▁of ▁counter - att acks . ▁L ack ing ▁a ▁radio , ▁de ▁Haut ec loc que ▁gave ▁directions ▁to ▁the ▁Char ▁B 1 ▁t anks ▁with ▁his ▁can e . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁June , ▁he ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁head ▁during ▁a ▁German ▁air ▁attack , ▁and ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁a ▁convent ▁in ▁Av all on . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁when ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁over run ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁ ▁This ▁time , ▁de ▁Haut ec loc que ▁escaped ▁by ▁jump ing ▁out ▁a ▁window . ▁After ▁the ▁arm ist ice ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June , ▁French ▁soldiers ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁captured ▁were ▁simply ▁allowed ▁to ▁go ▁home , ▁and ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁friendly ▁towards ▁de ▁Haut ec loc que , ▁especially ▁when ▁they ▁discovered ▁that ▁he ▁spoke ▁fl uent ▁German . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁re join ▁his ▁family ▁by ▁car ▁and ▁b icy cle . ▁So ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁cross ▁from ▁the ▁zone ▁occup ée ▁into ▁the ▁zone ▁libre ▁where ▁Th ér èse ▁and ▁the ▁children ▁were , ▁his ▁sister ▁Y v onne ▁obtained ▁an ▁identity ▁card ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁" L ec ler c ". ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁name . ▁He ▁also ▁told ▁Y v onne ▁that ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁join ▁Gén éral ▁de ▁brig ade ▁Charles ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁in ▁Britain . ▁He ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Saint - G erm ain