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Monthly Archives: April 2015
April 30, 1945 – Monday
We moved in to the suburbs of Munich this morning. I had to go to HQ to pick up some lumber. It snowed most of the day today. We set up the radio and played cards. I wrote a letter … Continue reading
Letter Home – April 29, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Well mother here it is your birthday. Mine passed and was just another day. In fact it was a pretty hectic day for me. We moved to three different times. If you could see the equipment … Continue reading
Dachaw Concentration Camp (audio)
During this day, April 29, 1945, Chick Bruns visited Dachaw Concentration Camp. Only officers were allowed cameras so Chick gave his camera to the officer accompanying him. This audio clip was from an interview with his son John. [sc_embed_player_template1 fileurl=”https://70yearsago.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dachow-1945.mp3″] … Continue reading
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April 29, 1945 – Sunday
We left this morning at six and was on the road all day. We stopped at Furstenfeldbruck and ate chow. Then decided to stay all night. We were strafed once today but no one was hurt. We followed the infantry … Continue reading
April 28, 1945 – Saturday
We were in an airfield so I spent most of the morning looking over the airplanes. We moved right after dinner into Augsburg. Boy, did they catch a lot of prisoners. They were little young kids or old men. Some … Continue reading
April 27, 1945 – Friday
Today is my birthday. I am 26, but I feel like a million. I have really changed since I left home. We are going to celebrate it tonight. Two of my chickens got away so I turned the 3rd one … Continue reading
Letter Home – April 26, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Here I am late again. But I know you know the reason. Move, move, move, that’s all we know, but as long as it brings this war two in and, I’m all for it. I have … Continue reading
April 26, 1945 – Thursday
Dago and I caught three chickens and put them in a bag as we were moving and we would eat them tomorrow. We moved right after dinner. Lucky for us that we had just got by an area that Germany … Continue reading
April 25, 1945 – Wednesday
We were up at 3 am and back out on the road again. We crossed the Danube. They really had the ack ack covering the bridge. We pulled into a little town as it was as far as we could … Continue reading
April 24, 1945 – Tuesday
I had to get out some requisitions, so I worked on them all morning. After dinner they told us that the 12th Armored had caught a bridge intact across the Danube so we got ready to go back into combat … Continue reading
