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“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 ...”

Book:A Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days When God Wore a Swastika

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A Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days When God Wore a Swastika

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Alfons Heck

Alfons Heck, born on November 3, 1928, and died on April 12, 2005, was a German historical figure. The details of his profession and life are limited. more

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Christianity Hitler S Germany Romans Third Reich

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Christianity Hitler S Germany

Author:Dean G. Stroud

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Socialism Progressive Nazi Eugenics Nazism Hitler Hitler S Germany National Socialism

Author:A.E. Samaan

“We've got to have had the losses, so that we can understand why something fails; it's only with that understanding, that we can then comprehend what's needed to win.”

Spirituality

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