 Detzner and his band stayed near the Sattelberg Mission for the remainder of the war . After the war , however , Detzner would claim he had roamed throughout the eastern jungles of the island , eluding Australian patrols and making little effort to hide . He said he flew the Imperial German flag ( sewn from dyed loincloths ) in villages throughout the bush , and marched his command through the jungle , loudly singing such patriotic German songs as " Watch on the Rhine " ( Die Wacht am Rhein ) and popular sentimental ballads like " The Linden Tree " ( Der Lindenbaum ) . 
