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A ban on fraternization between American GIs and civilians in occupied Germany did little to thwart interactions of all kinds. ((Photo by Ralph Morse/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images))
(Photo by Ralph Morse/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)