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RE: Germany in the Middle of Nowhere #club100
Oh if they were returning by 1947, then they were not kept to long. It took many years to get everyone home or wherever they were going.
I can believe that the story about starving the POWs is true. People do terrible things during war.
My grandpa came back in 1948. A psychological broken man until his soon death.
Most men from this generation never told one word about their experience, they just wanted to forget. But there are some who start talking when they are very old - I heard a few of them personally.
So you can be almost sure that the story is true. There was much more and unbelievable cruelty.
My husband's grandfather died at the Battle of Stalingrad, and his father became a refugee. He was 13 years old on the day that Auschwitz was liberated. His mother and sister were forced to flee. He lived into his old age, but he was plagued with health problems that often impact child survivors of war.
I am grateful that I live in a nation where we have not seen the effects of war firsthand. We can only be hopeful that the world leaders will prevent us from descending into global war.
Hope and pray...