AN: Ottos point of views is similar to the views of many axis soldiers from that time.
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They assumed that the rest of the company was not so far from the camp that Otto, Hans and the others captured recently. Welkin had sent a few scouts with a few SS soldiers out to find them, before any of them get into trouble with imperial patrols that could be nearby.
At the same time, he and Alicia were having a long and interesting conversation with Otto, in the camps main tent. The story what Otto said, that how had they get into this world and in Gallia was something fascinating. Welkin had his month open at that natural phenomenon. Alicia was more interested in the war that Otto and his men were fighting in.
"Lieutenant Otto, could you please tell me about that war of yours?" Alicia asked curiously.
"Please call me just Otto; there is no need for formalities!"
"Thank you, Liethe...I mean Otto..."
"So, where should I start?" Otto asked and sat back, getting his thought together.
"About 28 years ago, my country was one of the fastest growing powers in Europe, and the older powers were not so happy about it, so they formed an alliance, the Entent. In 1914 our Allies heir to the throne was assassinated, by agents from a little country. They declared war, after they refuse to let them investigate the plot. That was when the First World War has started."
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a cigarette. Both Welkin and Alicia knew that it must have been as bloody as the first Europan War.
"The war was 4 years long... and we lost... You know what is the funniest thing about this? That we lost the war, while we were still winning! There were not a single enemy soldier on our land, we defeated one of the biggest treat to us and were just a few kilometres from the other ones capital...But we lost..."
"How could you lose a war if you are winning?" Both Alicia and Welkin asked it at the same time.
"We were backstabbed! That's what happened... Jewish Bolsheviks started a revolution and a civil war inside the country...Our army was needed at home to restore order..."
"What happened after that?" Alicia asked.
"The 'winners' made a peace treaty for us...peace treaty, more like a death sentence. They destroyed the german people, robbed our country... people were starving, and dying."
"That's when the Führer came; he made our nation proud and great again. People were happy again, since we kicked out the jewish bankers and freed ourselves from their grip. But others wanted us to be destroyed. 3 years ago, on the lands that was taken away from us, the new occupiers started to kill the local german people, so we went in there and saved them, after that our former enemies declared war on us, and it was the same as last time, but now, we had prepared and we crushed them in least the three weeks. Since then we constantly are fighting for our people, for a better future."
"A year ago, our biggest operation started. We with the help of our allies attacked the red monster in the east. It is just like the crusades again. Us versus the evil of the world, our only goal here is total victory, the destruction of the Judeo-Bolshevik ideology! So this is the situation back home at the moment, we are winning definitely."
Alicia and Welkin were both listening to Ottos story, like little children listening to a bedtime story.
"So, what is the situation here?" Otto asked.
Welkin stared to fill him up with the details.
Meanwhile outside the tent Hans was helping digging graves to the dead imperials. Largo, Rosie and Edy were there watching him.
"This is a strange situation, I must admit that" Said Largo
"Yeah, I hope that nature boy, can get a plan." Said Rosie
"I don't know, but their uniform is cute." Edy said.
"Just the uniform?" Rosie said it sarcastically.
"Well yeah...I mean, why are you two just standing here?" Edy was rambling.
"Ugghh, I will be a good host and I will help them, not like others." While saying this she was pointing at Rosie.
And so, she left and went to Hans. The boy was just finishing digging the grave when Edy arrived.
"Hi! Uhm, Hans is it?" She asked. She sounded a bit awkwardly.
"Yes?! It's me, Hans, and you might be?"
"Uh sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Edy, I am one of the squads best schlocktrooper!" She said proudly.
"Well nice to meet you. i hope that your friends will be able to find the other, plus as I saw it we might need our tanks and planes too."
"They will, don't be afraid, so I come here to offer you my help!"
"Well I would really appreciate it, thank you!" Hans smiled.
Seeing the smile on Hans face somewhat made Edy blush a little.
Quickly she grabbed a shovel and started digging next to Hans.
"Thank you for the help, Edy." Hans said.
"It is nothing, even if they are our enemies they deserve to have a decent resting place!"
After they finished whit the big hole, and put all the bodies in it, Edy wanted to start to fill up the grave with the soil, but Hans quickly grabbed her hand, to stop it.
"Why did you want me to stop it?" Edy asked with a confused look on her face.
"We are not done yet. Where is the flag that was in the camp?" Hans asked.
"It is back there, Largo put it somewhere away, I think."
"Who is Largo?"
"He is our Lancer, the old guy with that huge weapon, next to that bitch Rosie..."
"Ohh, I see, well it is time for me to introduce myself to them. And Edy, please wait for me, since we are not complete, with the grave." He said it and went straight to Largo and Rosie.
The two of them were next to the Edelweiss having a little time off. Suddenly they noticed Hans getting closer and closer to them.
"Hi, there! You must be Largo." He said.
Largo was a little bit surprised, that the kid knew his name, but he was sure that Edy told him.
"Yes, it is me. What do you want kid?"
"My name is Hans, I would like to know, that where is the imperial flag that was in the base?"
"Why do you need that for?" Rosie asked.
"Back home, if a soldier dies in duty we wrapped their coffin in their homelands flag, as a sign of respect. I want to put the flag on them, and bury it with them."
"I see... It is in the back of the camp, I will get it for you." After that Largo was gone, leaving Hans with Rosie.
"Nice gun you have there." Rosie said.
"Thank it is an MP 40 it hold 32 9mm rounds and full automatic. This little one has saved my life in a lot of battle."
"Do you have some story to share, till big guy finds your flag?"
"Well, once we were in a little village, it was too quite, so our commander ordered us to take a rest, went we went into the local church Ivan was there, about 30 of them. We found ourselves in a trap, so we had to fight. It was brutal. I was ducking next to a flipped table, while the bullets were flying next to me. In the end we won, but we lost a few good men."
"Damm, I hope, we won't have the same situation."
"After that we were ordered to find the ones who were aiding the reds. We captured the man who showed us the church, and executed him, with the other Bolsheviks."
"Man, that is rough... why did you do it?"
"Ivan didn't sign any treaties about war; they use our prisoners as slave labour in godforsaken places, letting them starve."
While the two of them were talking Edy watched Rosie with hatred and with something else... It seemed like jealousy
What are they talking about? I hope that wrench doesn't fill his ears with lies about me!
Largo just arrived with the flag.
"Here it is kid!"
"Thank you! Will you two join us?"
"Sure!" Rosie said.
When they arrived, Hans put the flag onto the corpses, and with Edy they started to fill up the grave.
The scouts with the lead of Ramona were already searching the nearby area for almost two hours now; they have managed to found a few members of the ones, who were missing, but many more were out there.
Karl was with them. He was happy and nervous at the same time. He was happy, that they have found many of their comrades, but was nervous because the Fieldmarshall was still missing.
"I saw something!" Susie said.
"Then let's go there!" Ramona was excited about this.
After a little walk they found a few tanks with some of the Stukas
The Gallians were amazed by the airplanes. Meanwhile Karl was just happy to finally found them, but still there were no sign of the Fieldmarshall.