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"Helmut and Charlotte Jacobitz were born in Berlin during the mid-1920s. They experienced depression and inflation, witnessed violence as fascists and communists vied for control of Germany, and when the Nazis prevailed, they survived the 12 years of the Third Reich. Drafted in 1943, Helmut was wounded fighting in Normandy. Charlotte, meanwhile, worked at the Reichsbank and took shelter against frequent bombing raids. After the Russians surrounded Berlin in April 1945, she witnessed first-hand the brutal battle for the city. The two young Germans met each other after the war, Charlotte…
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4 editions- Other · English · 2012The History Press · 191 pages · 9780752464619
- Other · English · 2011History Press Limited, The · 9780752477633
- Other · English · 2011History Press Limited, The · 9781322361307
- Other · English · 2011History Press Limited, The · 9780752477640
German Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945HistoryWorld war, 1939-1945, germanyBerlin (germany), history, 1945-1990Germany, social conditionsBiographyPersonal narratives