A few minutes later, over three hundred captured German paratroopers looked at these men with a mixture of resentment and bewilderment. They had clearly confirmed the accent—how did they suddenly turn into Americans?
No, they weren't Americans either.
As for Lieutenant Colonel Heidete, his once fiery heart turned cold.
But with both arms injured, there was nothing he could do now. He could only... surrender. Yes, surrender was the only option. Facing hundreds of enemies armed with STG44s and MG42s, while they themselves only had pistols, what else could they do but surrender?
Thus, the German army's last airborne operation of World War II ended in disaster—without even a fierce battle, they surrendered.