The New Zealand Official History mentions the capture of 1,000 patients and implies that they were captured by Germans: The cooks were preparing the evening meal in the grouped MDSs on 28 November when over the eastern ridge of the wadi appeared German tracked troop-carrying vehicles, from which sprang men in slate-grey uniforms and kneeboots, armed with tommy guns, rifles, and machine guns.
The New Zealand Official History omtaler tilfangetagelsen af 1000 patienter og antyder, at de blev taget til fange af tyskere: Kokkene var i gang med at lave aftensmad den 28. november, da der dukkede tyske halvbæltekøretøjer op over den østlige bred af wadien og ud sprang mænd i grå uniformer og knæstøvler bevæbnet med maskinpistoler, rifler og maskingeværer.