Figure 1.--The Brandt family lived in Löbau, a village about 70 km east of Dresden. This photo was taken in 1943 in the farm where they lived. In the center of back row we can see the parents with the younger daughter Christel. In the right side stands the elder son Heinz and in the left the niece Selma. In the front row there are the sons Helmut and Alfred. Alfred is wearing a sort of polo t-shirt with long sleeves and short pants. The other boys wear double-breasted jackets, Heinz with long trousers and Helmut with short pants.

The Brandt family lived in Löbau, a village about 70 km east of Dresden. This photo was taken in 1943 in the farm where they lived. In the center of back row we can see the parents with the younger daughter Christel. In the right side stands the elder son Heinz and in the left the niece Selma. In the front row there are the sons Helmut and Alfred. Alfred is wearing a sort of polo t-shirt with long sleeves and short pants. The other boys wear double-breasted jackets, Heinz with long trousers and Helmut with short pants. Although Helmut dressed-up for the photo, he is barefoot like his little sister. Until 1943, the German people had not experienced privationd from the War as a result of looting the occupied countries. Farm families were especially insulated because they grew food and the Allied strategic bombing campaign targeted the industrial cities. SomeMany younger farm children went barefoot like the boy here.

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