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The WW II Diary of Andrew Hines: Page 08

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LT. A.O. MANKE
311 SAYERS AVE
NILES OHIO
LT. J.R. PECQUIGNOT
1537 ANDREWS ST.
FT WAYNE, IND.
LT W.W. O’BRIEN
222 N. F ST.
HAMILTON, OHIO
LT ROBERT SANFORD
3403 Culver
Dallas, Tex.
CPT. JAMES R. TUDER
Evacuation
27 Jan. 45
Notified (1 ½ hours notice) of proposed evacuation-packed –(indecipherable) much food.
28 Jan 45
Left Sagan on 22nd birthday at 0530 – dark, cold, snowing – impressive sight due to glare of burning building 3 km out of Sagan passed Ger. Troops in white smocks some mech equipment – A. T. guns. – many refugees. (Indecipherable) the Berlin Breslau autobahn. Arrived at HABLAU about noon and stood in streets til twilight. Snow and cold. Foreign workers – Polish, French, Russians – very friendly.