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I and aanother comrade from the same unit had been in this place since October 1943. It was a farm Lager and there were twenty of us working in a tiny village. Having had a thin time the previous Christmas four of us decided to set about a somewhat different celebration. There were items in the Red Cross Parcels that some of the younger generatons had never even seen before and that had great purchasing power. We were able to borrow a table cloth and glasses and having set the table we had Schnapps home made wine and a few small cakes plus a ready cooked Pullet. Everything on that table was ILLEGAL. Now we had hardly ever seen a German Officer up to then, but that Christmas night of them turned up and we could see the lot being confiscated. This Officer looked at our table in the corner and walked slowly around the lager,saying nothing, until he came to our table and said,in perfect English,'I see that someone is having a merry Christmas. Always believing that attack was the best method of defence I asked if he would like a schnapps to keep out the cold. It was deep snow outside. He accepted and wished all the Lager the seasons greetings tossed back his tot and
walked out, leaving the four of us to enjoy a Christmas dinner that could have been confiscated and a Christmas which could have easily been spent in the cooler. The other sixteen members of the Lager had elected not to join in the Dinner but we had enough booxe to get everyone in a very good mood. So 1944 passed into history.

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