Also ... my great aunts husband who is a meek and quiet fella , small In stature, looks, in all honesty, like a bit of a geek, turns out to be a real life war hero. He has a story about advancing through Holland after D-Day towards Germany.
Heavily outnumbered they took a vital bridge from the Germans only then to be attacked by all sides , they held the bridge until support arrived. He eventually got captured but immediately escaped , stole a German army vehicle to escape and went straight back into the fray.
Now I’m guessing he’s killed, seem his mates killed, it’s a miracle his mind isn’t blown to bits .... maybe it is