Some things didn't make that much sense
For one thing, if his name is Eric, the Italian version would be Errico, not Enrico, which means Henry.
Another is why would so many people in the Italian and German armies spend so much time looking for one escaped prisoner when there are so many other things going like such as a major invasion coming up from the south? Wouldn't so many people have a lot more important things to do than spend all their time chasing one lame guy?