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|alias=Beauregard Lee
|alias   = Beauregard Lee
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|only   = The War Games (TV story)
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'''Von Weich''' was the name used by a [[War Lord]] posing as a [[major]] in the [[German Army]] in their [[War Game|simulated version]] of [[World War I]]. He used his "[[monocle]]" to implant suggestions into the minds of his subordinates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') When he posed as a [[captain]] in the version of the [[American Civil War]], he used the name '''Beauregard Lee'''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'') He tried to capture the [[Second Doctor]] and his allies, but was himself taken prisoner by the resistance. He was shot and killed by [[Moor (The War Games)|Private Moor]] after von Weich failed to [[hypnosis|hypnotise]] him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
'''Von Weich''' was the name used by a [[War Lord]] posing as a [[major]] in the [[German Army]] in their [[War Game|simulated version]] of [[World War I]].  
 
== Biography ==
Von Weich used his "[[monocle]]" to implant suggestions into the minds of his subordinates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')  
 
When he posed as a [[captain]] in the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States Army]] in the version of the [[American Civil War]], he used the name '''Beauregard Lee'''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'')  
 
Von Weich tried to capture the [[Second Doctor]] and his allies, but was himself taken prisoner by the resistance. He was shot and killed by [[Moor (The War Games)|Private Moor]] after failing to [[hypnosis|hypnotise]] him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* He was referred to by a German soldier as "Kapitän von Weich". However, in the real world, in German military the rank of a ''Kapitän'' can only be obtained by members of the navy, not the army. In the German army, the rank equal to a captain would be a ''Hauptmann''.
*''Weich'' means ''soft'' in German.


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== Trivia ==
* He was referred to by a german soldier as "Kapitän von Weich". However, in german military the rank of a ''Kapitän'' can only be obtained by members of the navy, not the infantry. This error is most likely a false translation of the rank of a captain. In german infantry the rank equal to a captain would be a ''Hauptmann''.
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 9 April 2022

Von Weich was the name used by a War Lord posing as a major in the German Army in their simulated version of World War I.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Von Weich used his "monocle" to implant suggestions into the minds of his subordinates. (TV: The War Games)

When he posed as a captain in the Confederate States Army in the version of the American Civil War, he used the name Beauregard Lee. (PROSE: The Eight Doctors)

Von Weich tried to capture the Second Doctor and his allies, but was himself taken prisoner by the resistance. He was shot and killed by Private Moor after failing to hypnotise him. (TV: The War Games)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • He was referred to by a German soldier as "Kapitän von Weich". However, in the real world, in German military the rank of a Kapitän can only be obtained by members of the navy, not the army. In the German army, the rank equal to a captain would be a Hauptmann.
  • Weich means soft in German.