"Oscar was killed this morning"

Friday, May 31, 1940

Left the Bergnicourt woods in the morning on foot and arrived the same day at the forward posts near the Aisne canal between Nanteuil and Rethel. One evening at the beginning of June, Captain Cornet, who was visiting our section, took me aside, and with tears in his eyes, told me, “Oscar was killed this morning in his HEADQUARTERS, along with ten other men.” We were moved by this sad news. We really liked the commander and all the men called him by his first name because he was so nice. A good man, very well respected. June is not off to a good start.