The mother of a British prisoner of war was critically ill and applied to the German army to go home. What did he do after being approved?

I have to say that Germany is really a war machine. Whether in World War I or World War II, Germany is one of the main participating countries and has always been at odds with Britain and France. France and Germany should be old enemies. Because France failed in the Franco-Prussian War, it lost its original hegemony in Western Europe and Central Europe, and was bent on taking revenge on Germany, while Germany was also preventing France from taking revenge and actively expanding its armaments. But Britain and Germany had no enmity, just didn't want to see Germany dominating, so they formed an alliance with weak France in World War I. ..

19 14, Germany adopted the schrieffen plan (the embryonic form of blitzkrieg) formulated before the war to counter the attacks from hostile countries in the east and west, namely Russia and the British and French allied forces. In the early stage of the plan, Germany first launched a large-scale attack on the western front, which achieved unexpected results and dealt a great blow to the enemy. However, in the subsequent Battle of the Marne, due to the strong resistance of the British, French and Belgian troops, Schrieffen's plan went bankrupt, and Germany had to temporarily adjust the offensive rhythm.

Although Germany lost 220,000 people in the Battle of the Marne, the casualties of the British and French allied forces were still higher than Germany, with 263,000 people. At the same time, Germany also captured a large number of British soldiers and officers and put them in prison camps. Robert Campbell, a 29-year-old British army captain, is one of the prisoners of war. He was wounded by shells on the battlefield. The Germans captured him and sent him to the hospital for treatment. After his recovery, he was sent back to the prison camp.

At that time, there were no concentration camps in Germany. They only treat prisoners of war as ordinary detention, especially soldiers with the rank of Robert. The Germans are still very kind to them. One afternoon two years later, Robert really received a letter saying that his mother had cancer, which had reached the terminal stage. I hope Robert can go back and see her. Robert is worried. He is a dutiful son. Before going to war, he told his mother that he would go back safely, but now he is in a prison camp.

Robert tried to ask the prison guard if he could go home and see his mother. Although the German officers were expressionless, they succeeded in making him laugh. Under their refusal, Robert decided to write to German King William II. Originally, Robert had no hope for William II's reply, but luck came too suddenly. William II not only promised him, but even gave him two weeks.

In fact, this time limit is a joke. Which prisoner of war in history can come back after leaving? However, Robert broke people's cognition. After he returned to China, he stayed with his mother for a week and finally returned to the prison camp as scheduled. His mother died three months after he left. Although he was sad in the face of his mother's death, he had no regrets. He chose to come back only because he is a soldier with a supreme sense of responsibility and honor. He will certainly fulfill his promise, even if he resists.

However, a few days after Robert returned to the prison camp, things reversed again. Robert led several prisoners to secretly dig a tunnel and escaped in the middle of the night. However, just as he was about to flee to the border, he was arrested again and did not return to China until the end of World War I. Robert and William II, one dare to apply and the other dare to approve, is an anecdote.