Friday, March 11, 2011

Timeglider

Carl Heumann

1: How did it feel to be betrayed by the Germans, having known you earned a German Iron Cross in World War 1?

2: How was your perception of religion affected by being moved to and forced to work in Auschwitz.

3: Did you make any friends in your camp, or were you out to keep you yourself alive?

4: Did your wife and daughter Lore manage to live in Auschwitz, or were they executed immediately? Also, how did you manage to cope with your family being gone in the camp?

5: While in the camp, did you think more about getting out, or just living day by day?

6: How has your appeal towards life changed throughout the experience?

World War 2 artifacts.

This is the medal for the European air offensive in World War 2. My grandfather's close friend was awarded this medal for piloting an aircraft into battle to deploy troops. The medal has a cool design of the aircrafts used to bring in paratroopers in world war 2. This medal may not be highly regarded as of achievements required to earn it, but is important to me as a memory of the man who might as well be my grandfathers brother Will.