We couldn't silence the ringer, or the Germans would know we were there. It was almost heroic to walk without aid. Photos depict downed enemy planes, war buddies and targets. In one photo, Champion smiles broadly. The shadow of the photographer, clad in a long coat, is visible in the picture.
Champion points out the symbolism of the long coat to a visitor.
That figure is of the German soldier who had surrendered to him minutes earlier. Champion made sure that soldier took his picture before being rounded up with the other prisoners. Champion liked the Germans he met. The French, on the other hand, he was never sure if they knew a war was going on. It was a common sight to see French farmers out plowing their fields turning themselves into targets or turning their lights on at night.