Lion, Tiger, Bear | 421 these islands under guard? Perhaps with Major Bradley here? There must be many new tropical specimens that we could take back to Ger The official group translator, a Navy commander, stood. Neinl Youre all Nazi SS members, close friends of Hitler and Himmler. Youre damn well lucky we dont imprison you for the duration of the war and force you to work for us. But our orders come from the top, FDR, so be thankful for that. This top-level exchange is without peer. Take it easy, commander, sit down, ordered the admiral. These are civilians mostly. Pulling at his long beard, Geer said: Actually, Ive never met Hitler, but our dear Heinrich is a most misunderstood indiv Do you know…exactly who I am? asked Gerlach incredulously, his eyes wide and menacing, hands flat on the table. Im Walter Gerlach, non-linear physicist, University of Tubingen, Kaiser-Wilhelm Gesellschaft, quantum mechanics. The Fuhrer and Hirohito will have you weak-kneed, Jew-loving pond scum by the balls soon. Why you filthy ungrateful Yankee swine, I Oh, shuttup, Walter, said Porsche, inhaling a sandwich. Any hot mustard about? You see my wife makes Klempererabruptlystoodatattentionandspokewithauthority.Stoi&««^r«r Piter Klemperer, GehirgsjagerSS. A mountaineer by Gott. Serial number G.21817.1 wish for asylumI want to defect! I will cooperate to the full extent but will not divulge military information. And if you are amenable, I would like.. .permission to be married to my shipmate Miss Alice Drummond, soon to be divorced. She has since accepted my pre-proposal, my insurance for engagement, my oath and dagger upon it. I will wait for her in an American prison camp of course until such time as Traitorous dog! snarled Gerlach. Porsche, Geer, and Schafer laughed. After the translation, the American officers looked to one another, stunned and bewildered. A Navy photo reconnaissance technician handed the admiral a single eight-by-ten photo. Mr. Geers Leica camera, sir. Only one negative developed, the rest were unrecognizable. Its Major Klemperer here…and an elephant? The admiral looked to the Germans and pointed at the photo. The biggest God-damned world war in history…