My Mother was born in Hannover in April 1940. By the end of the war her and my Grandmother had lost their dwelling twice. The second time only a few weeks before the end. The house, the cellar of which they were sheltering in the second time, took a direct hit. They only managed to escape the burning building because my Grandfather was at home having been wounded out of the war after he got a bullet in both legs on the Eastern Front in 1943. He managed to break their way out with an axe. Today my Mother is 83 years old but ever since she has never been into a cellar again in her whole life. Growing up after she says remembering that the sight of the city so in ruins that she genuinely believed that it could never be rebuilt. I used to go from London every year to Hannover in the 1960s and 70s to stay with my grandparents. My overriding memory of Hannover from then was the smell. The smell of new concrete! Now, I am 60 years old and I spend about half my time between the UK and Hannover. It has changed so much. Almost beyond recognition even to me. In the 1960s there were still bomb sites that we played in as children. Now, even some of the big ‘new’ concrete buildings of m childhood are being demolished again (e.g the big Postamt building in the Zentrum).
Same story as far as my family is concerned! My family lost everthing several times because of wars and political systems.My eldest aunt loved Hanover very much and always missed it and her friends and she was very lonely,when we moved to London,not speaking the language,not having any friends there. I don't know, what I could have done,to make things easier for her..She really missed Hanover,which I don't,since my memories of Hanover are none too happy.
I first went there in 1985 - my in-laws lived there - and I visited, and stayed, over the years. I was taken to Aegi pretty early, then Berlin, both sides. My in-laws did have stories, but I heard them through their children. No point in making them relive painful memories. As you say, the first generation of Neubau is disappearing - I think that the Raschplatz is getting/has had treatment, and the VW-Turm might go. And I know for a fact that my favourite Kneipe is no longer there.
My mother was born in 1942 and the house next door to her got bombed. It is crazy to have kids during a war though. My uncle used to work in the Rathaus
Yeh, My mother lived through the "Blitz" in London as a nurse , so did my Mother -in - Law, Someone should have liistened to Marlene ! I have great German friends What else do you say to history?
Die Anzahl der bei Luftangriffen verstorbenen ausländischen und dienstverpflichteten Arbeitskräfte wurde auch von der Stadt Hannover während des Krieges miterfasst. Dies betraf zum Beispiel die bei der Berufsfeuerwehr ausschließlich als ausländische Arbeitskräftegruppe eingesetzten Ukrainer, von denen viele bei der Brandbekämpfung ums Leben kamen. Es gab für sie ehrenvolle Bestattungen. Dies belegen überlieferte Akten im Stadtarchiv Hannover.
Ich bedanke mich für diese Information, die ich, als eine Autorin, nicht bekommen könnte. Ich komme noch mal zum Thema "Luftangriffen" mit die neue Videobeiträge. Vielen Dank.
My Mother was born in Hannover in April 1940. By the end of the war her and my Grandmother had lost their dwelling twice. The second time only a few weeks before the end.
The house, the cellar of which they were sheltering in the second time, took a direct hit. They only managed to escape the burning building because my Grandfather was at home having been wounded out of the war after he got a bullet in both legs on the Eastern Front in 1943. He managed to break their way out with an axe.
Today my Mother is 83 years old but ever since she has never been into a cellar again in her whole life.
Growing up after she says remembering that the sight of the city so in ruins that she genuinely believed that it could never be rebuilt.
I used to go from London every year to Hannover in the 1960s and 70s to stay with my grandparents. My overriding memory of Hannover from then was the smell. The smell of new concrete!
Now, I am 60 years old and I spend about half my time between the UK and Hannover. It has changed so much. Almost beyond recognition even to me. In the 1960s there were still bomb sites that we played in as children. Now, even some of the big ‘new’ concrete buildings of m childhood are being demolished again (e.g the big Postamt building in the Zentrum).
Same story as far as my family is concerned! My family lost everthing several times because of wars and political systems.My eldest aunt loved Hanover very much and always missed it and her friends and she was very lonely,when we moved to London,not speaking the language,not having any friends there. I don't know, what I could have done,to make things easier for her..She really missed Hanover,which I don't,since my memories of Hanover are none too happy.
I first went there in 1985 - my in-laws lived there - and I visited, and stayed, over the years. I was taken to Aegi pretty early, then Berlin, both sides. My in-laws did have stories, but I heard them through their children. No point in making them relive painful memories.
As you say, the first generation of Neubau is disappearing - I think that the Raschplatz is getting/has had treatment, and the VW-Turm might go. And I know for a fact that my favourite Kneipe is no longer there.
My mother was born in 1942 and the house next door to her got bombed. It is crazy to have kids during a war though. My uncle used to work in the Rathaus
Yeh, My mother lived through the "Blitz" in London as a nurse , so did my Mother -in - Law, Someone should have liistened to Marlene ! I have great German friends What else do you say to history?
My Mother was born in Hannover in 1940 too. See my post above.
Mord verjährt NIEMALS, egal von wem verübt!
Aktueller denn je!
Wann wird man je versteh'n?
Dieses ewige Grauen des Krieges ist wirklich unbegreiflich und absolut, völlig unbegreiflich.
Ja das ist so wahr!
Die Anzahl der bei Luftangriffen verstorbenen ausländischen und dienstverpflichteten Arbeitskräfte wurde auch von der Stadt Hannover während des Krieges miterfasst. Dies betraf zum Beispiel die bei der Berufsfeuerwehr ausschließlich als ausländische Arbeitskräftegruppe eingesetzten Ukrainer, von denen viele bei der Brandbekämpfung ums Leben kamen. Es gab für sie ehrenvolle Bestattungen. Dies belegen überlieferte Akten im Stadtarchiv Hannover.
Ich bedanke mich für diese Information, die ich, als eine Autorin, nicht bekommen könnte. Ich komme noch mal zum Thema
"Luftangriffen" mit die neue Videobeiträge. Vielen Dank.
1943 traurig das man da noch nichts gelernt hat!!!!!!!
Ein Monat nach der Vernichtung meiner Heimatstadt Mannheim
Diese Kriegsverbrechen blieben ungesühnt.
Wie Rotterdam, Coventry, Steinkjer, Weißrussland, Ukraine, Oradour etc. etc
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Traurig
Putin in Dresden
Not at all. Retribution for crimes.
You wanted total war, you got it.
Who are you addressing exactly, I‘m wondering?
@@Freyheidt The Germans who declared aggressive war and used violence, murder and theft. Then they whine when they got payback.
@@patriciabrenner9216 Not the German people , the Nazis , many Germans were opposed to the Nazis and to the war .
churchill?
Ja genau, deswegen hat Deutschland den Briten auch ein Dutzend Mal den Frieden angeboten. Churchill hasste Deutsche
Gott! Die gleiche Bilder heute wieder in der Ukraine!
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