I know for sure that it was not easy for my mom to take care of 5 children under such primitive conditions. With little money from the social services, there wasn’t much else. Food was rationed and not always available. I never heard my mom complaining. My mom know allot about nature and used…
The Red Cross became one of our most important contact sources. Not only did we received food and clothing, the Red Cross also found us a new place to live; A roof over our head. It was in a small village of about 900 people living there. We received 2 rooms over the fire…
Rumors where that the war will end soon and everybody was looking forward to that day. You couldn’t tell though, tanks and big military trucks transporting soldiers was a sight we saw over and over again. Only difference, it was the French army pulling there troops out including prisoners of war; my dad was one…
No place for us to linger except traveling towards Wuerzburg where we thought my Dad was still in the Hospital, but as we found out he was gone looking for us, what now ? I can still see my moms face; she was pretty close to crying. I’m sure she cried many time in…
News came to us that there are soldiers going around in the village from house to house killing civilian people, shooting stabbing or hanging them. One incident we heard about a family where they took the Father and hung him, killed the mother but left the children to witness that. What a terrible shock…
It was a long journey and the weather was not very favorable. We didn’t have much luggage, one little suitcase with just enough clothing that we usually kept at my grandparents house. Transportation was sparse and we took every opportunity available to get further away from Dresden to reunite with my Dad in Wuerzburg.…
The train was moving very slowly with many people crowding around each other, crying, screaming and using language that would get us in troubles big time if we ever used it, it was frightening. Some where very angry pushing their way through the isles. The train stopped as we heard the fighter planes approaching.…
The Air was so hot it was difficult to breathe. Everything was in flames. More and more people ran towards the river. The people looked like burning torches some made it in to the river and many did not. It was February and usually a cold month, but this was like stepping in to…
Everything was burning around us. My Mom had to check my little Brother if he was ok, he didn’t gave up a sound. He was comfortable and secure in his Mothers arms. He fully trusted her, the same way as my Mom trusted the Lord to bring us to safety. It was hot and very…
Not sure how much time we had to get back down to the basement. I know we didn’t had enough time to get my little brother dressed. He was overly tired, nothing could wake him up. There was no time to waste. The alarm stopped and we could hear the airplanes approaching. There where…