106-year-old contemporary witness recounts World War II

106-year-old contemporary witness recounts World War II. This 106-year-old was born on February 5, 1920. 1920! He is now 106 years old. As one of the last contemporary witnesses of World War II, the 106-year-old tells us the following today: how he reached the age of 106; how he, born in 1920, experienced World War II; how he survived four years at the Arctic Front near Murmansk during World War II; what is important in life; what he wishes for the future, and much more.

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