On entering the commander's office, Lieutenant Edlin took a grenade, pulled the pin, and held the grenade to the commander's stomach, forcing him to surrender the fort, along with four 280 mm guns, supporting small-arms positions, pillboxes, and approximately 800 enemy soldiers.
Upon entering the commander's office, Lieutenant Edlin took a grenade, pulled the pin, and pressed it against the commander's stomach, compelling him to yield the fort, along with four 280 mm guns, supporting small-arms positions, pillboxes, and roughly 800 enemy soldiers.