ENTRY INTO GERMANY VIA THE RHINE RIVER

OCTOBER 1945
German soldiers heard the shots and knew that their location was compromised. Gathering whatever they could, they moved further into the woods where they lay in wait for the Americans. The woods rang out with shots, and with only a few casualties, the Americans claimed the victory. It was only a short distance to the castle that loomed ahead in the distance. It would be a safe place to spend the night and a place where the soldiers could go over the spoils of war and claim something as a reminder of the invasion. A couple of Nazi knives, some German music taken off the piano stand, and a German rifle left behind in haste were just some of the spoils of war. An old picture of the castle hung over the fireplace and words in German indicated that it was the Castle of Baron Von Fursteneau. Other spoils were confiscated that evening but anything that was taken that night paled in comparison to the victory that the Americans achieved.