My great grandfather killed a Nazi and took this off of his uniform in 1943 or so

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Risethewake on December 5th, 2021 at 21:11 UTC »

My great grandfather snuck a camera over and took pictures when clearing out the concentration camps. My dad has all his photos of captured Nazi aircraft and equipment, the concentration camps, and unfortunately, many piles of bodies. Looking at them is an incredibly humbling experience.

EDIT: For everyone who has mentioned interest in seeing these photos, I just messaged my dad to see if he has scanned copies already or not, as well to see if I can get any more backstory about them. Fingers crossed!

InfernalRodent on December 5th, 2021 at 22:57 UTC »

My grandfather took a Luger off a dead SS officer,it had gold inlaid swastikas in the ebony grips.

Bmanchew on December 5th, 2021 at 23:34 UTC »

I wonder if descendants of Japanese soldiers, or German soldiers, have American mementos of the war