12th March 1945: A combination of propaganda lies and merciless discipline keeps the Germans fighting
Mar 12, 2025
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"Propaganda Minister Goebbels in Luban (Lower Silesia) presents 16 year old Willi Hübner with the Iron Cross, 2nd Class, The award was for his actions during fighting in the trenches around the town. 9th March 1945” Hubner (1928-2010) survived the war and managed to move from communist East Germany to Bavaria in 1949, where he became a mechanic. Subseq…
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