The Allies enter Germany

6th March 1945: First impressions of the Germans living in areas now occupied by the Allies

On 3 March 1945, Lance Corporal R. Hearn from London and Private F. Slater from Manchester (nearest camera) of the 1st Royal Norfolk Regiment, 3rd Division, cover a crossroad in the ruins of Kervenheim. Hearn is using a captured German MP40 'Schmeisser' submachine gun. The Royal Norfolk Regiment lost more men in its efforts to capture the undistinguishe…