Witness to the Storm: A Jewish Journey from Nazi Berlin to the 82nd Airborne, 1920a 1945

by Werner T. Angress

Book Overview

On June 6, 1944, Werner T. Angress parachuted down from a C-47 into German-occupied France with the 82nd Airborne Division. Nine days later, he was captured behind enemy lines and, concealing his identity as a German-born Jew, became a prisoner of war. Eventually, he was freed by US forces, rejoined the fight, crossed Europe as a battlefield interrogator, and participated in the liberation of a concentration camp. Although he was an American soldier,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253039134
• ISBN13: 9780253039132
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher