My grandmother never talked about the summer of 1941, but I found letters hidden in her attic last week. She was eighteen when the Germans marched into our town, and the Soviets had just fled…
==================== CONTENT: The moment German troops crossed the border into the Baltic states in June 1941, everything changed. The Red Army, caught completely off guard, collapsed almost immediately. In some cities, like Kaunas and Vilnius, local nationalists managed to seize control before the Germans even arrived. Elsewhere, the Wehrmacht advanced with terrifying speed, and within … Read more