104-year-old eyewitness recounts World War II

104-year-old eyewitness recounts World War II. This 104-year-old eyewitness from the time of World War II was born in 1921. As someone born in 1921, at 104 years of age he is now one of the last eyewitnesses who can still report on the horrors of World War II. Thanks to the family’s trust, the 104-year-old shares the following with us today: – How he reached the age of 104 – How he experienced World War II – How he spent 4 years as a prisoner of war in Russian captivity in Stalingrad – How he returned home in 1949/50 – What matters in life – What we can do to ensure peaceful coexistence.

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.