Magnus von Braun, Wernher’s brother, is chosen by the group of German scientists who fled Peenemünde as an ambassador to contact the Americans; from Oberjoch in Bavaria, he cycles to meet an advanced anti-tank unit of the 44th Infantry, US Army 3rd Armored Division; Fred Schneiker is the first American soldier he meets; Magnus, alternating between German and English with a British accent, says: “We are a group of rocket experts camped in the mountains; we want to see your commander and surrender to the Americans and see ‘Ike’ as soon as possible.”
