Hans-Georg Henke – 16 year old German soldier crying after being captured 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 – 16 year old German soldier crying after being captured by the Allies, 1945