. ▁As ▁the ▁company ▁advanced , ▁they ▁were ▁held ▁up ▁by ▁what ▁W addy ▁bel ieves ▁was ▁a ▁tw in ▁bar rel led ▁ 2 0 mm ▁fla k ▁gun . ▁He ▁led ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁to ▁attack ▁it , ▁but ▁was ▁sp otted ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁sni per ▁as ▁they ▁moved ▁forward . ▁A ▁companion ▁was ▁killed ▁instantly ▁and ▁W addy , ▁without ▁his ▁machine ▁gun , ▁could ▁only ▁fire ▁in effect ively ▁with ▁his ▁p istol . ▁The ▁sni per ▁shot ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁gro in ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁hit ▁him ▁again ▁as ▁he ▁started ▁to ▁craw l ▁away , ▁forcing ▁W addy ▁to ▁lay ▁dog go ▁for ▁a ▁moment ▁before ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁men , ▁a ▁ ▁tall ▁Rh odes ian ▁soldier , ▁carried ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁Company ▁H Q . ▁ ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁a ▁heavy ▁concentration ▁of ▁enemy ▁arm our , ▁the ▁attack ▁st alled ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁called ▁off ; ▁the ▁batt alion ▁had ▁taken ▁such ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁essentially ▁a ▁single ▁company . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Regiment al ▁A id ▁Post , ▁W addy ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁do ctors ▁did ▁not ▁rate ▁his ▁ch ances ▁particularly ▁highly ; ▁the ▁ 1 5 6 ▁Battalion ' s ▁war ▁di ary ▁even ▁recorded ▁that ▁" B ▁Company ▁commander ▁was ▁fat ally ▁wounded ". ▁He ▁was ▁taken ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁Field ▁Am bul ance ▁post ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁to ▁the ▁T af el burg ▁hotel ▁in ▁O oster