liberated by
Company A


   

the name of this town was Ferchenhaid
during the German occupation of the Sudetenland
today the Czech Republic name is Borova Lada

        

we couldn't locate the little girl but we found
the remodeled house in the background

the house is the home of Antonin Pichl
he is a forester for the Sumava National Park




the lady in the center of this photograph is
Frau Erna Winter
who was deported from the Sudetenland
in accordance with the Potsdam agreement

did you notice the Bavarian style wooden shoes




left to right
Radim Kosicek & Ida Mikesova & Antonin Pichl

Radim retired as Deputy Director of Forest Management
Sumava National Park and Protected Landscape Area

Atonin still works as a forester for the Sumava National Park
Frau Mikesova is the lady who identified Frau Winter


     

this field was a good place to work on our tanks

children now peacefully play soccer here
without knowing the sordid history of this site


      

the scenery in these small villages changes very little in 50 years
you find a new tree and telephone line here and there
and occasionally a building has been demolished




after a while you run out of time looking for existing buildings
we may spot this one next year




a good way to relax
try a pile of barracks bags
filled with clothes

that guy in the center is holding a small dog




several people in the town wanted to know
if this soldier was a Chicago gangster

your webmaster explained this man was
displaying his liberated pistol

Americans did not loot or steal anything
but they liberated a hugh quantity of items



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