Henry Metelmann
Henry Friedrich Carl Metelmann | |
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| Born | December 25, 1922 Altona, Hamburg, Germany |
| Died | July 24, 2011 (aged 88) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Years of service | 1941-1945 |
| Rank | Obergefreiter |
Henry Friedrich Carl Metelmann (25 December 1922 – 24 July 2011) was a German soldier, peace activist and writer who was best known for a book about his experiences growing up in Nazi Germany and in World War II entitled Through Hell for Hitler.
Biography
Upbringing and military service
Metelmann was an only child born in
22nd Panzer Division which was virtually destroyed in 1942, he was briefly captured by Red Army soldiers and was involved in the Battle of Stalingrad. He attained the rank of Obergefreiter and towards the end of the war he was posted to the Rhineland and captured by the Americans
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Life after the second world war
After spending time in various
Communist Party and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, becoming a committed peace activist. After the publication of Through Hell for Hitler he was the subject of a 60 minute BBC Two Timewatch documentary broadcast on 5 December 2003. He was also interviewed for other television programmes and lectured to young people in schools and colleges.[1][2][3]
References
- ISBN 1-932033-20-3)
- from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
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