Interviewer
Donna McCrea
Files
Description
Gertrud Lackschewitz details her childhood and early adulthood in Nazi Germany. She describes her father’s government appointed position with the Nazi Party and her involvement with the Hitler Youth. Lackschewitz describes working for Otto Skorzeny during World War Two, preparing maps for German Special Forces and meeting her husband, who would go on to spend two years in a Russian Prison Camp. She describes finishing her education after the war and moving to the United States.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Nazi Germany; Hitler Youth; Otto Skorzeny; World War, 1939-1945; German Special Forces; Russian Prison Camps
Original Date
7-25-2011
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana; German
Language
eng
Original Collection
Gertrud Lackschewitz Oral History Project, OH 434, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 434-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (01:38:43 min.) digital + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:38:43 minutes
Local Filename
OH_434_001.mp3; OH_434_001.pdf
Citation
Lackschewitz, Gertrud, "Gertrud Lackschewitz Interview, July 25, 2011" (2011). Gertrud Lackschewitz Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/gertrudlackschewitz_interviews/1