Five Graves to Cairo Page #4

A rather special kind.

You play your part well.

And now in English, to save them

the trouble of translation...

... when they intercept this message.

My Fhrer,...

... I have today crossed the Egyptian

border.

I am now marching on towards

Alexandria and Cairo

Then, I will take the Suez Canal.

Nothing can save the 8th British Army...

... from a colossal catastrophe.

They say the Red Sea once opened...

... by special arrangement with Moses.

A similar mishap will not occur

this time.

I pledge you here with my word

as a soldier.

Signed:
Field Marshall Erwin Rommel,

Youll address the Field Marshall as

Your Excellency, do you understand?

Yes, sir.

Why in the name of the devil,

didn't we get proper information...

... about the British withdrawal?

Huh? Why!?

I read here that you are a competent man.

Is that competent?

With the Field Marshalls permission,

he has been buried under the debris since last night.

He couldnt very well have used

the laundry communication.

Oh.

Field Marshall will find that he has

a very good record as an advance man.

We used him as a waiter in Danzig

in Rotterdam and in Athens.

- Cognac.

- Yes, Your Excellency.

Of course, no one in this so called hotel

has the slightest suspicion...

... that youve been working for us.

No, Your Excellency.

You will continue here as a waiter until,

we can get you through to your new assignment.

- Yes, Your Excellency.

- Cairo.

Thank you, Your Excellency. I rather

like to think of myself as a vulture...

... who flies ahead of the Stukas

limping a little.

- Rather well said. Three glasses.

- Yes, Your Excellency.

I suppose you would be glad to

escape from this sand trap.

I will indeed, Your Excellency.

How do you find the

British Intelligence Service.

Not very intelligent.

Not an inkling about Professor Cronstaetter

I beg your pardon, Your Excellency?

Professor Cronstaetter.

The five graves.

Of course. No, Your Excellency,

not anything.

Well.

We shall take that big fat cigar

from Mr. Churchills mouth...

... and make him say, Heil.

Five times.

Rather well said, Your Excellency.

Sieg Heil. To victory.

To victory.

To victory.

The next time, I will go personally,

do you understand. Make that quite clear.

Yes, Your Excellency.

About breakfast, I want some strong

black coffee to be served in bed.

Your Excellency will just ring.

Avanti!

General Sebastiano,

Ive come with a request.

- What do you come with?

- A request.

- What request?

- A request that the General cease singing.

Who made such a request?

The gentlemen of the German Staff.

Ill tell the gentlemen of the

German Staff

Among them Field Marshall Rommel.

Alright. But I ask you...

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