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24th November 1944: Desperate for manpower to fill the ranks, the Nazis give the most rudimentary training to teenage boys

Nov 24, 2024
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The Allies were finding a growing number of boys amongst those taken prisoner. “They take them very young in the German Army. This man does not seem very unhappy to be out of the fighting.” Undated, North West Europe.

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