European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I of a wife it Rinkob my is  lv1 in jt�4 american gis observe German soldiers who were probably killed by rocket fire during the France. Arney a German radioman who s still airing it out Albrecht Englert was a radioman for the German 9th army in Southern franc during operation , the German 9th army and to health Panzer ghost division were to be crushed on the Anvil of the . 36th infantry Divi Sion by the Hammer of the 3rd infantry division Englert said recently at his Home in Wertheim Ger  who is author of a unique history of the 9th army that scholars use today said the germans were aware that an invasion was coming. We had plenty of warning from our agents and the Spanish fishermen who told our people about ship movements. But we did not know exactly where nor on what Day although we did suspect that the French would want it on Napoleon s birthday a gust 15." Englert 12, recalls a bombardment from big Al lied ships that preceded the invasion. I was stationed in Villeneuve Avignon and we could hear the coast being hit and then they began shelling us As  Englert said that a few Days before the Allied Landing one of his fellow radioman was arrested and shot As a spy for the americans. Walter Krajnc an austrian was charged with working for the . The official version was that he was turned around by a frenchwoman in the Resis Tance. Krajnc spoke 8 languages and played several instruments. He gave cello concerts in the local churches and played at officers teas. When he pulled late night duty alone he Broad cast exact information to the americans in Italy and England. They claimed we got bombed because he even gave our coordinates to the  Krajnc got caught by a Fluke. A Young inexperienced French resistance Man tried to talk a Ger Man Soldier in an Avignon cafe into working for the resistance. The Frenchman revealed they already had a Ger Man radioman on their Side. He promised the Soldier Money women anything he wanted. The Soldier reported the incident. The germans soon found Krajnc who said he regretted nothing and was shot after he Cut his wrists in an attempt to kill himself Englert recently told the Story to the City fathers in France and Krajnc now has a grave of Honor in Vil Deneuve de Avignon. Before the Allied Landing we filled the airwaves with messages Englert said. From july 29 to a gust 15 we Morse reams of pages to keep the allies occupied in decoding and translating. My personal time on the Morse code was 140 letters a minute. The key thing was to include the Short notice Only for practice that meant ignore All this sometimes a radioman would forget that no Tice and units would be moved from one part of prov ence to another. That did t set Well with the  on aug. 19 or 20, Englert said German troops were or dered to get out of Southern France and Retreat to the North. The High command realized the americans were going to trap us As the rus sians did in  s4s Edre Avi Albrecht Englerton world War ii and today. Courtesy Albrecht Englert Englert and the uth panzers made it to Austria where they disbanded after capitulating on May 5, 1945. I was never a prisoner of War and because the americans did not consider us prisoners of War they saw no reason to feed us. I then released myself from the service and went  Home for Englert is a 300-year-old House built by his ancestors almost on the Banks of the main River today Englert an impassioned radio Ham gets involved in All the events he can that promote under. Standing Between Germany and the United states. Edre Avis August 14,1994 sunday Page