[Darksheare]

Yeah, he was.
He always joked about the rest of the war, and my mom has corrected me by telling me that grandpa was unconscious for TWO weeks.
One thing he didn't joke about was when he came face to face with a 14 year-old german kid in uniform.

[MistyCA]

I can not even imagine how that must feel...to come face to face with the enemy who was so young and looks much like a brother, sister, or child. Not a good thing.

[SAMWolf]

One of my Aunts was in the Luftwaffe as an Hitler Madchen Aide. Towards the end of the war she and the others were given a weapon and told to defend the town. She said she saw the American tanks coming and they all just threw down their weapons and surrendered without firing a shot. She was 17.

My Mom went to sleep one night and woke up in the morning to an American occupied town, the garrison had surrendered without a fight. The next town down the road was defended by SS and they put up a hell of a fight and the town was pretty much leveled.