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The Sky Above The Desert Sky, Filled With The Smoke of War

The Sky Above The Desert Sky, Filled With The Smoke of War

The Retreat Was Just Another Beginning

The Retreat Was Just Another Beginning

When I Was A Prisoner Of War Of The Americans I Realized That Germany Had No Chance

When I Was A Prisoner Of War Of The Americans I Realized That Germany Had No Chance

The General War Situation Was By Now Causing Us Great Concern

The General War Situation Was By Now Causing Us Great Concern

The German Infantry Division Fled At First Sight Of The Russians

The German Infantry Division Fled At First Sight Of The Russians

When We Saw The American Tanks Coming We Turned And Ran At Full Speed

When We Saw The American Tanks Coming We Turned And Ran At Full Speed

We Must Buy Time At The Cost Of Our Lives Until Our Tanks Are Repaired

We Must Buy Time At The Cost Of Our Lives Until Our Tanks Are Repaired

Enemy Tanks Didn't Stand A Chance Against The King Tiger

Enemy Tanks Didn't Stand A Chance Against The King Tiger

Two Russian Infantry Regiments, Bbout 4,000 Men With Armoured Support, Were Attacking Us

Two Russian Infantry Regiments, Bbout 4,000 Men With Armoured Support, Were Attacking Us

The Situation Has Become Very Difficult For Our Commander

The Situation Has Become Very Difficult For Our Commander

Our Artillery Batteries Opened A Crazy Heavy Fire From All Sides On The Russian Positions

Our Artillery Batteries Opened A Crazy Heavy Fire From All Sides On The Russian Positions

We Desperately Searched For A Weakness In The American Forces But Realized We Had No Chance

We Desperately Searched For A Weakness In The American Forces But Realized We Had No Chance

We'll Hold Out And Our U-boats Will Force Our Terms Upon The Enemy

We'll Hold Out And Our U-boats Will Force Our Terms Upon The Enemy

The Americans Had Penetrated The First German City

The Americans Had Penetrated The First German City

Our Armies Had Launched A Massive Counteroffensive Against The Anglo-American Forces

Our Armies Had Launched A Massive Counteroffensive Against The Anglo-American Forces

The Collapse Of German Defences In The Atlantic Was Almost Matched By Defeats On Other Fronts

The Collapse Of German Defences In The Atlantic Was Almost Matched By Defeats On Other Fronts

The 7 U-boats Could Have Faced The Allied Invasion Fleet

The 7 U-boats Could Have Faced The Allied Invasion Fleet

Our New Weapons And Strategy Drastically Change The Situation. Enemies No Longer Stand A Chance.

Our New Weapons And Strategy Drastically Change The Situation. Enemies No Longer Stand A Chance.

Two More U-boats Were Bombed And Sunk. The Allies Dictated Terms And Weapons.

Two More U-boats Were Bombed And Sunk. The Allies Dictated Terms And Weapons.

We Realized These U-boats Were Designed To Destroy Us

We Realized These U-boats Were Designed To Destroy Us

The British And Americans Had Quietly, Steadily Massed Their Forces

The British And Americans Had Quietly, Steadily Massed Their Forces

For Fear Of Huge Japanese And German Convoys, Americans Suddenly Improved Their Defenses

For Fear Of Huge Japanese And German Convoys, Americans Suddenly Improved Their Defenses

Our U-boat Operations Were Extended To America's East Coast Against Little Or No Opposition

Our U-boat Operations Were Extended To America's East Coast Against Little Or No Opposition

We Ourselves Sank Thirty Ships In The Convoy. Our Submarine Is Unstoppable.

We Ourselves Sank Thirty Ships In The Convoy. Our Submarine Is Unstoppable.

When Captured by the Enemy, I Understood Escape Was Impossible

When Captured by the Enemy, I Understood Escape Was Impossible

The Red Army Once Again Massed A Large Force To Attack The German Front

The Red Army Once Again Massed A Large Force To Attack The German Front

The Americans Captured The Most Feared German General

The Americans Captured The Most Feared German General

In This Enemy Offensive Thousands Of Germany’s Soldiers On The Eastern Front Had Fallen

In This Enemy Offensive Thousands Of Germany’s Soldiers On The Eastern Front Had Fallen

The Supreme Commander Refuses To Accept Reality On The Eastern Front

The Supreme Commander Refuses To Accept Reality On The Eastern Front

The Enemy Had Thrust Divisions, Tanks And Heavy Weapons Into The Battle

The Enemy Had Thrust Divisions, Tanks And Heavy Weapons Into The Battle

A Long War Brought Endless Battles Against A Vastly Superior Enemy

A Long War Brought Endless Battles Against A Vastly Superior Enemy

The Most Important Fortress City Fell Into The Hands Of German Forces

The Most Important Fortress City Fell Into The Hands Of German Forces

The Army Command Has Prepared All Infantry Regiments To Launch The Strongest Attack

The Army Command Has Prepared All Infantry Regiments To Launch The Strongest Attack

The Americans Were Afraid Of German Submarines. Their Ships Risked Being Destroyed.

The Americans Were Afraid Of German Submarines. Their Ships Risked Being Destroyed.

We Dominate The Battle In The Atlantic. German U-boats Are Dictating The Terms

We Dominate The Battle In The Atlantic. German U-boats Are Dictating The Terms

The War in East Had Begun To Exhibit Its Brutality

The War in East Had Begun To Exhibit Its Brutality

Immense Quantities Of American Equipment And Vehicles Had Fallen Into Our Hands

Immense Quantities Of American Equipment And Vehicles Had Fallen Into Our Hands

The Motivation Of Armies And 100,000 Soldiers Is At Its Lowest Point. All Conditions Are Against Us.

The Motivation Of Armies And 100,000 Soldiers Is At Its Lowest Point. All Conditions Are Against Us.

The Loss Of Life, Weapons, And Tanks Is Heavy. The Entire Undertaking Was Unsuccessful.

The Loss Of Life, Weapons, And Tanks Is Heavy. The Entire Undertaking Was Unsuccessful.

We Were Fighting For Our Lives. The Cost Was Big.

We Were Fighting For Our Lives. The Cost Was Big.

We Arrived At The Location Where The Reds Slaughtered 180 Men Of Marching Battalion

We Arrived At The Location Where The Reds Slaughtered 180 Men Of Marching Battalion

We Have Been Surrounded On All Sides By Enemies. There Is No Escape.

We Have Been Surrounded On All Sides By Enemies. There Is No Escape.

I Could Hear The Muffled Clang Of Hand Grenades And Wild Screams

I Could Hear The Muffled Clang Of Hand Grenades And Wild Screams

Behind Us Were Red Soldiers Disguised As Ordinary Farmers Ready To Attack

Behind Us Were Red Soldiers Disguised As Ordinary Farmers Ready To Attack

Fighters Spew Forth Rounds Of Machine Gun Fire Into Our Trenches. It Is A Hellish!

Fighters Spew Forth Rounds Of Machine Gun Fire Into Our Trenches. It Is A Hellish!

Never Have We Experienced Anything Like This: 100 Russian Tanks Are Fighting Against Us

Never Have We Experienced Anything Like This: 100 Russian Tanks Are Fighting Against Us

The Americans Were Scared By The Navajo Code Thinking They Were Japanese

The Americans Were Scared By The Navajo Code Thinking They Were Japanese

We Moved Back In Groups To Give The Enemy A Less Profitable Target

We Moved Back In Groups To Give The Enemy A Less Profitable Target

The Americans Humiliated Us As Much As They Could

The Americans Humiliated Us As Much As They Could

The Commanding Officer Chose A Moment Of Terrible Weather To Launch His Offensive

The Commanding Officer Chose A Moment Of Terrible Weather To Launch His Offensive

We Heard More Tanks And Automatic Weapons. We Were Stiff With Fear.

We Heard More Tanks And Automatic Weapons. We Were Stiff With Fear.

When We Reached The Enemy Position We Realized That The Battle Was Already Won

When We Reached The Enemy Position We Realized That The Battle Was Already Won

We Were Attacked By Soviet Tanks On Christmas Night

We Were Attacked By Soviet Tanks On Christmas Night

High Command Had Grown Tired Of Waiting And Had Decided To Test The Enemy

High Command Had Grown Tired Of Waiting And Had Decided To Test The Enemy

I Was Half Dead With Fright..I Going To Be The Last German Soldier Left

I Was Half Dead With Fright..I Going To Be The Last German Soldier Left

Military Men Of All Ranks And Military Police Looked At Us In Shock

Military Men Of All Ranks And Military Police Looked At Us In Shock

The Entire Division Has Been Surrounded. We Still Have One Hope.

The Entire Division Has Been Surrounded. We Still Have One Hope.

An Army Fighting For Its Life Cannot Speak Of Victory

An Army Fighting For Its Life Cannot Speak Of Victory

The German Army Were Attacked Three Times By Soviet Troops

The German Army Were Attacked Three Times By Soviet Troops

One By One We Left The Last German Positions

One By One We Left The Last German Positions

The British And Americans Will Pay For What They Did

The British And Americans Will Pay For What They Did

The Americans Were Shooting Any Man Wearing A Division Name

The Americans Were Shooting Any Man Wearing A Division Name

The High Command Ordered Our Retreat Before We Were Trapped

The High Command Ordered Our Retreat Before We Were Trapped

The Germans Was Firing Nonstop. We Had To Win The Battle.

The Germans Was Firing Nonstop. We Had To Win The Battle.

Conditions Were Unbearable. God Knows What'll Happen To Us.

Conditions Were Unbearable. God Knows What'll Happen To Us.

When I Arrived On The Eastern Front I Realized We Had No Chance

When I Arrived On The Eastern Front I Realized We Had No Chance

American Commander Saved Us From The Prisoner Camp

American Commander Saved Us From The Prisoner Camp

Soldiers This War Is Lost

Soldiers This War Is Lost

The British And American Armies Had Broken Our Counterattack

The British And American Armies Had Broken Our Counterattack

What Really Happened During The Assault on German Territory

What Really Happened During The Assault on German Territory

Military Police Always Avoid Dangers Of The Front Line

Military Police Always Avoid Dangers Of The Front Line

We Were Alone In Enemy Territory. Full Of Ambushes And Dangers.

We Were Alone In Enemy Territory. Full Of Ambushes And Dangers.

The German High Command Feared That Americans Might Weaken The Eastern Front At A Decisive Moment

The German High Command Feared That Americans Might Weaken The Eastern Front At A Decisive Moment

A Fully Equipped Panzer Division Consisted Of 20,000 Soldiers And Many New Tanks

A Fully Equipped Panzer Division Consisted Of 20,000 Soldiers And Many New Tanks

We Were Isolated From Our Main Army Group With No Radio Or Telephone Contact

We Were Isolated From Our Main Army Group With No Radio Or Telephone Contact

When We Reached United States It Was The Most Unusual Sight For Us

When We Reached United States It Was The Most Unusual Sight For Us

1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Was Germany's Most Elite. Failure Doesn't Exist For Us.

1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte Was Germany's Most Elite. Failure Doesn't Exist For Us.

We Heard Was The American General That Germans Feared Most

We Heard Was The American General That Germans Feared Most

The Battle Of The Bulge Was The Hardest Of My Life

The Battle Of The Bulge Was The Hardest Of My Life

Life In Concentration Camps Is Better Than On The Battlefront

Life In Concentration Camps Is Better Than On The Battlefront

The Infantry Attack With Artillery Drove The Germans Out Of Their Wooden Dens

The Infantry Attack With Artillery Drove The Germans Out Of Their Wooden Dens

When I Saw Germany I Realized It Was Going To Be Hard For Us

When I Saw Germany I Realized It Was Going To Be Hard For Us

America Must Have War Because Is Their Best Business

America Must Have War Because Is Their Best Business

When I Arrived In America I Knew It Was Over

When I Arrived In America I Knew It Was Over

When I Returned Home It Was The Most Unusual Sight For Me

When I Returned Home It Was The Most Unusual Sight For Me

We Taken 1 Million Prisoners And Destroyed So Many Enemy Tanks

We Taken 1 Million Prisoners And Destroyed So Many Enemy Tanks

They Still Managed To Raise An Army Of 2 Million Men

They Still Managed To Raise An Army Of 2 Million Men

The German Snipers Knew The Exact Range And Were Waiting For The Americans

The German Snipers Knew The Exact Range And Were Waiting For The Americans

How A German Soldier Feels When Forced To Commit Such War Crimes

How A German Soldier Feels When Forced To Commit Such War Crimes

The Devil Can Try to Make Sense Of These Americans

The Devil Can Try to Make Sense Of These Americans

A Lot Of German Soldiers Are Guarded By Americans With Machine Guns. The Life Of A Prisoner Of War

A Lot Of German Soldiers Are Guarded By Americans With Machine Guns. The Life Of A Prisoner Of War

When I Walk On German Land Again I Will Have Freedom

When I Walk On German Land Again I Will Have Freedom

The German High Command Assumed That The Red Army Had Been Defeated

The German High Command Assumed That The Red Army Had Been Defeated

The Americans Armed With Pistols Mount The Truck. Completely Loaded With German Prisoners

The Americans Armed With Pistols Mount The Truck. Completely Loaded With German Prisoners

We Believe We're Safely Out Of Range Of The American Machine Guns

We Believe We're Safely Out Of Range Of The American Machine Guns

I Arrived In France With The Best Army In The World

I Arrived In France With The Best Army In The World

We Are Going To The Infantry Division Which Is Launching The Attack On Leningrad

We Are Going To The Infantry Division Which Is Launching The Attack On Leningrad

I Can't Run Around Paris Without A Weapon And A Complete Uniform

I Can't Run Around Paris Without A Weapon And A Complete Uniform

The Americans Jumped Directly From The Sky Into Our Positions

The Americans Jumped Directly From The Sky Into Our Positions

The Americans Believed That A Grenade Would Not Land In The Same Place Twice

The Americans Believed That A Grenade Would Not Land In The Same Place Twice

After The Russian Attack We Have Been Deployed To The 3rd Company Of The Riflemen

After The Russian Attack We Have Been Deployed To The 3rd Company Of The Riflemen

I Was Watching As The American B-24 Bomber Were Shot Down By German Planes

I Was Watching As The American B-24 Bomber Were Shot Down By German Planes

My First Mission When I Became Platoon Commander Was Impossible

My First Mission When I Became Platoon Commander Was Impossible

When I Landed In Normandy I Realized We Had No Chance

When I Landed In Normandy I Realized We Had No Chance

I Took The Machine Gun And Fired At All The Russian Enemies Without Mercy

I Took The Machine Gun And Fired At All The Russian Enemies Without Mercy

A Forgotten Battle That Saved 512 Airmen Trapped In Enemy Lines

A Forgotten Battle That Saved 512 Airmen Trapped In Enemy Lines

When I Saw The Explosion In Hiroshima I Thought The World Ended

When I Saw The Explosion In Hiroshima I Thought The World Ended

When I Saw Panzer Division I Realized That Germany Is Unstoppable

When I Saw Panzer Division I Realized That Germany Is Unstoppable

Can The Americans Begin To Imagine What Whe Word ‘Siberia’ Means

Can The Americans Begin To Imagine What Whe Word ‘Siberia’ Means

We Move Slowly Forward With Twenty Tanks And Heavy Weapons In Stalingrad

We Move Slowly Forward With Twenty Tanks And Heavy Weapons In Stalingrad

When I Saw The Soviets Defensive Barrage I Realized We Are Lost

When I Saw The Soviets Defensive Barrage I Realized We Are Lost

We Hear Rifle Fire And Next We See Russian Infantry Appearing Through The Haze

We Hear Rifle Fire And Next We See Russian Infantry Appearing Through The Haze

When I Arrived In Stalingrad I Realized We Had No Chance

When I Arrived In Stalingrad I Realized We Had No Chance