Volkssturm squad at the oath ceremony in Berlin; November 1944.

Getting ready to help defend the Fatherland

Volkssturm militias swear allegiance to Hitler.  The militia members are armed with Panzerfaust 60 grenade launchers, machine gunners with MG-42 machine guns. They stand closer to the center. At the far right is the 88mm Panzerschreck grenade launcher (RPzB 54); Germany, November 1944.

Volkssturm swearing in

People learn about the Sunday morning December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and other places. End of neutrality...