World War II memorabilia

When Grandma found out that we were studying WWII, she was kind enough to look through some of the keepsakes that her mother had saved from her father who was a gunner  in WWII.  There was so much stuff!  We found more than a few interesting things.

For example, this newspaper from December 30, 1945.

We read through a few of the articles.

This is an article about Hitler himself.  In the article, it states that Hitler picked who he wanted to take over his evil leadership.  It also tells us that Hitler married his girlfriend before they both committed suicide.  He wrote,  "Myself and my wife choose death to escape the disgrace of being forced to resign or to surrender."

COOL!  Various metals and pins.  At the top of this photo is the top part of  a 37 mm anti-tank bullet. 

There were also a few handkerchiefs. 

This one says Greetings from England.

These were great finds.  There were also ration books and a lot of letters that were still in the envelopes in which they were sent.

As odd as it sounds, so far we are really enjoying our study of WW II.

And thanks to grandma for providing us with all of these historical treasures.