Thousands of German soldiers surrendered as Allied troops stormed into Germany. This group is assembled in Kaiserlautern, Germany. One out of six German soldiers in France was conscripted from conquered countries. texag57


German POW's

The picture shows the soldier Alfred Jonstrup from "Freikorps Danmark". He was hit by a Russian grenade and part of his jaw was blown away. Even though he wasn't able to talk he kept on writing down informations. A friend is trying to hold a towl under Alfreds jaw so the blood will not hit the paper.

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Though shelled from sea and land and bombed from the air, the heroic garrison of the Westerplatte, Danzig, held out to the last man against overwhelming odds.  Above, the German army flag is seen flying over the ammunition dump when the stronghold was finally captured.  The gallantry shown by the Polish defenders was praised even by their German enemies.