Parachute Wedding Dress Even a world at war cannot stop romance. However, during World War II, resources for any sort of dreamt-about wedding celebrations were almost non-existent, especially overseas. Just a few women were lucky enough to obtain white parachute material from paratroopers, originally made of silk and perfect for making a fine wedding dress. In Girls in a World at War , there were several unique wartime romances, and two weddings took place. Read more in the b

In France, early in 1945, their hospital served wounded soldiers from the Battle of the Bulge, with a census of 1,000 per day. Kitchen staff included 16 German PWs, without guards, as every spare man had been sent to the infantry, even at the risk of stealing knives and escaping. The PWs were warm and better fed than if working with a shovel, and scraps of food could be stolen. Their ranking man, Oscar, spoke English, and when Sarge told Oscar what needed to get done, Oscar m

Whenever Silent Night was sung on Christmas Eve, my mother would always start sobbing, as she reminisced about her friend Krystyne. In December, 1945, the war was over and the Hospital staff waited to go home or be reassigned. Krystyne, a displaced person from Poland, worked in the kitchen. Kathy and Krystine had become friends, and helped each other to learn languages. Read further in the book further to find out a soldier’s very different interpretation of the Christmas E