102-year-old tank driver talks about World War II

102-year-old tank driver talks about World War II. This 102-year-old contemporary witness, born in 1923, is a memorial to peace with this eyewitness account of the North Africa campaign in 1942. Together with his 92-year-old wife, born in 1933, this 102-year-old contemporary witness tells us the following: – How he reached the age of 102 – How he had to experience the period of National Socialism before the start of World War II – How he experienced World War II as a tank driver in the North Africa campaign of 1942/43 – How he was taken prisoner at the end of the North Africa campaign in May 1943 – How he experienced captivity in Africa and in America – What the secret is behind 63 years – What we can do to ensure that the time of World War II does not repeat itself – What is important in life

Disclaimer: This interview, conducted as part of our peace project, serves exclusively for historical documentation and for learning from history. The content reflects personal memories and is placed in a contemporary historical context. I expressly distance myself from any form of glorification of National Socialist ideologies, from the relativisation or denial of the Holocaust, and from other extremist views.