Jähnichen, Wolfgang

Title

Jähnichen, Wolfgang
W Jähnichen

Description

One oral history interview with Wolfgang Jähnichen, a survivor of the 13 February 1945 Dresden Bombing. He recollects various episodes of the firestorm and elaborates on the legitimacy of the attack within the context of the bombing war.

Date

2018-03-14

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

Rights

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Identifier

Jähnichen, W

Collection Items

Wolfgang Jähnichen recalls being a five-year-old boy in Dresden at the time of the 13 February 1945 bombing. He gives a vivid account of the attack and recounts various episodes: the time spent with his mother in the cellar used as air raid shelter;…
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