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American soldiers stationed in occupied Germany, watching group of German boys swimming just after the end of WWII.
Location: Scheinfeld, Bavaria, Germany
Date taken: October 1945
Photographer: David E. Scherman
I bet that brought back a few memories of their own younger days --- and a little envy wishing they were doing the swimming.
I see they used old "jerry' cans to build a raft. I remember as a kid doing the same with the US 5 gallon gasoline cans.
Practising their assault water crossing using improvised devices...for the next go round...