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corporal.”
    The instant after he got the nod, Sgt. Stark
started yelling like a drill sergeant towards the waiting men and
the trucks started emptying.
    *~*
    In the front reception area of the factory, a
young receptionist was typing away when Major Schwerig walked
in.
    The receptionist stopped typing and turned to
Schwerig saying, “Can I help you Herr Major?”
    Standing tall before the desk, he was at
first silent as he removed his gloves and stuck them into his
pockets.
    Then he turned to see the men coming in
behind him and began talking to her, even though he was no longer
looking at her, “I have been sent by General Von Sterbenbach to
immediately address your management staff.”
    He turned his head back and looked directly
at her, “Are they all in attendance today?”
    The receptionist was a little baffled and
stunned. She replied, “Uh, well, yes they are in, but, they are in
a meeting and are not to be disturbed, Herr Major.”
    At that Schwerig just smiled while he tipped
his hat and clicked his heals, as if to cordially say I understand,
but then he just started walking around her desk through the door
behind her.
    Sgt. Stark was close behind him. As he
dutifully followed Schwerig, he turned to his men and pointed
sternly toward the ground behind himself as he snapped his fingers,
indicating that they were to immediately follow behind him.
    The receptionist stood and started to follow
as she stated in a panic, “Wait a minute Herr Major. I am not
allowed…”
    At that one of the soldiers that was
following Schwerig in single file, stepped out of line, directly in
front of the receptionist and held out his gun with both hands like
a barricade to block her further movement. He said nothing.
    She understood completely, but still didn’t
know what to do. She started back towards her chair but then turned
back around.
    While respecting the guard’s space, she
tried to look past him through the door, to see what was going
on.
    Schwerig had never been in this office before
but he walked as dutifully and directly as though he knew exactly
where he was going.
    Actually he was figuring that like most
offices, the management would have offices at the rear of the main
business area.
    He sighted his goal when he saw what looked
like upper management in a conference room, through a door that was
partially open.
    As he advanced he could see that his
approach had been detected because the meeting speaker had stopped
talking and started staring at his approach.
    Others in the room noticed the speaker
looking at something and slowly, their heads turned, one by one, to
see Schwerig walk into the room.
    An older man sitting at the table rose and
asked, “What is the meaning of this interruption Herr Major?”
    Schwerig stopped suddenly standing straight
with his hands cupped behind him and turned his head towards the
old man, eying him up and down and then assumed, “Ah and you would
be Herr Baumgaertner, the owner of this machinenwerk.”
    Schwerig recognized him from a photo in his
orders package.
    “I am indeed”, He proclaimed proudly. “And
again I will ask you to please state your business here today.”
    Schwerig turned his head straight then bent
it down as he started gently pacing while talking, “I have been
sent by General Von Sterbenbach of the SS to notify you that enemy
occupation is imminent and this machinenwerk, due to the sensitive
work that you do, is not, in any part, to fall into enemy hands.
All projects of the most sensitive nature are being relocated
today. All other projects that are too important to fall into enemy
hands, but not top priority to move, are to be completely
liquidated.”
    “But what does that mean for me, my employees
and my business, Herr Major?” questioned Baumgaertner.
    “Well, I will show you,” answered Schwerig as
he unholstered his parabellum and shot Baumgaertner in the head;
his lifeless body then dropped to the floor.
    As soon as Schwerig had fired the first