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never learned—sniffed at me for a while, and asked Stefan
questions. Rising, he said we might expect Zanovitch soon—
and left us abruptly. A half hour later, a short, dynamic man
with an extremely alert manner walked briskly to our table.
After Stefan's glowing introduction, Keil became friendly.
He told me had served under Nazi General Hans Guderian,
and fought in Smolensk and Stalingrad. Later he had joined
quisling Pavelich. Keil was a career militarist, an expert trainer
and technician, and was engaged in that 66