Images: Holocaust survivor Albert Garih in 1945 (courtesy of Albert Garih)
and as an adult. USHMM;
A watercolor painted by Simon Jeruchim entitled Memory of June 6, 1944. USHMM, courtesy of Simon
Jeruchim; Identification portrait of Charles Stein, circa
1934–38. USHMM,
courtesy of Charles Stein; Portrait of four native German
speakers in a special unit of the British Army, including Manfred Gans, who
is at the far right, circa 1943–45. USHMM,
courtesy of Manfred Gans Estate; Werner Kleeman stationed in
Normandy, France, writing home. Library
of Congress; Assault troops in a landing craft approach Omaha
Beach on D-Day. National
Archives; Eddie Willner (front row, second from right) and
fellow concentration camp escapee Mike Swaab (front row, far right) shown
with members of the American tank company they encountered in April 1945.
Eddie later served in the US Army. Courtesy
of Albert Willner
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