16-year-old anti-aircraft child soldier of the Hitler Youth, Hans-Georg Henke, cries from combat shock as his world falls apart. He was captured by the US 9th Army in Hessen, Germany in 1945.
His father died in 1938 but when his mother died in 1944 leaving the family destitute, Hans-Georg had to find work in order to support the family. At 15 years of age, he joined the Luftwaffe.
As the Soviets advanced so the German forces were pushed back towards Rostock. It was here where the Soviets finally overran their unit, that these photographs were taken.
Hans-Georg joined the Communist party and went to live in Finsterwalde in East Germany after the war. He went on to live a full life and died in 1997.