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Harville Shepard

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Harville Shepard talks about the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, in 1945. (1:45)

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Harville Shepard recalls chasing retreating German troops into the city of Brest, France, and the resulting artillery battles which took place there. (10:00)

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A few weeks after landing at Normandy, Harville Shepard remembers the sensations of witnessing 3500 Allied aircraft making their way overhead to bomb the German lines. (1:27)

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After training in England, Harville Shepard recalls preparing for the Normandy invasion on D-Day. (2:34)

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Harville Shepard describes the dangers that Allied troops faced crossing hedgerows in the French countryside, and how a few clever soldiers found a solution. (1:59)

Helen Denton

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While working for General Eisenhower's staff in London, Helen Denton shares her experiences meeting members of the British royal family and Winston Churchill. (2:40)

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After spending weeks typing top secret logistical plans for the Allied Forces, Helen Denton shares her emotions and experiences leading up to the D-Day invasion, and talks about how she kept that information secret for 50 years. (3:51)

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Helen Denton talks about how she trained for and performed the very specialized job of typing top secret information for the Allied Forces during World War II. (4:28)

Henk Duinhoven

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In the small Dutch town of Oosterbeek, near Arnhem, a young Henk Duinhoven watched as the skies filled with German planes. Soon, German soldiers were in the streets and at every doorstep. At first, they were friendly, trying to win hearts and minds. This did not last. (4:54)

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All of a sudden, two children from his class were missing. Henk Duinhoven did not discuss it with his teacher because it was Nazi occupied Holland and the children were Jewish. His father had warned him to not talk about any of it. (2:33)