Scrapbook 2
Seymour Nussenbaum: My Life in the Army 5
Scrapbook 1: December 1942 - December 1944
"On the night that the battle started, we were sent down to the factory. All of our secret equipment and dummies were packed into trucks, and all other stuff was put in a big pile preparatory to burning in case the Germans reached the city. On December 22, with the Germans but 3 miles from the city, we pulled up stakes and left Luxembourg, retreating back to France. We made our home at Doncourt."
- from Seymour Nussenbaum scrapbook “My Life in the Army”
"Then ... the great day came. September 17, and a visit to Paris!" Nussenbaum devoted nine pages to his trip to Paris.
"On September 18 we moved out of the Camp des Leges and into the school of Les Leges, a few miles further away from St. Germain."
"After St. Germain, Verdun was hell! We were back in pup tents again after having a taste of good living. It was windy and damp on top of that hill and very unenjoyable. ... On September 28 we left Verdun and headed for Luxembourg City. We arrived in Luxembourg on September 28, 1944, just 18 days after its liberation. We were the second outfit to enter Luxembourg."
"THE CONQUERING HEROES! Luxembourg volunteers for the German Army returning to their city during the German occupation."
"At one stage of our stay in Luxembourg, things were at a virtual standstill, so Al Severe and I decided to put on a show for the boys. We worked for over two weeks writing and putting it together. It's impossible to write too much about how excited we all were, how hard we worked, and how successfully it went over, nor the fun we had in doing it. On the night of October 28 we gave our first performance to a house of about 800. It was a hit!"
"The next night we performed again to a capacity house, and the rest of the outfit saw the show. The pictures speak for themselves!"
"On November 10 I visited the Teisens' home for the first time. I had met Raymond while I was on guard at the Factory Section one day ... they lived in a beautiful home, and they were very hospitable people. I went there quite often ... I was always sure of a welcome there!"
Things were going along fine in Luxembourg. I worked in the Factory Section during the day, and went out in the evening, visiting with the different people I had met. One week I worked evenings painting some tiles for Helmut Isenberg. ... Yes, life in Luxembourg was swell. Then, on December 17, the Germans counter-attacked. The 'BATTLE OF THE BULGE' WAS ON!"
"On the night that the battle started, we were sent down to the factory. All of our secret equipment and dummies were packed into trucks, and all other stuff was put in a big pile preparatory to burning in case the Germans reached the city. On December 22, with the Germans but 3 miles from the city, we pulled up stakes and left Luxembourg, retreating back to France. We made our home at Doncourt."