New Regular Army Corporal, Roy Holtz Of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Riding A Harley Davidson Motorbike Sidecar Combination In Addition To Supposedly Beingness The Laid About Yank To Come Inwards Germany Later On Ww1

On Nov 8, 1918, Ray Holtz was stationed amongst his Unit inwards Northern Belgium, most Spa, only about the German linguistic communication border, as well as every bit a Despatch Rider, Holtz was ordered to stimulate got an American Captain on a nighttime reconnoitering mission, the conditions was bad as well as inwards the pouring pelting they took a incorrect plow as well as got lost. In the distance they could encounter the lights from a farmhouse, as well as decided to larn direction from the farmer. Without knowing, they had truly crossed the German linguistic communication border, as well as the farmhouse was occupied past times German linguistic communication officers of the fifth Bavarian Division, who were every bit surprised to encounter the Americans, every bit the Americans were to encounter the Germans.

Ray Holzt as well as his Captain were treated every bit guests of the German linguistic communication officers, as well as were as well as then held prisoner for only iii days, as well as every bit shortly every bit the Armistice was announced on Nov 11, they were released past times the Germans as well as their Harley Davidson motorbike combination was returned to them.

Shortly after, Corporal Holzt as well as his Captain institute their agency dorsum to their Unit, which had reported them missing. In the days next the Armistice, Corporal Holtz as well as his Unit crossed the edge amongst Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany dorsum as well as forth many times, as well as Ray Holtz thinks that is when the photograph was likely taken.

Corporal Holtz was unaware of the photograph, until it was shown to him past times an American paper reporter inwards June 1943.

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