Former Wehrmacht in the DDR

[Ralph P]

Thanks for the update with the website.

And I was referring to the Petershagen book.

So is the Noll book two volumes? And if I understand what you are saying. The Noll book(s) were required reading?

[torstenbel]

So is the Noll book two volumes? And if I understand what you are saying. The Noll book(s) were required reading?

yes and yes

[Ralph P]

Hey Torsten - You are about to have me ask the twenty questions... onwhat you thought of the book...

[AR-11]

yes and yes

Gents,
Only the first part was duty literature in the school. (At least at "my" time...) The first part is also that that was filmed. Many people did not realize that there was a second part of the book was. I read it (voluntary). The book plays in the period immediately after the war's end.
I fully agree with Torsten: Books and film are actual good.

AR-11, Dirk

[torstenbel]

Gents,
Only the first part was duty literature in the school. (At least at "my" time...) The first part is also that that was filmed. Many people did not realize that there was a second part of the book was. I read it (voluntary). The book plays in the period immediately after the war's end.
I fully agree with Torsten: Books and film are actual good.

AR-11, Dirk

Hi Dirk, you are right in that only volume 1 was compulsary reading at school, but I also read volume 2 voluntarily and I found the book to be excellent. Dirk, have a look through that second link to the US German video shop that I provided last night and you will be reminded about a lot of DDR movies that I certainly had completely forgotten about and there are quite a few more movies among them that deal partly with WW2 and the time shortly after the war. I think Karbid und Sauerampfer for example was an excellent movie, set shortly after the end of the war. Cheers, Torsten.

[Garulfo]

Another thread about the same subject :

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...highlight=adam

[pauke]

ex-Wehrmacht in DDR

Don't know if it is of use, but several well-experienced Wehrmacht veteran friends related to me how they were pressured to join the new DDR army as it was being formed. One was in AA 3 , DAK and later in the Pz. Lehr Div. The other was in from '34-'45 in Pz. Lehr Regt. and Div. They both managed to avoid serving in the NVA claiming they had had it with war service. The first one became an engineer for ship building , the second a locomotive engineer. The second fellow was also discreetly contacted by his former commanding officer regarding serving in the then- forming Bundeswehr---same answer!

[Ralph P]

Garulfo - Thanks for the linked thread. I had forgotten that one...

Another thread about the same subject :

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...highlight=adam

[Ralph P]

pauke - Interesting information you have provided to this thread. Where did you meet these persons? And are you still in contact with them? Thanks...

[torstenbel]

Thanks Torsten for reviving this thread and posting about the book. Have you read the book? And I would be interested in seeing more related to the book...

Hi Ralph, I have not read the book in full and I have only read parts of it. It is fairly propagandistic in terms of pr-Soviet and anti-Imperialism. The man was obviously very bitter for having been kept in jail in west germany for ten years. Here are some additional pics of the illustrations in the book. Cheers, Torsten.

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[Ralph P]

Torsten - Thanks for the additional posts from the book. And for sure can see why former East Germany used him to get back at the West.

Can You tell me what and where the place is in in post 26? And what the document is on the right in post 27?

Thanks...