Pickelhaube "I am Sergeant Hans Binklemann, Company B, 105th Westphalian Grenadiers," one grizzled, unshaven figure grunted, holding his bayonet toward Jake. "And if you"re a German officer, what are you doing dressed in black and coming from the direction of the enemy?"
"I am Hauptman Felix von Hollweg, attached to General von Moltke"s personal staff." Jake grunted, pulling out of his trouser pockets a fresh pack of smokes and tossing them to one of the infantrymen who seemed to be shaking in terror. "I was asked to reconnoiter the surrounding countryside and report back to the general. Be so kind as to send one of your men with me back to your battalion headquarters. I need to make an immediate report."
Count Helmuth von Moltke was the Chief of Staff for the entire German Army in 1914.
