He Left the Foxhole. The World Exploded Seconds Later | A WWII Survivor’s Story
Автор: Voices from the Archives
Загружено: 2026-02-02
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In December 1943, a single command pulled Thorvald Aanden out of a foxhole in Germany.
Seconds later, a mortar shell destroyed the place where he had been sitting.
This is the story of a farm boy from South Dakota who survived five World War II campaigns
with the U.S. 5th Armored Division under General George S. Patton — and carried the weight
of survival for the rest of his life.
Based on real archival interviews, this documentary-style narrative explores
fear, chance, memory, and what it means to come home when others did not.
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Sources:
This video is a reconstructed historical narrative based on publicly available
archival interviews and materials, including sources from the U.S. Library of Congress (loc.gov).
This channel is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Library of Congress.
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This video contains historical war references and personal recollections.
Viewer discretion is advised.
Timecodes:
00:00 The Foxhole
01:30 A Farm Boy Drafted
03:10 Training and the Atlantic Crossing
05:05 England and Waiting
07:00 Into Combat
09:10 Under Patton
11:05 The Christmas Shell
13:10 Coming Home
14:30 The War That Stayed
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