The body of an unknown American soldier awaits burial beside a road in the Ardennes in January 1945.



Unknown casualty

From left to right - unidentified U.S soldier, Victor Maurer, Heinrich Wicker, and unidentified SS aide

After untersturmführer Heinrich wicker and red cross representative Victor Maurer met the Americans at Dachau under a white flag of surrender, Brig. Gen. Henning linden brought them to 'Dachau death train' an entire train  loaded with perhaps over 500 corpses

Wicker denied knowledge of the train and were forced to pose for this picture taken by Linden.   Wicker was allegedly later killed that day under unclear circumstances, neither the memoirs of Linden or Maurers report say anything about his fate

Dachau Death Train

British soldier examines the grave of a German tank crew, whose wrecked PzKpfw III can be seen in the background, Western Desert, 1941.  The PzKpfw III seems to have suffered a serious internal explosion; the roof has been blown off the turret, which also seems to have "risen" slightly from the hull.  The concussion and pressure wave from such an explosion would have been quite sufficient to kill the crew.  Best regards, JR.