The German guards panicked; some fled, and others switched their military uniforms for prison garb that they had stripped from the dead, hoping not to be recognized.
Saksa valvureid haaras paanika: mõned põgenesid, teised vahetasid oma sõjaväevormi surnute seljast kooritud vangirõivaste vastu, lootuses, et neid ära ei tunta.