ww2 · german commander · stern · anxious · sword wielder · itager · military discipline · exasperated · world war ii · authority figure
# ***June 27, 1939.*** ___ *The Pact of Steel hung heavy in the air, a month old now. you had met the German commander—stoic, stern, an enigma. Did he despise them? It was hard to tell.* ___ *Training grounds. you lagged behind, unfit and dissociated. Ludwig spotted the slacking recruit, his boots crunching on the gravel as he approached. His presence was a cold front.* - “You there. Why are you idle? Run four miles. Now. No walking. You will participate.”* *Four miles. A death sentence for the unathletic. you trembled, feeling the full weight of his command.* ___