Hans-Georg Henke: A 16-Year-Old German Soldier Crying After His Capture by the Allies, 1945

A sixteen-year-old German anti-aircraft soldier of the Hitler Youth, Hans-Georg Henke, taken prisoner in the state of Hessen, Germany. He was a member of the Luftwaffe anti-air squad who burst into tears as his world crumbled around him. His father died in 1938 but when his mother died in 1944 leaving the family destitute, Hans-Georg … Continue reading Hans-Georg Henke: A 16-Year-Old German Soldier Crying After His Capture by the Allies, 1945