The Righteous of the Wehrmacht

The Righteous of the Wehrmachtz describes the life of the author's family in Vilnius before and during WWII and under the Nazi occupation, depicting their miraculous survival thanks to the German officer Karl Plagge. Plagge played a vital role in the survival of more than one hundred Jews, and for this is known as "the Schindler from Darmstadt." After liberation by the Red Army, the author's family moved first to Poland and then to France, forging their lives as refugees with gratitude and courage.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Published: 12/01/2014
ISBN: 9781618114495
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.24d