The atmosphere in the Villa's first match against a German Select XI was in marked contrast to the England game with continual jeering and whistling.

When future Villa manager, Alex Massie fouled Camillo Jerusalem, the referee needed to separate the teams.

[3] The second game, in Düsseldorf, passed without incident but, following the third match, in Stuttgart, SS guards and Stormtroopers were needed to protect the players from the crowd.

[3] During the war TIME Magazine reported that the Villa reserve team, all captured at Dunkirk, thrashed their captor SS guards.

[4] There were debuts for Frank Shell, Bill Carey, Tommy Clayton and Jeff Barker.