Germany - 1945

World War II Magazine has a good article this month on the emotional toll that the final month of the War had on GIs. Fighting on German soil and liberating the death camps brought a change in attitude and emotion and the article does a good job of capturing that. The article is also available on-line for those of you who do not subscribe. Here is the link:

http://www.historynet.com/the-end-of-the-good-war-germany-april-1945.htm

Military History Magazine, a sister publication, also has an article on what it was like for German POWs after the War. The article focuses on the experiences of three specific German prisoners but it is an interesting read. Here is the link.

http://www.historynet.com/german-pows-and-the-art-of-survival.htm

 

I mentioned the first article too in my http://www.ww2f.com/wwii-general/24222-soldier-strips-romance-out-life-war.html thread.

 

There are tons of unexploded bombs in Germany. Recently a man found 8 250lbs general purpose high explosive bombs. I am trying to find the article now.

 

Im not sure what your post has to do with the subject of the thread but there have been quite a few incidents of WWII era bombs turning up all over the globe.

http://www.ww2f.com/wwii-today/21819-munitions-news-lol.html

 

Cheers for the heads up on the German POW thread.
Well worth a read.

 

Any one know Tech Sergeant Norman Perron from Massachusetts who died April 16th 1945. I believe he was with the ninth army.


Thanks