German Soldier Remembers WW2 | Memoirs Of WWII

Title

Creator

Memoirs of WWII

Subject

A German soldier recounts personal memories and experiences from World War II.

Description

Growing up in Germany in the 1930’s, Gert Schmitz was drafted into the Hitler Youth, witnessed the start of World War II, and joined the Luftwaffe by the time he was 17 years old. But his dreams of flight would be crushed when he was sent to the Western Front to fight the advancing Allied Forces with a disoriented and dwindling German Army.

Publisher

Memoirs of WWII

Date

2019-07-05

Type

youtube video

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D0Uw-y9mrk&utm_source=chatgpt.com

Language

english/german

Rights

Collection

HIST 27/127 WWII European Theater Spring 2026

Citation

Memoirs of WWII, “German Soldier Remembers WW2 | Memoirs Of WWII,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 29, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/6007.

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