hɪz sᵻlˈɛkʃən fɔːɹ ɐbwˈeɪɚ tɹˈeɪnɪŋ tˈʊk plˈeɪs wɛn ˌɔn hˈoʊm lˈiːv ɪn kɹˈɪsməs nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, hiː hɐdbɪn ˈæskt tʊ ɐtˈɛnd ðə hˈæmbɜːɡ ˈæst.
His selection for Abwehr training took place when on home leave in Christmas 1938, he had been asked to attend the Hamburg Ast.