And there—right in the middle of it all—he spotted a Danish sergeant in Home Guard uniform, speaking into a radio. He had rank insignia, a Danish flag patch, and the weary face of a man with too many years of service and too little sleep. Lars, who had just received a NATO briefing about “potential opponents in similar uniforms,” remembered one line very clearly: “Be alert for enemies wearing similar attire.”
So he crept up behind the sergeant, placed a hand on his shoulder, and declared: “You’re under arrest. Identify yourself as a friendly force, or I’ll report you to command!”
The sergeant turned slowly, looked Lars up and down, and said:
“Son… I’m on my way to the canteen. The most dangerous thing in here is the fish cakes.”
