Soldier Camp Diary

George and Lennie were best friends, they would travel together, like no other men would, they always had each other’s

was captured and taken from their homes and put to work by the Nazi soldiers if they couldn't work they were killed .( The holocaust museum).

At 12:01, with the echo of the last bell lingering in the air, the one-hundred pounds of dynamite hidden in the wagon exploded (Andrews, 2014). Shrapnel encompassed the immediate area; people were dropping everywhere. The structures nearby shook as the shock wave slammed through the exterior walls. The cloth awnings that overlooked the streets burst into flames (Bellows, 2007). Next, came a rain shower of glass that drenched the streets from the shattered windows. Nearby, World War I veterans experienced a scene of devastation very similar to that of the battlefields. They initially suspected that cause of such destruction had come from the skies (King, 2011). One witness wrote, “ It was a crash out of a blue sky, an unexpected, death dealing bolt which in a twinkling turned into a shamble the busiest corner of Americas financial center” (Gage 2002).

idea backfired on them when they found the Germans up and waiting for them by the

back into the town of holland. They had to stop them from taking over the

They were told they were going to Germany to work. Ibi, her family, and many other Jewish people were taken and placed into carts on a

The battle began on the morning of December 16th with a heavy fog sitting between the thick trees, combined with freezing temperatures and deep snow it made for a miserable experience for both sides. The German army attacked fast and

Germans were positioned with ground advantage, machine guns, and an open firing range of men.

with three others. They decide to head for a cabin where they end up being snowbound. Oakhurst

they get back to town now that they are friends.  This leads you to believe

They lived in the Barteljorisstraat house in Haarlem ( Beje house ). Below was their fathers watch shop and above they had their rooms. Their house was "open" to anyone who needed a place to stay. They would hide jews and dutch underground workers until they could find another safe house. In Corrie's bedroom she had a secret hiding place, for up to six people. This was a place for people to go when security came through the house. And their was an air system that was installed in the hiding place as well.

With that said, the four of them separated and walked back to their tents, where they were congratulated by their bunkmates. Little did they know that the Wood Scouts had an evil plan that would take action tonight.

I was hiding far enough from where they attacked to see everything that was going on. My family told me that our people attacked their trading post first, so they came to Mozique and Calicut.

Jews were taken there by train, and upon arrival they were forced to give up their possessions. They were then herded in to gas chambers, or "showers" as the Nazis called them to avoid panic, where poisonous gas was released until everyone had died.

The sharpshooters were placed along the path the Arab commandos had to walk their hostage’s two helicopters that had flown them from Munich to a waiting jet. The nine Israeli sportsmen were led out handcuffed to each other to two helicopters, which were to fly them to the airport. This was the only opportunity the West Germans had to prevent the Arabs from leaving the country. As the first group of Arabs and hostages walked to