D-Day Echo From a German Artillery Lieutenant
Bonn AP reports a German officer recalls D-Day from Avranches to Cherbourg in 1944. He details mobilization for Atlantic Wall defense, morale collapse, and hopes of surrender avoided as Allied forces advance. The account covers unit 1154, casualty losses, and his postwar commands before war end in 1946.
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Allles
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Horst Fluegge
Associated Press
Germany
Bonn
Avranches
Cherbourg
Normandy
France
Russia
Berlin
Rommel and
von Rundstedt
Messerschmitt
Spain
Richmond Area Social Roundup Includes Visitors and Travel
Mr and Mrs Terry Fanning and son Eskridge spent last week with his parents. Mr and Mrs Herb McClure took Clyde Foraker to Topeka hospital. Ernest Picketts entertained honoring Father Cecil Pickett of Washington DC visiting for three weeks. Wilbur and Alfred Wippers from Kansas City spent the weekend with the Al Kippers. Tom Walters recently from Butler MO visited the R E Mershams. Gertrude and Nell Jewell of Wichita spent the weekend with Lou Mishler. W K McCall’s weekend guests were Harry Greens of Wichita Cecil McCalls and Mrs Mabel Davis of Kansas City. Elden Sechrests of Harrisonville MO visited Alfred Sigler. Dan Dyers of Topeka spent the weekend with Ed Morford. Ralph Patterson of Neodesha was a weekend guest of Mrs John Williams and Ray. Mrs Williams returned to Osawatomie Nursing Home. Nate Sharpless spent the weekend with relatives in Osage County. Guilford Nutts of Kansas City spent the weekend with Ralph and Mrs McCrea. Families attending a Clayton McCall home dinner included Ralph Greenwalts of Paola Ormand McCalls of Canton Charles McCalls of Osage City Mr and Mrs Henry Miller of Topeka Mr and Mrs Lewis Henderson of Beatrice NE were guests of Ernest Henderson. Chet Phillips Michigan Valley Mrs Viola Demoret Princeton and Spike Phillips Sr helped Jim Sanders celebrate his 81st birthday.
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Terry Fanning
Eskridge
Phil Fanning
Herb McClure
Clyde Foraker
Topeka
Ernest Picketts
Cecil Pickett
Washington, D. C
Wilbur
Alfred Wippers
Kansas City
al Kippers
Tom Walters
Butler
R. E. Mershams
Gertrude
Nell Jewell
Wichita
Lou Mishler
W. K. McCall
Harry Greens
Cecil McCalls
Mabel Davis
Elden Sechrests
Harrisonville
Alfred Siglers
Dan Dyers
Ed Morford
Guilford Nutts
Ralph McCrea
Clayton
Spike” Phillips Sr
Jim Sanders
Mr. A
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