Abstract

During the march into Germany in 1945, American soldiers were officially banned from fraternizing with Germans, and their warned them not to trust Germans on account of both their possible complicity with Nazi crimes. Additionally there were fears of an underground Nazi resistance. With German children, however, American soldiers were friendlier, and very popular, particularly because their pockets were usually filled with candy and chocolate.

Sweets from American Soldiers (1945)

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Source

Source: An African-American U.S. soldier in a jeep gives away candy to German children. Unknown photographer.
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Recommended Citation

Sweets from American Soldiers (1945), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/occupation-and-the-emergence-of-two-states-1945-1961/ghdi:image-1007> [May 11, 2024].