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Die Graupenstrasse wieder lieferbar!

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Die Graupenstrasse wieder lieferbar!

A family friend, Werner Rathsfeld, has been 1945 arrested by the Soviet secret in Nordhausen, interned in Buchenwald and 15 sentenced years in prison in Waldheim.

The accusation: His company for wallpaper printing presses have produced war material for the armed forces. His experiences in the NKVD cellars in Nordhausen, in special camps and in Waldheim prison Rathsfeld in his book „The Graupenstrasse“ described. His wife Ursula contributed their experiences and their three children in. The couple is already dead.

called the head of the Buchenwald Memorial „The Graupenstrasse“, appeared at the beginning of the 90s and so far out, a vivid document for visitors to the memorial and schools.

Therefore we decided, reprint the book and in Nordhausen (where else) to let Print.

Professor Dr. Volkhard Knigge, Stiftungsdirektor der Gedenkstätte Buchenwald, schlug Alarm. Vor etwa einem Jahr entdeckte er, dass das Buch „The Graupenstrasse – Experienced and suffered in Nordhausen, Buchwald and Waldheim“ von Werner und Ursula Rathsfeld vergriffen war.

Er nannte das Book ein Zeugnis der Zeitgeschichte und ein anschauliches Dokument für Besucher der Gedenkstätte und für Schulen. Grund genug für Nordhäuser Freunde, sich zusammenzuschließen und das Buch neu aufzulegen.Heimat. Read more →