The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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"Entrance to Leipzig, Germany. last stopping place by Don Deane's outfit before VE day. Sign reads: you are now...

A group of German civilians and soldiers posing in front of home on 13 May 1940 in Rehbach, Germany. "not so different...

The remains of the war damaged Brandenburg Gate in postwar Berlin, Germany.

5th Armored Division in Germany in 1945. Small bridge constructed of scrap parts and logs in German countryside.

View looking at B-25 Mitchell bombers in flight, as seen from another B-25 in flight. Location unknown. 1943-45.

Photograph. American soldier John Janik sits on railing. ETO. No date

Photograph. A view of the Charles Bridge with the Prague Castle in the background. Prague, Czechoslovakia. 1945

Buildings and mountain ranges. 'Chamonix, France.' Probably 1945

Photograph. Group portrait of John Janik and fellow soldiers outside tents. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Tent 19...

French countryside in 1945.

Photograph. Outside of the crematorium in Buchenwald concentration camp. Personal caption on reverse: "8. As I remember...

Oral History