/lit/ - Literature

>>12704316
>she notices with the corner of her eye a series of strange glints coming from the treeline just past the tulip field
>some distance away, the two sharpshooters are quietly debating amongst each other whether or not they should disregard their orders and open fire on the Germans anyway
>impatient and realizing the prisoners are about to be loaded onto the trucks, one of them tersely calls out over the open airwave that they only have a few more seconds before they miss their window of opportunity
>they listen as their commanding officer replies and about to tell them to shut up and stay off the net when orders from higher up come in
>"Hitman-2, this is Hitman, you are approved to engage those targets. Pass the order to fix bayonets."
>"Solid copy."
>the officer wastes no time in passing on the order, “Hitman-2 to Echo-Five-Romeo, you are approved to engage.“
>"Roger that."
>"Radio check. Go to secure channel."
>"Lock and load!"
>the spotter heard as the bolt of his comrade's rifle fed a round into the chamber
>"Let's hope these beat-ass old Pattern Enfields do the trick."
>meanwhile in the treeline near the tulip field, dozens of shadowy figures in unison begin attaching bayonets to their rifles, the sound of the collective clicks being drowned out by the kicking and screaming at the Church

>>12385922

>some distance away, the two sharpshooters are quietly debating amongst each other whether or not they should disregard their orders and open fire on the Germans anyway
>impatient and realizing the prisoners are about to be loaded onto the trucks, one of them tersely calls out over the open airwave that they only have a few more seconds before they miss their window of opportunity
>they listen as their commanding officer replies and about to tell them to shut up and stay off the net when orders from higher up come in
>"Hitman-2, this is Hitman, you are approved to engage those targets. Pass the order to fix bayonets."
>"Solid copy."
>the officer wastes no time in passing on the order, “Hitman-2 to Echo-Five-Romeo, you are approved to engage.“
>"Roger that."
>"Radio check. Go to secure channel."
>"Lock and load!"
>the spotter heard as the bolt of his comrade's rifle fed a round into the chamber
>"Let's hope these beat-ass old Pattern Enfields do the trick."
>meanwhile in the treeline near the tulip field, dozens of shadowy figures in unison begin attaching bayonets to their rifles, the sound of the collective clicks being drowned out by the kicking and screaming at the Church

>>12327906

>the German prepares to shoot Peter but is stopped by SD officer Karl Silberbauer, who had slipped into the room in the initial commotion
>when the Gestapo man begins to protest that a Jew dared to strike a German soldier, Silberbauer tells his subordinate that they’ve already killed enough people tonight and he simply doesn’t want to fill out anymore paperwork
>the German asks if he’s at least allowed to hit Peter, Silberbauer responds yes, and Peter is immediately struck in the face again
>Silberbauer then turns to the pair of lovers, still naked and disheveled that he’s been looking for them for some time
>he sniffs the air and his face contorts with mild disgust as he recognizes the scent, he looks down at Anne's stomach
>he audibly mutters under his breath "been making more of the Chosen People, have we?"
>Anne suspects that the rest of her family has been caught and immediately become hysterical, demanding to know what happened to them
>Silberbauer coldly ignores her tremulous cries and tells her she has two minutes to get dressed or else he’ll have his men drag her outside by her hair, naked
>Anne struggles alone to pull on her vastly too small dress, the Gestapo ransack her few belongings (finding nothing of value) and take turns kicking and punching Peter as he dresses himself
>after managing to get their clothes on, Anne and Peter are grabbed by the Gestapo and dragged outside, pushing and shoving her along without the slightest hint of concern for her heavily pregnant state
>upon seeing the Germans coming out of the Church with two prisoners, the sharpshooters immediately radio in an update to headquarters, requesting permission to take the shot, they are simply told by their commanding officer to “stand by”
>Anne looks out at the still-darkened sky but can see the outline of a smoke plume in the distance
>the sound of gunfire and scream confirms what she suspected, the pastor who had been hiding them had been caught