I'll be adding pictures and video interviews with the real Hedy on a regular basis, so stop back by.
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Hilde spent her 19th birthday evacuating a field hospital as the Allies drew near.
How do you travel when the railroads have been bombed and there is no gas? Hilde tells us what it was like to hitch a ride on a Panzer tank.
The American Tanks
Wonder what it was like to have tanks enter your town? Hilde shares her experience.
In case you were wondering what Hedy's nursing uniforms looked like, check out these links:
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Keep in mind, she would not have had the Red Cross pin at her neck, because she was not a trained nurse.
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http://cdn.ipernity.com/110/10/65/3611065.f9013ac7.640.jpg
Keep in mind, she would not have had the Red Cross pin at her neck, because she was not a trained nurse.
The picture John gave Hilde when he didn't think he would see her for a while. The back reads, "Affectionately yours, Johnny."