Hitler’s Desperate Last Days Forces Children Into The Front Lines of Battle!

Panzerfaust
Panzerfaust – “Armor fist”

In the last days of WWII a depleted German army was supplemented by boys as young as 11.  Minus little formal training, they were often given the Panzerfaust as a one shot disposable close range infantry anti-tank weapon.  The weapon was cheaply produced and made in the millions between 1942 – 45.  The conscripted Hitler youth, pressed into front line service, signaled the end days of the Third Reich.

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David-Michael Harding is a life-long writer whose work has appeared in numerous national publications. His historical short story, “Forever Beneath the Celtic Sea,” which details the sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania, was runner-up in the Southeast Regional Arts Council Awards. His novella, The Cats of Savone was the recipient of an International PEN Award. He holds a master’s degree in education, and currently works as an adjunct professor of writing and resides in Tampa, Florida. Most of his days are spent writing from the cockpit of his sailboat, Pegasus, somewhere off the Nature Coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.

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