▁when ▁they ▁discovered ▁an ▁old ▁military ▁pay ▁rece ipt . ▁He ▁was ▁taken ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁German ▁command ▁post , ▁where ▁he ▁secret ly ▁destroyed ▁the ▁rece ipt . ▁He ▁convinced ▁a ▁German ▁colon el ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁wounded ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁suffered ▁from ▁mal aria , ▁and ▁had ▁six ▁children , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁true , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁thus ▁ex empt ed ▁from ▁military ▁service , ▁which ▁was ▁false . ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁let ▁him ▁go . ▁He ▁then ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Cro zat ▁Canal , ▁sw am ▁across , ▁and ▁encountered ▁a ▁French ▁pat rol . ▁ ▁De ▁Haut ec loc que ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁Gén éral ▁d ' armée ▁, ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Army , ▁who ▁gave ▁him ▁permission ▁to ▁visit ▁his ▁home ▁at ▁T ail ly , ▁which ▁was ▁still ▁behind ▁French ▁lines . ▁When ▁he ▁got ▁there , ▁however , ▁he ▁found ▁that ▁Th ér èse ▁had ▁fled ▁to ▁Sainte - F oy - la - G ran de ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁France , ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁relatives . ▁On ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Army , ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁ 2 ème ▁group ement ▁cu ir ass é , ▁a ▁scratch ▁force ▁of ▁arm oured ▁and ▁mechan ised ▁units ▁that ▁included ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Stanisław ▁Mac zek ' s ▁Polish ▁ 1 0 th ▁Arm oured ▁Caval ry ▁Brigade . ▁The ▁group ement ▁ ▁launched ▁a ▁series