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.
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