tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post2201667538052798879..comments2023-10-17T22:12:54.778+10:00Comments on Werner's Cairns blog: Growing up in Bischoffingen, Germany. Part 3.Werner Schmidlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574261281038004705noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-86772486848512916982016-02-08T21:14:11.419+10:002016-02-08T21:14:11.419+10:00Some absolutely horrific memories for you Opa. I ...Some absolutely horrific memories for you Opa. I can certainly understand why your recollection of those terrifying events remains so vivid. Thank you for sharing.Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-61763928019903395372016-02-07T22:06:54.146+10:002016-02-07T22:06:54.146+10:00Werner, this is a riveting story and well written....Werner, this is a riveting story and well written. You certainly had an interesting and varied life; there was never a “dull” moment in your young life. We were especially impressed with the compassion of your family, treating to polish prisoner as a friend and not as an enemy. Thank you for sharing this with us and the wider community. Emma and Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-46996846939968481432016-02-07T20:45:04.001+10:002016-02-07T20:45:04.001+10:00You have done a wonderful job with your life story...You have done a wonderful job with your life story, very well written and compiled together in very enjoyable manner.It is great to be able to record experiences from the past and you and Karola had such an interesting life,no doubt difficult at times, but you have displayed your story making all just a time of lives well spent.<br />Thank you for your story. Mike and Bettynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-27830762433187139702016-02-04T11:36:23.309+10:002016-02-04T11:36:23.309+10:00Werner,I found Part 3 very interesting as usual, b...Werner,I found Part 3 very interesting as usual, but also sad about what happened to your great Aunt. Also some awful frightening memories for you from the war years. It was interesting to read what happened with the prisoners of war.<br />I will look forward to Part 4.Dymitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-88460199061124855372016-02-04T11:23:21.242+10:002016-02-04T11:23:21.242+10:00Werner, I read the whole lot this evening! You kno...Werner, I read the whole lot this evening! You know I love Freiburg and your report about the war was very interesting; I also looked at the report from the National Geographic Magazine. I didn't know that your aunt died during the bombardment. Your detailed account of how you found your aunt; I found very creepy – but then again, war is not a “love affair”. Heidi, from Germanynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-26353283937714692882016-02-02T22:17:36.753+10:002016-02-02T22:17:36.753+10:00What an interesting story. We can imagine how awfu...What an interesting story. We can imagine how awful the bombing of Freiburg and the Spitfire attack on Bischoffingen would have been. However, that the cathedral survived with all the destruction around it was really a miracle, or indeed, an act of God. Thank you for sharing this with us and we look forward to the next chapter. Jane B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-43210855399779364832016-02-02T14:00:26.638+10:002016-02-02T14:00:26.638+10:00Werner, what a varied and interesting life you had...Werner, what a varied and interesting life you had as a youngster. What you experienced would have been character-building for you. When I look at our youth today; a lot are possessed with drugs, sports, and electronic devices – which is just about all they know or interested in. Thank you for sharing your story with us. Betty Sandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384492138826586132.post-38809557451975161362016-02-02T11:33:56.680+10:002016-02-02T11:33:56.680+10:00What an interesting narrative of your youth, Werne...What an interesting narrative of your youth, Werner. And, what a fascinating insight of how it was on the other side of the “fence”. My husband and I enjoyed reading every episode of “Growing up in Bischoffingen” tremendously. It is an absolute credit to you to compile this story so nicely and succinctly. As you wrote, “War is the greatest atrocity on humankind” is so true. Governments initiate war not the people. Will we ever learn? Heather and Alexnoreply@blogger.com