addy ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁kind ness ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁staff ▁and ▁gu ards . ▁ ▁He ▁narrow ly ▁avoided ▁having ▁his ▁foot ▁am put ated ▁when ▁a ▁nur se ▁removed ▁the ▁spl inter ▁embedded ▁in ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁force ps , ▁and ▁once ▁he ▁had ▁sufficiently ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁w ounds ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁St al ag ▁VII - A ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁liber ated ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁service ▁W addy ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁ended ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁H Q ▁of ▁ 3 rd ▁Par ach ute ▁Brigade ▁before ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁Palest ine ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁A ▁month ▁later ▁he ▁joined ▁ 9 th ▁Battalion ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁Jewish ▁terror ist ▁threat ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁he ▁was ▁wounded ▁once ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁I Z L . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁officers ▁for ▁longer ▁than ▁three ▁years , ▁W addy ▁was ▁posted ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁after ▁almost ▁seven ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁regiment . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁staff ▁posts , ▁initially ▁in ▁Greece , ▁then ▁Ta un ton ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁G SO ▁ 3 ▁for ▁ 4 3 rd ▁( W esse x ) ▁Division . ▁Later ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁ 1 st ▁Infantry