‘That’s very decent of you. As you made no stipulation that I should keep this to myself I take it that you don’t intend trying to prevent my passing it on?’ Von Ziegler shrugged. ‘I could hardly expect you to do otherwise, and I have no objection at all, since I feel sure that I can rely on you not to have me arrested as the source of your information. ‘You see, the fact of your warning the officer in command of these troops will not materially affect the military situation. In addition to the armoured column which is now approaching Lillehammer, a second armoured column captured Elverum last night, so King Haakon and his Government are on the run again, and the way is now open to us up the Osterdal Valley. In consequence, this British force is already outflanked, and hour by hour its situation will become more precarious as our Eastern column moves north. Still, that needn’t worry you as it will be destroyed or driven back by our Western column which is moving direct on Lillehammer.
