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Allied encirclement of German Forces. The horrible sights and smell of death prevails, both man, machine & animal.

Chas Gahres [PA] Inside the ring of death, at Falaise.

In April 1945, as the gates and confines of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Germany were thrown open, inmates and refugees streamed about the area, heading in all directions, without caring where the roads led, as long as they were away. These…

Time for doughnuts and coffee, provided by The Red Cross

Helping priest load bells, previously confinscated by German troops for metal, onto a cart to return to village churches

Bob Hilliard [IL] and John Horne [MA]

V-Mail letter written by Bob Searl to his brother in USA on May 24, 1944, one day after leaving base Camp in Taunton, England and arriving at one of the many marshalling area camps on the coast of England preparing to board the Initial Assault…

This pocket booklet, purchased in England, was used to communicate with the French people during the Initial Assault landings in Normandy, June 1944.

Julius Krueger [MN], Belgium

Joe St. Laurent [MA], Eupen, Belgium, during our first snowfall of the war in Europe