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May 11th Journal Entry-Moving wounded




May 11  Moved 100 or more wounded German soldiers to another hospital so battery could take over the place-mostly amputation cases.

Lu from Ray Hight's book; When the end of the war in Europe was declared in May 1945, we shifted to helping the civilians, who were deeply strapped for food and shelter. We pulled back to Meiningen, a "hospital town" that had already been designated as Russian territory. Most of the injured men in the hospital were sergeants and enlisted SS troops who had just been following orders. They were frantic about what was going to happen to them once the Russians arrived. There was nothing we could do for them, and we actually felt sorry for them because we knew what might be coming.

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