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“The stark truth” – A Pennsylvania soldier witnesses the collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945

Posted on August 24, 2017March 13, 2018 by Jake Wynn

Private Jim Shurskis detailed the destruction of Nazi Germany and the refugees returning to their homes in an April 1945 letter.

Posted in World War IITagged Central Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Featured, Germany, Letter, Nazi, Nazi Germany, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Williams Valley, Williamstown, World War 2, World War II2 Comments

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