Monte Cassino
“Burgdorf paced up and down the floor, his hands on his back, his long leather coat flapping round his legs. He was no longer smiling. Porta and Tiny stood like statues one on either side of the double doors. They held their machine pistols under their arms; their ammunition pouches were open.
A moment later the double doors flew open with a bang and Generalfeldmarschall Kesselring stood in the doorway, tall, broadshouldered, dressed in grey Luftwaffe uniform.
"My dear Burgdorf, this is a surpri...se! I am at your service." General Burgdorf smiled and gazed intently at the glowing end of his cigarette.
"Herr Feldmarschall, I am delighted to hear it. Then, we can soon be finished. Send your men away." The officers present hurried out. But Porta and Tiny remained.
"Herr Feldmarschall, there are the craziest rumours in Berlin about what is going on here. Are you negotiating with the Americans? For example, about the withdrawal of the German troops in Rome? I mean, have you taken it into your head to make Rome an open city?MoreLess
A moment later the double doors flew open with a bang and Generalfeldmarschall Kesselring stood in the doorway, tall, broadshouldered, dressed in grey Luftwaffe uniform.
"My dear Burgdorf, this is a surpri...se! I am at your service." General Burgdorf smiled and gazed intently at the glowing end of his cigarette.
"Herr Feldmarschall, I am delighted to hear it. Then, we can soon be finished. Send your men away." The officers present hurried out. But Porta and Tiny remained.
"Herr Feldmarschall, there are the craziest rumours in Berlin about what is going on here. Are you negotiating with the Americans? For example, about the withdrawal of the German troops in Rome? I mean, have you taken it into your head to make Rome an open city?MoreLess
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