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Interview with Edith Taylor
Edith Taylor (née Tate) grew up in Manchester and experienced the bombing of Manchester. When the war started, Edith, her mother and two siblings, were evacuated to Leek. Edith was separated from Dorothy and her mother. Billy and Edith had two…
Interview with Wolfgang Jähnichen
Wolfgang Jähnichen recollects being a five-year-old boy in Dresden at the time of the 13 February 1945 bombing. 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,…
Interview with Tito Samorè
Tito Samorè recalls wartime memories in Milan, when he was a member of the Balilla youth organisation. He remembers the outbreak of war and its announcement on the radio. Tito describes the first bombing of Milan in 1940, stressing how easy it was…
Interview with Giuseppe Pirovano
Giuseppe Pirovano describes wartime memories as schoolboy at Affori, a Milan neighbourhood, and daily life in fascist youth organisations, with regimented schooling and political rallies. He talks about children’s games and pastimes, such as…
Interview with Carla Baietti
Carla Baietti recalls her life as a young labourer in Olgiate Comasco. She tells of the hardships her family suffered during the war: fascist indoctrination; food shortage; her uncle's desertion and her brother's death, while serving in Russia. Carla…
Tags: bombing; civil defence; fear; grief; home front; shelter
Interview with Edvige Colombo
Edvige Colombo recalls her life in wartime Milan and describes an occasion when the alarm sounded and she and her family went to the basement, used as a shelter. She recollects moments inside, re-emphasizing how there was nothing to do, just standing…
Tags: bombing; home front; Resistance; shelter
Interview with Dieter Essig
Dieter Essig recalls the Pforzheim bombing on 23 February 1945, which he witnessed at the age of six. He talks about the long hours he spent inside a shelter, describing his wartime years as a wasted childhood. He recalls the bombing on 1 April 1944,…
Lebensgefahr
The first part is targeted at the German population and argues, with illustrations, for passive and active resistance against the regime. It uses the image of Germany’s many broken bridges to argue that the only bridge open to the German people is…
Herbert, R
Mr Herbert's account of the events at Moltkestraße 7 and 8, Untere Königstraße.
Marie, S and Elisabeth, L
Mrs Marie Sch, (née L.), and Miss Elisabeth, L's account of the events at Frankfurter Straße 2, 4, 6, 8.
Maria, V
Maria V's account of the events at Wilhelmstraße 2 ½
Karoline, K
Karoline K's account of the events at Obere Karlstraße 17 (Bürgersäle).
Emmy Zoberbier and anonymous respondents
Three accounts of the events at Landgraf-Karl-Straße.
Anton, J
Anton J's account of the events at Kassel-Kirchditmold, Opferhof 3.
Heinrich Peter, Sch
Mr Heinrich's account of the events at Hohenzollern-straße 56.
Wickenrode, Karl L
Mr Karl L Wickenrode's account of the events at Frankfurter Straße, Weinbergbunker, Marstall and Kaufunger Straße.
Christian, R
Mr Christian's account of the events at Moltkestraße 7.
Elfriede, N
Mrs Elfriede N's account of the events at Friedrichsplatz 3, Obere Karlstraße 17/19 (Bürgersäle).
Franz Aschemann
Police Sergeant Franz Aschemann's account of the events at Königstraße 74.
Hannah, K
Mrs Hannah, K's account of the events at Wildemannsgasse 19 (“Pinne”).
Wiegel, Heinz
Heinz Wiegel's account of the events at Luisenstraße 9 and Große Rosenstraße 21.
Gockel, Jakob
Mr Jakob Gockel's account of the events at Oberste Gasse 43.
Käthe Sch
Mrs Käthe Sch's account of the events at Luisenstraße 2, Old Barracks (north wing), Railway Bunker, Bismarckstraße. Included is a statement by her son, Harry.
Leimbach, Johannes
Johannes Leimbach's account of the events at Zeughausstraße 10, Wildemannsgasse 19 'Pinne'.
Luise M
Luise M's account of the events at Packhofstraße 18.