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Chan Rogers

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Chan Rogers experiences a couple of close calls on the Siegfried Line. His unit stumbles upon a nest of sleeping Germans, suddenly finding themselves in a harrowing firefight. Later, when facing off against a group of German pillboxes, they are showered with deadly shrapnel from tree bursts. (This interview made possible with the support of TIMOTHY R. COLLINS.) (7:47)

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Reassigned to the 45th Infantry Division as a platoon sergeant, Chan Rogers deals with deserters. (This interview made possible with the support of TIMOTHY R. COLLINS.) (3:37)

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Rogers and his men take Aschaffensburg, where they are engaged in several days of house-to-house combat. When facing a group of entrenched German soldiers, they must execute a clever plan to catch them off-guard. (This interview made possible with the support of TIMOTHY R. COLLINS.) (8:18)

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While occupying a small German town, Rogers encounters an infamous Nazi sympathizer - a former American. (This interview made possible with the support of TIMOTHY R. COLLINS.) (2:57)

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As the war starts winding down, Rogers and his men secure the highway out of Nuremberg, stopping those attempting to escape. (This interview made possible with the support of TIMOTHY R. COLLINS.) (2:12)

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In Dachau, Rogers witnesses thousands of starving prisoners in a concentration camp. He remembers the many other displaced civilians, forced into labor, who suffered at the hands of the nazis. (This interview made possible with the support of TIMOTHY R. COLLINS.) (5:23)

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The taking of Munich becomes a symbol, for Chan Rogers, that the war has come to its end. Now transitioning to an occupying force, he faces the possibility of shipping out to the Pacific for an impending invasion of Japan. (This interview made possible with the support of TIMOTHY R. COLLINS.) (6:40)

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Chan Rogers returns to the US a hero, but is convinced that America's new role as peacekeeper will keep the country at war indefinitely. He has a career with the Army Corps of Engineers, and makes efforts to honor his fallen brothers. (This interview made possible with the support of TIMOTHY R. COLLINS.) (4:51)

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Retired Army Colonel Chan Rogers briefly describes the breakdown of infantry combat units in WWII. (This interview made possible with the support of TIMOTHY R. COLLINS.) (:58)

Changiz Lahidji

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Born in Iran, Changiz Lahidji served in the Shah's special forces before emigrating to the US in 1973. Feeling a need to prove himself in his new country, he enlisted in the military. (5:12)