The Blitz: London's Longest Night Page #6

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To us as well.

Not because we deserve it,

but because we want to be your servants.

Just as you announced the Consoler

in the Bible, so do we hope for peace.

Bless, oh Lord, our words...

...against evil and human malice.

May all who dwell in it

find their way...

...towards righteousness.

May 13, 1940

The map says there's a route straight

through the woods. To the left here.

My brother knows this by heart.

You're fond of him, aren't you?

He's the sweetest,

gentlest boy on earth.

You're fond of your brother too, right?

- Sure, but I do lose sleep over him.

Herman can be difficult too.

- And Dirk Lagerwaard?

Dirk's under a lot of pressure.

He's building an international empire.

He doesn't want to lose it to the Nazis.

So he marries a German

at the right moment.

It's not just that.

- Course not. He's also wildly attractive.

This is a government announcement:

It's prohibited to use gas for personal...

Guess the tune.

Beethoven.

- Correct!

And this one...

Herman always guesses this one.

Don't know it. Is it classical?

Why listen to classical music?

Glenn Miller is much better than Mozart.

How did you know it was Mozart?

Louis Armstrong.

- No, it's a lullaby.

My mother used to sing it

before I went to sleep.

Then she gave me a special kiss.

Like this...

You peeked when we were praying.

- I wouldn't dare.

And when I wrapped myself in that towel?

Tell the truth. What did you see?

The same thing I saw

with my eyes closed.

You're lucky you're German.

You may drive back.

- But I want to drive on. My parents...

Miss von Heerle...

In a day the German army

will occupy the Netherlands.

I have to keep going.

Please, my future husband is wealthy.

- Are you Jewish?

No, I'm not Jewish.

- What about him? Is he Jewish?

Identification.

No, he's not Jewish.

He's...

...a Dutch boxing champion.

He might become a world champion.

Right. Corporal!

Yes, sir.

- Do you know Vincent de Graaf?

Dutch boxing champion.

The Dutch Olympic and European lightweight

champion is Bepvan Klaveren.

I've never heard of de Graaf.

Our corporal is a pro boxer

by the name of Schloss.

Schloss? I know him.

Number five in Germany.

And he's ranked number seventeen

in Europe.

Seventeen.

But I'm better.

If I beat Schloss we can move on

to Doesburg.

A boxing match? Now?

- That bag of bones?

With one hand tied behind my back.

Propose it.

What's he saying?

He wants to know

if you're afraid of Dutchmen.

Afraid of Dutchmen?

Where did you get that idea?

Of that amateur?

But you're hiding in the woods?

Miss, we're waiting for orders from Berlin.

Within two days the Netherlands

will have been wiped off the map.

Is that right?

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