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What German soldiers really thought of their enemies in World War II

Behind the flags propaganda and grand strategies of World War II were ordinary soldiers forming their own hard opinions about ...
HistoryAtWar on MSN

Through German eyes: How soldiers judged friends and foes in World War II

World War II is often reduced to simple sides and slogans, but the men who fought it saw a far more complicated reality.
Yahoo

80 years after World War II, Germany is still painstakingly searching for its fallen soldiers

HALBE, Germany (AP) — In a forest near Berlin, the remains of 107 fallen Wehrmacht soldiers were ceremoniously interred last week. High school students placed white gerbera daisies on small black ...
Chicago Tribune

Photos: Re-enactors who play German and Allied soldiers at Rockford World War II Days

“There is a lot of baggage in doing a German impression,” says Dave Fornell, of Elgin, a lead organizer of Rockford World War II Days. “My elevator pitch on why I do German has to do with their ...
Stars and Stripes

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Eisenhower gives view on German soldiers

FRANKFURT, Jan. 23 — Although they were defeated in World War II, German soldiers and officers did not lose their individual honor, Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower declared this morning as he took off from ...
Task & Purpose

When Americans, Germans and POWs fought the SS from the walls of a castle

80 years ago, on May 5, 1945, the strangest fight in World War II took place. American soldiers and Wehrmacht troops teamed up to fight the SS. By Nicholas Slayton Published May 5, 2025 12:31 PM EDT ...