There on the beach of Boulogne, says Heritage magazine, “the men were tied with barbed wire to posts, almost as if they were being crucified, ” and made to watch the execution of a British deserter by firing squad.
وهكذا ،‏ تحت تهديد البنادق ،‏ أُصعد سجناء ريتشموند الستة عشر مكبّلين على متن قطار بطريقة غير شرعية ،‏ وأُخذوا سرّا الى فرنسا سالكين طريقا غير مباشرة .‏