Foe, now friend; Germans welcome at D-Day observances
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Germany has gone from being a vicious foe to a trusted friend since Allied troops fought their way onto beaches in northern France to free Europe from Adolf Hitler's forces.
The transformation is evident at this week's observances for D-Day's 75th anniversary, where Germans are being welcomed instead of reviled like the Nazis who came before them.
Daniel Pommer had a German flag on his shoulder as he stood amid the 9,388 white crosses at the Normandy American Cemetery on Tuesday.
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Pommer said the U.S. soldiers buried there "freed Europe, and that includes Germany."
Some differences persist between the Allies and Germany when it comes to D-Day. Few of the war re-enactors in Normandy this week are wearing German uniforms.
And few German flags will fly alongside the flags of the United States, Britain and Canada.
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