Anton could see that Genero was wounded. Louis would get details later. The first priority would be capturing the remaining Italians.
Waving to Genero, Anton approached the Italian soldier closest to him. The French officer produced his personal sidearm—a vintage Broomhandle Mauser automatic pistol with a five-and-a-half-inch barrel. Anton stepped over the sleeping soldier and stood astride his prone body. Crouching low, he inserted the long, thin barrel of his pistol into the mouth of the sleeping soldier as he snored softly. Startled by the placement of the foreign object, the Italian gagged and awoke with a start. When he looked up at Anton’s cruel, scar-enhanced smile, he pissed himself.
By 0200 hours on November 23, 1942, based on the intelligence obtained from the Italians, Genero
