“I was fascinated by Siegfried's wooden leg, a remembrance of the 1914 Battle of the Sommes, where he had earned the Iron Cross I Class for conspicuous bravery. He was proud of his service for the Fatherland; but as it turned out, the Fatherland wasn't proud of him. Just 13 years after he showed me how to play marbles and sit correctly on a horse, Siegfried and the whole Ermann family were gassed in Auschwitz for being Jewish ...” HistoryHolocaustHitler S GermanyGermany In Wwii Book:A Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days When God Wore a Swastika Source: A Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days When God Wore a Swastika
