I'll look into that. 5/SS was one of the few SS divisions acquitted of war crimes after the war, as their records show constant combat on the russian front. His unit would have been very fortunate to surrender to Americans, possibly in Hungary? Units of Wiking were destroyed in Berlin, but the German order of battle allowed extreme flexibility regarding troop movements and reinforcements.
I'll look into that. 5/SS was one of the few SS divisions acquitted of war crimes after the war, as their records show constant combat on the russian front.
His unit would have been very fortunate to surrender to Americans, possibly in Hungary? Units of Wiking were destroyed in Berlin, but the German order of battle allowed extreme flexibility regarding troop movements and reinforcements.
He was just a kid. He didn't see much combat and was barely 18 when the war ended. The entire eastern front was in a retreat and he enlisted at 17 due to the desperation and Norway being a nazi puppet state.
He was just a kid. He didn't see much combat and was barely 18 when the war ended. The entire eastern front was in a retreat and he enlisted at 17 due to the desperation and Norway being a nazi puppet state.
Oh yes, desperate times.
Oh yes, desperate times.
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