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Honor Over Orders: The German Captain Who Defied Command to Save Thousands of Civilians

In April 1945, as the Ruhr Pocket completely crumbled around him, Captain Albert Ernst faced the ultimate moral choice: duty ...
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‘We have great friends’: Germans and American soldiers honor WWII dead in Grafenwoehr

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — On April 8, 1945, hundreds of American bombers unleashed a wave of ordnance over this Bavarian village, destroying much of a sprawling military training base and setting ...