism—or optimism—was justified. Ho wiis shot down and made a prisoner. After asking his captors to allow him to return to his wrecked aeroplane to get his treasured belongings be told them: “ We lost 50 aeroplanes on Sunday. The war will be over in three weeks.” The giant—ho was about 27 years old— was -allowed to have bis fur coat ami hair oil. He was one of many

German airmen captured during the Lady Auckland, widow of Lord.Buckland and sister-in-law of Lord Camrose and Lord Kemsley, told him she went shopping and brought back a German airman, for whom a search had 156611 going on for nine days. The German had escaped by parachute when his bomber had crashed in flames. Describing the capture, Lady Buckland said; “I noticed a peculiarlydressed, man walking along the road, and told my chauffeur: 1 1 am Certain that man is a German. I think we had better stop and see.’ He had a revolver, and when. we asked him if it

were loaded he saic] ‘ Xca, but we da not shoot civilians.’ Jjso we let him keep his revolver and ammunition. , H< looked so docile and so tired and hungry. As we drove hint: to the polied station I asked him, ‘ Do. you Germani think that the British people will giv4 in?’ His reply startled me. It wasi 1 No, but I think the German people will.’ The police at the station wer* staggered when I brought him in. II was funny to see him produce his re. volyer, unload it himself, and^ hand all his cartridges over, so politely. H* was charming right to the end. ' When I left him with the police he bowed stiffly and said ‘ Thank you.’