Liberation

Stalag Luft VIIA was liberated on April 29 1944. Lt. Pierce and a fellow he has since identified by the name of Fox, travelled with a 3rd Army tank crew for several weeks and finally made their way to Paris. The tank crew gave Lt. Pierce a German camera which contained a roll of film.. Being an ardent photographer, he shot the remaining frames on the roll. After his return to the U.S. the pictures were developed. These are the results and perhaps chronicle his adventures after liberation better than a narrative alone.

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Some frames shot by the original owner of the camera.

After liberation Lt. Pierce enjoys food and freedom at an abandoned German base with tank outfit.

The tank crew poses in front of a destoyed FW190 hidden in a forest.

A burned out factory containing an ME262 jet.

Lt. Pierce poses with tank crew on an artillery piece

The tank commander. Unidentified.

With Fox at a Paris Cafe sporting new uniforms.

The Arc de Triumph

The troop ship home