Easily the proudest of this war [...] the old gentleman bowed deeply before the representatives of the German Army.

The first time in the history of England that a Governor had the direct representative of his Britannic Majesty has ever bowed to the German Army."

In civilian life he had been a Doctor of both Law and Philosophy, and I believe he came from a family of agricultural machinery manufacturers in Stuttgart [...] a fair minded man who would never trick anyone by low cunning".

Whilst the German forces were attacking Belgium, specifically during the crossing of the River Lys, around Theilt (potentially Thielt).

[6] He died on the Eastern Front[2] on the 27 January 1942 at Lazerett in Smolensk, Soviet Union[4] in hospital of wounds he sustained.