[texas booster]

My uncle fought for Germany in late 1944. He was 14 when they drafted him, sent him to training camp for 2 weeks (maybe 6 weeks?). He left camp with whatever he could carry in one backpack besides his gear.

He took the train out to the Eastern Front and spent the rest of the war walking back to Germany, where he surrendered to the British and worked as a gardener.

Heinz passed last year and with his passing one of the last direct links to WW II in our family.

[melsec]

They really got desperate near the end - Imagine sending a 14 year old boy to the Eastern front - poor little man - I’m glad he made it out alive.

Mel