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Category: Attitudes to Germans and Germany
W. G. Harrison (ARMY) - Letters 1-12 (23.03.1945 - 28.05.1945) many full of hate for Germans, eg - Letter 6, "I hope by the time this war finishes every town is crippled!", Letter 11, "What a pity the Russians aren't having the purge I always hoped they would have! All these horror centres could be adapted to the Germans quite well...". Letter 1 describes some of the damage, "it is as if some monster had raised a fist and crunched buildings down". Several letters describe the problems of "no fraternisation". Letter 7 describes shooting by a kid of a Canadian Colonel and subsequent reprisals.
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Category: Attitudes to Germans and Germany
J. E. Folley (ARMY) - Typescript recollections - attitudes to German soldiers
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Category: Attitudes to Germans and Germany
J. H. Bentham (GS) - Many references
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Category: Attitudes to Germans and Germany
A. M. Ramsden (GS) - Letter from Miss N. Howarth (QAIMNS) 24.4.1945 on conditions after Rhine Crossing, especially after the news from Belsen. "How anyone could ever think of fraternising with a nation whose leaders were guilty of such atrocities is beyond my belief..."
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