Chapter 145
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October 12, 1940
Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany – Rundstedt Army Group Headquarters
Lieutenant Vinrich Behr privately considered himself to have good luck with superiors.
During the Anschluss, his very first operation which he had joined unknowingly, Behr had been wandering around Regensburg searching for his unit when he met his future battalion and company commanders.
Those two were Henning von Tresckow and Dietrich Schacht, the key players of the new government coup.
Tresckow was his battalion commander, so he didn't have many chances to talk with him, but he had played a major role during the coup and was now mentioned as one of the leading candidates for the next Chief of the General Staff.
On the other hand, Dietrich Schacht had been Behr's company commander, so he had spoken with him directly and had been by his side, however briefly.
Though his memories of the chaotic Anschluss were of them scrambling around together, Behr had served as the adjutant to the Vice-Chancellor, who was now arguably one of the most famous men in Germany.