Ed & Ray Hersman in WWII - Robert Marks.org

9.2. CHRONOLOGY Ed & Ray Hersman in WWIIthe Rhine River. When we crossed the Rhine the Germans marchedthe prisoners almost back to the Elbe River where we caught them.“had been in a prisoner of war camp in the eastern part of Germany.”See page 82. Berga was in East Germany.And here are some problems with this account.1. One group of Berga POWs were liberated by American forces in Fuchsmuhl,Germany on April 20, 1945. The second set other survivors were liberatedin Cham, Germany on April 20, 1945. Ray was liberated April13, 1945 near Barby, Germany. See Figure 10.7. Barby is about 300kmfrom Fuchsmuhl and over 400 km from Cham.2. An list of Berga American POW prisoners is listed in in Cohen’s book[3]. The list, admittedly incomplete and with errors, does not containRay Hersman’s name.115