May 9, 1945--The War Ended at 12:01 a.m.

May 1--Snowing real hard.  Worked on the Jeep.
May 3--Got 70 more men in our Battalion today.
May 4--There are 45 of us now who do not have to pull guard duty.  I am now a steady driver.  All I do now is keep my jeep in good shape and drive.
May 5--Drove rations up to our boys guarding an old castle that is 1100 years old.  It's a beautiful building, full of antiques.
May 6-8--Drove to Allen.
May 9--WAR OFFICIALLY ENDED!
May 10--Moved to Waldkirchin.  Drove through Munich, and it is in ruins.  Drove on some of Hitler's four-lane superhighways.  Along the highways, there were many German airplanes.  They had used the highways as a runway to take off from.
May 11--Moved to Graffraff, then to Starnberg.

Letter Home from Robert to His Family:  "May 8, 1945--Dear Folks:  This is a beautiful, warm evening, and we are all so very happy and thankful that this war with Germany has come to an end.  Last night, I had to take the German SS soldiers somewhere, and I got back after suppertime.  When I drove in, I heard the news about the war being over!  It was so wonderful to not have to do 'blackout' any longer, and we all celebrated and stayed up real late.  With all my love, your son Robert."

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