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WWII Combat Veteran: Fritz Weinschenk - D-Day - Omaha Beach (Interview)
Interview with D-Day veteran Fritz Weinschenk for the documentary About Face: Jewish Refugee Soldiers in the Allied Forces. Filmed on June 6, 2004
Interviewers: Steve Karras
Rose Lizarraga

Cameras and Sound: David Hallinger
For more information : shorturl.at/mxLZ5
Fritz Weinschenk (1923-2012) was born in Mainz, Germany and emigrated to the US with his family to escape Nazi persecution in the mid 30s. He served in the US Army's 293rd Joint Assault Signal Company and landed in the second wave on Omaha Beach, June 6th 1944. Two months later his outfit was sent to the Pacific and ultimately participated in the invasion of the Philippines. In 1946, he returned to Germany to serve in the Americ...
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DUB CREDITS FIELD OF DREAMS
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DUB CREDITS FIELD OF DREAMS
ET ON THE PHONE
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ET ON THE PHONE
WWII Veteran Interview - Karl Goldsmith - Prisoner Interrogation and de-Nazification of hometown
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Karl Goldsmith (1921-2002) born in Eschwege, Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1939. He served in Europe in the U.S. Army during World War II, first in the military police, and then as a interrogator and sergeant in charge of a military intelligence team. Immediately following the war, he was responsible for the de-Nazification of his hometown in Germany. Mr. Goldsmith was a 1947 g...
WWII Combat Veteran Interview - Edmund Schloss (3rd Armored Division)
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Edmund Schloss fled Nazi Germany in 1938 and eventully served with the 3rd Armored Division during WWII. He was in the Headquarters Platoon of Company B, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment. Ed joined the 3AD as a replacement near St. Lo and remained with his outfit until the war ended. Interview conducted by Steve Karras in San Diego, 2001 Camera: David Hallinger. Dedicated to the Schloss Family #u...
WWII Combat Veteran Interview - Werner Ellmann
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Werner Ellmann was born on February 16, 1924 in Bodenwoehr, Germany. His family settled in Chicago and during the Depression was active in the German American Bund movement. Along with his mother and brother, Werner visited family in Germany and stayed there for nine months in 1938. He returned to the US, ultimately graduated from Lane Technical High school on Chicago's north side. During the w...
WWII Combat Veteran Interview - Henry Kaufman - 45th Infantry Division
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Henry Kaufman (1920-2000) was born to Russian immigrant parents and raised in New York City. He arrived in North Africa as a replacement and was severly wounded at Kasserine Pass. Reassigned to "H" Company, Second Bn., 157th Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, Henry made the invasions of Sicily and Italy. He was captured at Anzio and ultimately sent as a prisoner of war to Germany. His experience...
WWII Combat Veteran Interview - Alvin Ungerleider, 29th Division (D-Day to VE Day)
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Alvin Ungerleider (1921-2011) landed with L company, 115th Regt on D-Day. He remained in the army for 36 years and was a general when he retired. The fascinating interview covers General Ungerleider's remarkable life, in and out of the military. It was filmed at the University of New Orleans, Eisenhower Center on June 6, 2000. Camera: Ken Seng Interviewed by Eisenhower Center with Steve Karras ...
WWII Combat Veteran Interview - Hal Baumgarten with Al Ungerleider - 29th Division (D-DAY)
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This conversation with D-Day veterans Harold Baumgarten and Alvin Ungerleider was taped on June 4, 2000 in New Orleans, prior to the grand-opening of the National WWII Museum. Also appearing in the video are Stephen E Ambrose, Rita Baumgarten, Ruth Ungerleider, and Andy Sandler. Interviewer: Steve Karras Camera: Ken Seng (c) Buddy Pictures 2024 Dedicated to the Baumgarten and Ungerleider families
WWII Combat Veteran Interview - Marvin Haas, 34th Infantry, Italy (1944-1945)
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Marvin Haas (1925-2021) was born in New York City. At eighteen he joined the United States Army and served as a rifleman in the 34th Infantry Division in Italy. This interview was filmed in Banning, California, 2001. Interviewer: Steve Karras Cameras: David Hallinger (c) 2024
WWII Veteran Interview: Henry Kissinger - 84th Infantry Division
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Interview with Henry Kissinger for About Face: Jewish Refugee Soldiers in the Allied Forces. Conduced on February 9, 2001 in New York City. Interviewers: Steve Karras Julia Rath Cameras and Sound: Ilko Davidov Carmine Cervi Richard Jopson For more information : shorturl.at/mxLZ5 (c) Buddy Pictures 2024 #usarmedforces #combatveteran #holocaustsurvivor #wwiihistory #normandylanding #jewishstories...
ETHEL BETRY: the early years (an interview)
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Ethel Betry, was born Ethel Lucille Muirfeld in Iowa and moved with her family to California. At eighteen she married a soldier named Theodore H Bachenheimer who was killed in action during WWII. She married Kenneth Betry in 1946 and started a family. They were married for 38 years until Ken's passing in 1984. This interview was recorded in Porterville, CA in 2001. In loving memory of Ethel Bet...
ABE BAUM - Commanded WWII's Infamous Hammelburg Raid to Rescue Gen. Patton's Son in law
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Interview with Abraham J. Baum San Diego, CA January 6, 2001 Interviewer: Steven Karras Photography: David Hallinger Abraham J Baum (1921-2013) commanded the famed "Task force Baum," sent by General George Patton to liberate the POWs at Stalag Oflag XIII-B, near Hammelburg. Baum was part of the 4th Armored Division unit that liberated the Ohrdruf Concentration Camp. Awarded the Distinguished Se...
My Schmooze with Treat Williams
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Treat Williams (1951-2023) discusses growing up in the 60s, filming HAIR and his co-star Annie Golden. From a phone interview in 2013
Stanley Dyrector: Hollywood scribe's career and masterpiece '“The Welsh Matchstick - Johnny Owen “
Просмотров 752 года назад
This latest installment of the Schmooze Button is a blast of a conversation with the inimitable Stanley Dyrector about his colorful life, from Brooklyn to Hollywood, and his latest swaggering creation, “The Welsh Matchstick - Johnny Owen." For decades, Stanley wrote for radio and television with his wife Joyce, including a stage play A Pelican of the Wilderness in 1973, which venerable critic J...
Putting on Dawn Ritz: Life Lessons with Hollywood Costume Designer (2022)
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Putting on Dawn Ritz: Life Lessons with Hollywood Costume Designer (2022)
Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe: interview with author Robert Matzen (2021)
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Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe: interview with author Robert Matzen (2021)
Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes) Ascends Higher with New Group Night Crickets
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Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes) Ascends Higher with New Group Night Crickets
JEW OF OKLAHOMA : Bad Livers co founder MARK RUBIN and his "Triumph of Assimilation" (2021)
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JEW OF OKLAHOMA : Bad Livers co founder MARK RUBIN and his "Triumph of Assimilation" (2021)
STEVE KARRAS - RIGHT OR WRONG (AUDIO)
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STEVE KARRAS - RIGHT OR WRONG (AUDIO)
BELOVED NASHVILLE ICON TOMMY WOMACK IS ALIVE AND HAPPILY ROCKIN IN 2021
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BELOVED NASHVILLE ICON TOMMY WOMACK IS ALIVE AND HAPPILY ROCKIN IN 2021
Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) and his newest Late Style - The Interview
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Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) and his newest Late Style - The Interview
I SEE HAWKS IN L.A AND NEW DIRECTIONS SPUN FROM STRANGE TIMES: AN INTERVIEW WITH PAUL LACQUES
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I SEE HAWKS IN L.A AND NEW DIRECTIONS SPUN FROM STRANGE TIMES: AN INTERVIEW WITH PAUL LACQUES
Talking DICK BIONDI, Rock n Roll, and the late DENNIS FARINA with JOE FARINA
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Talking DICK BIONDI, Rock n Roll, and the late DENNIS FARINA with JOE FARINA
Grammy Award Winner and Multi Instrumentalist TIM O'BRIEN (Interview: 2021)
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Grammy Award Winner and Multi Instrumentalist TIM O'BRIEN (Interview: 2021)
Netflix True Crime Docuseries 'Heist' Creator Derek Doneen
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Netflix True Crime Docuseries 'Heist' Creator Derek Doneen
Divine Horseman's Legendary co-founder Julie Christensen - (Interview)
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Divine Horseman's Legendary co-founder Julie Christensen - (Interview)
Rolling Stones Insider Bill German Remembers Charlie Watts
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Rolling Stones Insider Bill German Remembers Charlie Watts
David Kendrick of Bates Motel, Sparks, Gleaming Spires
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David Kendrick of Bates Motel, Sparks, Gleaming Spires
Scenes from an Empty Church: Onur Turkel, Kevin Corrigan, Thomas Jay Ryan, Max Casella, Craig Bierko
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Scenes from an Empty Church: Onur Turkel, Kevin Corrigan, Thomas Jay Ryan, Max Casella, Craig Bierko

Комментарии

  • @noakes1000
    @noakes1000 4 дня назад

    Another great Veteran for fought for this nation! Hurrah sir! God bless you!

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 4 дня назад

      @@noakes1000 thank you for watching and chiming in

  • @jessewallace5240
    @jessewallace5240 7 дней назад

    I graduated from the same High School this man attended, in 1977, and 10 days later I left, and joined the U.S. Army, serving for 4 years. We're all connected, in ways we seldom realize.

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 7 дней назад

      You went to Hyde Park too?! Fantastic. So did much of my family....My dad went to Bowen. His dad went to Englewood while he lived in Hyde Park. Thanks for your service

  • @LUC66631
    @LUC66631 20 дней назад

    Sandbank was not here and the pebbles are gone , DUDE ; it's 80 fuc.ing years ago , what did you expect , the the germans were waiting for you to ? American bellend 🙄🙄🤦‍♂🤦‍♂👎👎

  • @stevestack6173
    @stevestack6173 21 день назад

    anazing! my dad was in army artillery and he supported the landing somehow.

  • @alessandroghiddi935
    @alessandroghiddi935 21 день назад

    Thank yuo forever !!!

  • @user-cb4pr4zk2b
    @user-cb4pr4zk2b 22 дня назад

    Hoy rusia esta peleando contra los nazis de ucrania y rusia los conocio muy bien o alguien tiene dudas

  • @denniswilliams1118
    @denniswilliams1118 22 дня назад

    Thank. You. Fritz. Dennis. Williams. U. S. ARMY. 1967. To. 1970. 11. B.

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 21 день назад

      Thank you Mr Williams. What was your outfit in Vietnam?

  • @andyx2299
    @andyx2299 24 дня назад

    "LOOK ARROUND YOU TODAY AND YOU SHALL SEE WHO WAS RIGHT"

  • @J.B24
    @J.B24 25 дней назад

    10:47 The Trumpites need to listen to his answer to the interviewer's question. Its so relevant today.

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 25 дней назад

      Thanks for chiming in. The line certainly makes me think about him

  • @b3j8
    @b3j8 25 дней назад

    Powerful watching him stand there, reliving the parts of that day he remembers! A heartfelt THANK YOU to Fritz! Thank you.

  • @alfredogiglio9192
    @alfredogiglio9192 25 дней назад

    Riconoscenza infinita a questi valorosi soldati,che con il loro sacrificio hanno riportato la libertà in Europa.❤

  • @charlestehuia9263
    @charlestehuia9263 26 дней назад

    What a great man, such a humble and honest man, thank you Sir for your service and sacrifices to allow us to enjoy the freedom that we take for granted these days.

  • @dradden1556
    @dradden1556 26 дней назад

    Very interesting. Good vid

  • @RemoWilliams-hy4vc
    @RemoWilliams-hy4vc 27 дней назад

    Grandi uomini...

  • @samuelculper4231
    @samuelculper4231 27 дней назад

    Impossible not to be emotional watching him as he speaks about being kicked out of Germany for being Jewish, leaving Cherbourg in 1935, only to be back in France in 1944. Beautiful

    • @seanodwyer4322
      @seanodwyer4322 26 дней назад

      sam- here in new zealand ahh met up with a family from Germany .- their surname is- Schwammburg.- They were jewish germen bankers somewhere in germany and Got too new zealand in 1930's.- When W.W.2 came along 4 off them joined New Zealand Army and one kiled in Libya and another in Italy

  • @DavidCooney-pz4ru
    @DavidCooney-pz4ru 27 дней назад

    My Father in Law landed on Utah Beach. He would have been 100 years old in January of this year 2024. God Bless.

  • @user-tx5uv1ub1y
    @user-tx5uv1ub1y 28 дней назад

    For all the Army, Navy and Air-Force, men + ladies, who prepared for and fought in, even with sacrifice of their own lifes, the big Overlord operation (D-Day) our, all and best, respect! Let us say: Honours, be, for all, of them! For all, who, already in the eternity or still alived, gave admirable and nice examples (we must never forget) let us pray to be never forgotten by God and His blessings, for all of them! All were finaly, forever, like God soldiers and started the invitation for Europe all people build a life with no tyranny nazi, in peace and for the democracy (always giving hands like brothers)! D-Day, was, is and will be - forever - a remarkable and unforgetable date! Here, just a portuguese and christian family, in Portugal. Respectfully. L+E

  • @TheYoungCollector
    @TheYoungCollector 29 дней назад

    My great great uncle Russ was wounded at the battle of the bulge and about 30 or 40 years ago he was invited to one of these events but he replied “I had enough France when I was in the service.” He died bout 20 years and unfortunately I never got to meet him.

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 29 дней назад

      I believe it. My great uncle was in the Bulge as well. It must've just sucked! Thanks for sharing !

  • @michaelaugat1290
    @michaelaugat1290 29 дней назад

    Mein größten Respekt! Nur eins sollte man zur Kenntnis nehmen! Wer verdiente an Hitler?! Amerikanische Geschäftsfreunde! ruclips.net/video/5RNqlKSwsyI/видео.htmlsi=K5qku65UeuyNj5Cu

  • @allans7281
    @allans7281 Месяц назад

    What an emotional roller coaster for these heroes to go back to these peace sands. We owe them an immeasurable debt of gratitude Thank you for your sacrifice your courage steadfast desire to fight the good fight

  • @JN-om6rw
    @JN-om6rw Месяц назад

    There are other modest people who have served in armed forces in other parts of the world sometimes for years who suffered all the discomforts and dangers yet they don't go on about it like these fellows - year after year

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 Месяц назад

      Thank god some of them go on about it, especially these fellows. D Day was the bigggest amphibius invasions in modern history (or one of them) and recording the stories of living participants, for posterity, is an invaluable resource. And you won't have to worry about hearing them much longer.

    • @seanodwyer4322
      @seanodwyer4322 26 дней назад

      in last 7 years in Auckland City it been war zone concerning- scooters/ bikes/ skateboards/ other on footpaths and every other nook and trany the demons can show off on.

  • @colinnewmarch1106
    @colinnewmarch1106 Месяц назад

    Deepest respect

  • @user-hp8yj9ro1c
    @user-hp8yj9ro1c Месяц назад

    Amazing how sharp his mind is after all these years

  • @jjlynchee961
    @jjlynchee961 Месяц назад

    Man, he’s in good shape for almost 100 years old. God bless

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 Месяц назад

      This was recorded 20 years ago. Fritz passed in 2012. He is so missed

  • @retorenfer8702
    @retorenfer8702 Месяц назад

    Fascinating documentation, many thanks for posting it.

  • @mr.crapper7197
    @mr.crapper7197 Месяц назад

    I'm watching this and crying like a baby.

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 Месяц назад

      Thanks for that! I'll post his long interview I did a few years before we walked the beach in 2004.

    • @jujulionesselsa1416
      @jujulionesselsa1416 Месяц назад

      Me also I cannot begin to tell you what they all mean to me. 😊

    • @jeronimobraga3834
      @jeronimobraga3834 25 дней назад

      HERÓIS!!!

  • @johnhodges9146
    @johnhodges9146 Месяц назад

    Sounds like he stayed hidden under the tank until all the killing was over! Probably why he survived!

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 Месяц назад

      Think he said it was too dangerous

    • @OpelpepePower
      @OpelpepePower 26 дней назад

      Se llama supervivencia....tu que habrías hecho si hubieras estado Allí en ese momento, viendo cono todos tus compañeros son ametrallados por las mg 42 ???

  • @user-lo6cf3df1x
    @user-lo6cf3df1x Месяц назад

    Typical world war two vet that takes no credit, The greatest generation

  • @joshkarena3058
    @joshkarena3058 Месяц назад

    Understandable, you were a young man in one of the most horrific time of WWII.

  • @JudyCox-po4xr
    @JudyCox-po4xr Месяц назад

    From my family to Mr. Weinschenk, thank you Sir for the freedom you provided us. My family will forever be grateful and will not forget.

  • @pmc6925
    @pmc6925 Месяц назад

    "I was just a guy," he says to the camera crew. If I could have spoke to him after I would have told him, "true, you were 'just a guy' along with thousands just like you on that beach that day and together liberated a country giving it back to its people and changing the direction of a horrible war. So "no", I would have told him, "you were more than just a guy, you are heroes." May God bless them all. 🇺🇲🇬🇧🇨🇦

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 Месяц назад

      Amen. I hadn't watched this interview in its entirety since we filmed that day. I was really anxious when walking the beach and didn't have time to really enjoy it.

  • @jgonzalez101
    @jgonzalez101 Месяц назад

    Such an amazing determined and courageous life and Service of Serviceman Fritz Weinschenk! May God Almighty continue to bless protect and use him! ❤🙏🇺🇸

  • @danpatterson6937
    @danpatterson6937 Месяц назад

    "I came, just over here, to Cherbourg in 1935. And I came back in 1944". Matter of fact, and "I was just a guy". Unbelievable.

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 Месяц назад

      He was the coolest guy ever. Miss him. Thank you for watching and chiming in

  • @LuisTheMasterJedi
    @LuisTheMasterJedi Месяц назад

    Thank you so much for sharing this!

  • @pembermark
    @pembermark Месяц назад

    Thank you so much 4 your service

  • @brianjames3849
    @brianjames3849 Месяц назад

    American, Canadian, British, French, simply the greatest generation of our time ,sadly never to be repeated. Take away the youths mobile phone away .and they would surrender. Its so tragic to witness the greatest generation to our day 80 years on to the this day to witness the new generation that is simply carbage , the youth of today simply do not interact by their voices but only via text so so sad .

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 Месяц назад

      100%

    • @Joseph-kq9zc
      @Joseph-kq9zc 28 дней назад

      Not the greatest, they were ass kickers but the greatest generation wouldn’t have a group of people oppressing other races. America wasn’t free For Natives, Hispanics, Blacks or asians. They were all treated like shit and had their right taken from them.

  • @user-dj1ez9tn1h
    @user-dj1ez9tn1h Месяц назад

    u S A would not let jews into our country

  • @Mosey410
    @Mosey410 Месяц назад

    Happy Memorial Day my Granddads name was also Henry and he’s buried at Arlington too. So glad you got this interview. I wish I had one with my Pop. Luckily his exploits have been well documented by my Uncle Henry. Cheers 🍀and Happy Memorial Day.

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 Месяц назад

      That's so nice of you to chime in. Thanks for that. Happy Memorial Day to you as well. Was your dad in WWII?

  • @britgerus4503
    @britgerus4503 Месяц назад

    ?

  • @VegasCyclingFreak
    @VegasCyclingFreak 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for your service, and for sharing your story in detail.

  • @geoffthornton9004
    @geoffthornton9004 2 месяца назад

    My father was in the 3rd Infantry Division, North Africa to Berchtesgaden. He told me about the 34th Red Bull Division. He had tremendous respect for the 34th. The Divisions that fought early in the war deserve a LOT of credit. What a wonderful interview with a tremendous soldier and human being. Thank you for preserving this man’s story!

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 2 месяца назад

      I appreciate your words. Glad you watched this. Did your dad talk about Gen Truscott ?

    • @geoffthornton9004
      @geoffthornton9004 2 месяца назад

      Yes sir! My father, who was a combat medic, loved General Truscott. One time on Sicily, dad stopped to bandage a civilian’s leg, knowing that he would have to run to catch back up to his men. He was hurrying with the wound and looked up into the smiling face of General Truscott who was back down the trail. The General complimented him for caring about the civilian and told him to take his time, his company had fallen out to rest just around the bend. Those men learned the Truscott trot! 120 steps per minute, 4 miles per hour for 20 miles. Amazing what Truscott built the 3rd Infantry Division into. Later on the commanding General was Iron Mike O’Daniel. Dad adored him even more than Truscott because he was around Iron Mike more. Even patched up his shoulder once when an 88 hit the building they were standing by and a brick came down on the Generals shoulder.

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 2 месяца назад

      @@geoffthornton9004 WOW. thanks so much for sharing this

  • @jgonzalez101
    @jgonzalez101 2 месяца назад

    What a tremendous Interview with this Army Soldier of WWII! He truly was a Hero of the Greatest Generation. A humble valiant man.❤️🇺🇸

  • @donadams3728
    @donadams3728 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for your sacrifices

  • @bryanfrombuffalo7685
    @bryanfrombuffalo7685 3 месяца назад

    12 million ppl not a bone ...a tooth a finger...etc

  • @kevinmacomber1336
    @kevinmacomber1336 3 месяца назад

    This man's memory is not only incredible, but he has very unique experiences of the world prior to the war. This is quite a rare interview with a great man.

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 3 месяца назад

      Thanks for watching and your compliments !

  • @erikj2738
    @erikj2738 3 месяца назад

    What was Werner's rank?

  • @northwestprof60
    @northwestprof60 3 месяца назад

    This man is extremely articulate and knowledgeable. Sadly, the questions were disjointed and off-point for much of the time, but Haas's responses are mesmerizing. But who is running the camera? It seems to have a mind of its own!

  • @erikj2738
    @erikj2738 3 месяца назад

    Astonishing! So happy Mr. Shloss was interviewed in 2001 <3

  • @jimksa67
    @jimksa67 3 месяца назад

    This interviewer is like a Mother confessor! Let Marvin talk already!

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 3 месяца назад

      I couldn't help myself. I was a young man at the time. Glad you're watching.

  • @paulprigge1209
    @paulprigge1209 3 месяца назад

    My uncle married German girl. He was US Army. She left family in Germany World War II. Her mother came over afterwards.

    • @stevenkarras3490
      @stevenkarras3490 3 месяца назад

      My friend's dad too. They had a big family