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May 9, 1945 – Wednesday
Worked hard all day long. Went to the battalion, to the 3rd Signal, and also went over to the 7th Infantry to see Walter Hansen. Cleaned up and wrote a letter home.
May 8, 1945 – Tuesday
We moved this morning to the other side of the river. I got me a nice house to set up in. Got straightened out. Worked hard all day. Listened to the radio and went to bed . The war will … Continue reading
Letter Home – May 7, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Sorry to have been so long in writing but we have been on the go all of the time and I haven’t had time to do anything. Well the war over here is over for us. … Continue reading
May 7, 1945 – Monday – Payday
I worked hard all day today. The war is practically over. Just a matter of hours. We celebrated and on Hitler’s Champagne. What a time we had. Went to bed early.
May 6, 1945 – Sunday
We left about 9:30 this morning for Salzburg. We didn’t get there until about 1:30 in the afternoon. I got partly set up. Listened to the radio and went to bed.
Color Postcard Photos of Hitler’s Home – The Berghof
Chick was some of the first to visit Hitler’s home near Berchtesgaden. The Berghof was located on a plateau called the Obersalzberg which is on the route to the top of the Kehlstein, the mountain where Hitler’s tea house, called … Continue reading
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May 5, 1945 – Saturday
Was up early and took a few pictures around the town. In the afternoon I got a jeep and Riley and Schlad and I went up to Hitler’s home. The outside was completely demolished. I went down into his tunnel … Continue reading
May 4, 1945 – Friday
I had to change a flat this morning. Gas up and change the load on my trailer so I could get at some of the stuff. We are to move out this afternoon. We are headed for Saltzburg, Austria. The … Continue reading
May 3, 1945 – Thursday
Well, we spent all day and until 11 o’clock on the road. We traveled 85 miles and most of it was on the super highway. Prisoners, prisoners, prisoners that’s all you can see. They are coming in from everywhere. You … Continue reading
May 2, 1945 – Wednesday
Not much to do this morning as we are going to move after dinner and you can’t unload any thing if you are always moving. After dinner we moved to a new area. We set up the radio and played … Continue reading
