“This won't look so good in my obituary," Schaffer said dolefully. There was a perceptible edge of strain under the lightly-spoken words."Gave his life for his country in a ladies' lavatory in Upper Bavaria.”

—  Alistair MacLean, book Where Eagles Dare

Source: Where Eagles Dare

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