D DAY Through German Eyes - Book 2 - More hidden stories from June 6th 1944

Posted on 22 May 2018 by Holger Eckhertz

The first book of D DAY Through German Eyes has fascinated readers around the world with its insight into the German experience of June 6th 1944 Now, Book 2 contains a completely different set of astonishing German testimonies from the same archive These newly translated eyewitness statements by German veterans show the defenders to be determined but psychologically insecure, often deluded in their thinking and all too human in their shock at the onslaught which they faced These unique interviews with German soldiers are a historical treasure trove of new insights, heart stopping combat stories and glimpses of wartime psychology which will absorb anyone with an interest in WW2 I am astonished by the immediacy of these new translations from the archive, and I believe that readers will find these accounts, if anything, even compelling than the first book These statements reveal the ambiguous relationships which the German soldiers had with French civilians, especially women, and the way these relationships were destroyed on D Day itself There are accounts from a Luftwaffe pilot who was one of the first to witness the Allied armada from the air, and stories from foot soldiers, military police and panzer crews who fought desperately to hold back the beach landings and airborne assaults The disturbing motivations of the German troops political, personal and even religious are presented with an honesty which sheds a radical new light on why the Germans fought so bitterly, so viciously, to keep control of their precious France Holger Eckhertz, archive holder. Download D DAY Through German Eyes - Book 2 - More hidden stories from June 6th 1944 – kino-fada.fr I borrowed this book using Kindle Unlimited and had not read the previous book in the series Holger Eckhertz, the editor of the book came across transcripts of interviews that his father had carried out with German veterans who had been in service in Normandy or surroundings at the time of D Day The interviews had been held ten years after the fact, and his father had been a propaganda writer for the Germans during the war so had some knowledge of what was happening at the time When his son f I borrowed this book using Kindle Unlimited and had not read the previous book in the series Holger Eckhertz, the editor of the book came across transcripts of interviews that his father had carried out with German veterans who had been in service in Normandy or surroundings at the time of D Day The interviews had been held ten years after the fact, and his father had been a propaganda writer for the Germans during the wa...Interviews with ex Nazis, about their experience during D day Very interesting perspectives. The second book, with experiences with some German soldiers during the D day landingsCompared with the first part, this book clearly contains some interviews that were not deemed to be good enough for the first part There are interviews with soldiers that were on the beaches itself, but also some other soldiers, such as the militairy police Feldgendarmerie and pilots The book ends with a bizarre interview with a member of an experimental unit, that claims that he was prevented of blowing up The second book, with experiences with some German so...This second volume of recently discovered interviews with German soldiers who participated in the battle of Normandy on June 6, 1944, is as illuminating and fascinating as the first volume It contains verbatim interviews with 8 German fighting men one of them a Luftwaffe pilot about their experiences on D Day as the Allied forces invaded France As with the first volume, some surprises are found German propaganda had done a good job of inculcating in its Wehrmacht troops though probably not This second volume of recently discovered interviews with German soldiers who participated in the battle of Normandy on June 6, 1944, is as illuminating and fascinating as the first volume It contains verbatim interviews with 8 German fighting men one of them a Luftwaffe pilot about their experiences on D Day as the Allied forces invaded France As with the first volume, some surprises are found German propaganda had done a good job of inculcating in its Wehrmacht troops though probably not in the Waffen SS the fantasy that Germany was not the aggressor but the defender of France and a united Europe, and that the Allies, comprising American and British banking interests and Russian Bolsheviks, were in an aggressive war to overthrow the democracies of Europe That so many soldiers on the German side seemed to believe this during the war most of the men interviewed revealed that they now understood the truth about their country s lies and atrocities is r...I wrote about my attraction to this fascinating book in my review of the first volume At the age of 12 or so I was fascinated, even obsessed with how this war had happened, especially since it effected my father so profoundly.I became fascinated with WWII and how it happened and how did this one diminutive man almost achieve world domination I read so many books on WWII but never had the chance to read things from the German side This book is the 2nd of two volumes of interviews with soldiers I wrote about my attraction to this fascinating book in my review of the first volume At the age of 12 or so I was fascinated, even obsessed with how this war had happened, especially since it effected my father so profoundly.I became fascinated with WWII and how it happened and how did this one diminutive man almost achieve world domination I read so many books on WWII but never had the chance to read things from the German side This book is the 2nd of two volumes of interviews with soldiers who were on the German front during D Day The actual interviewer was the father of the man who edited these books.He did an excellent job If you are a student of history, this i...Truly a must readAs with the first book, the reader is presented with a diverse set of interview transcripts that have been produced many decades ago when the memories of D Day were still fresh to German servicemen The accounts provided in this book will move the reader and shock them with strands of history that have seldom been examined History is so often delive...What a remarkable book on D Day Very rarely do you get to know the other side of the story, specially from the losing side History, in general, is written by those that win the war This is the first hand account of some of those that were on the losing side The British are the most calculating and cynical people on earth is the view of one of the combatants from the other side They are also critical of their own leaders as well Ribbenthrop, that damned foreign minister of ours, the one What a remarkable book on D Day Very rarely do you get to know the other side of the story, specially from the losing side History, in general, is written by those that win the war This is the first hand account of some of those that were on the losing side The British are the most calculating and cynical people on earth is the view of one of the combatants from the other side They are also critical of their own leaders as ...I ve been looking for a book that gave insights into the German mindset of the war for some time and stumbled across this one.The interviews were conducted in the 1950s by the author s grandfather He has translated and assembled them but offers no analysis letting interviewer and subject speak for themselves There are some interesting themes esp that they considered this a fight for a united Europe against the forced of communism The coments about relations with the french were interesting I ve been looking for a book that gave insights into the German mindset of the war for some time and stumbled across this one.The interviews were conducted in the 1950s by the author s grandfather He has translated and assembled them but offers no analysis letting interviewer and subject speak for themselves There are some interesting themes esp that they considered this a fight for a united Europe agai...Fascinating Another great book that is a collection of interviews of German soldiers who fought in France in D Day The absolute frankness and raw honesty of how these men perceived their role in the war, Germany s objectives, and th...Both books in this series are superb reads If you like history told by the people who were actually there, you will love these It will put a whole new perspective on your view of the D Day landings.

D DAY Through German Eyes - Book 2 - More hidden stories from June 6th 1944

22 May 2018

Holger Eckhertz