CHAPTER 5
FEARLESS GERMAN HERO
(November 1938)
Later that day, Peter set off to deliver the lamb chops and roast to the Vogners. He approached the large house, which was fronted by an ornate iron gate. In the yard, Hans and Stephen played football against Otto, seventeen, a strong, friendly boy. Since he was so much older, they looked up to him and his superior football skills.
Eddie Vogner, Hans’s eight-year-old brother, was sitting on the porch with his mother, cheering the other boys on. He was short and stocky, with small hands and feet, his eyes were almond shaped, and his tongue was a little too large for his mouth. He wore a hat that hung down to cover his face, hiding his slight differences from the hatred Hitler had for anyone with a disability. Peter knew that doctors called
