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"Why my mother stayed in Germany"
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From left to right are young Walter, his father Julius, cousin Rolf, brother Ernst, and his mother Frieda in 1936 while the Ade family lived in Mosbach, Germany.
Where:
Mosbach, Germany
When:
1936
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
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1942, Graslitz, Sudetenland. Ernst b. 17 April 1929, Frieda Ade b. 1898, Walter b. 30 Oct. 31.
Where:
Graslitz, Sudeten
When:
1942
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
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1942, in Graslitz, Walter’s mother carried this and the next two pictures in her wallet.
Where:
Graslitz, Sudetenland
When:
1942
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
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Adolescent picture of Walter in 1944 while he lived in Graslitz.
Where:
Graslitz, Sudetenland
When:
1944
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
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1942, Graslitz. Walter in a Jungvolk uniform.
Where:
Graslitz, Sudetenland
When:
1942
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
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19 Aug 1949, Stuttgart. Issued temporary travel document in lieu of passport for German nationals.
Where:
Stuttgart
When:
August 19, 1949
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
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This is how Mrs. Ade found out her son was dead. A woman sent her this picture from East Germany.
Where:
Unknown
When:
Unknown
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
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April 1952, Ft. Leonard Wood. Walter’s wife Eunice came to visit.
Where:
Ft. Leonard Wood
When:
April 1952
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
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Walter looks at his new daughter’s picture, born on April 3, 1953. Mary was only one day old.
Where:
Unknown
When:
April 3, 1953
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
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7 Oct. 1955. Julius Ade, b. 1901, arrived in Heidelberg after being held in Siberia. He was captured near Danzig in Feb. 1945. He was a 1st Lieutenant (Admin. Branch).
Where:
Heidelberg
When:
October 7, 1955
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo.
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Walter’s father recovered fairly well after 10 and a half years of “hard labor” in Russia.
Where:
Unknown
When:
Unknown
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo