WWII was a deadly whirlpool that sucked in the lives of millions of men and women. For some, it was a one way journey that they wouldn't return from. For others, it was an experience that would stay with them for the rest of their lives. In this episode of American Artifact, we're diving into the collections of two German soldiers with Erik Dorr of The Gettysburg Museum of History to explore two paths that the war took these men on.

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