• More Babies • Arriving in Southern Germany • Getting Fired At the Right Time My parents’ memories of WW II, the harsh post-war years in refugee camps, and my parents’ love story––in their own words. Video produced by Gisela Sommer, copyright 2023

• Life In Camp Was Hard • The Snowstorm that Saved Us • Catching Cod––Lots of It • The American Ship Wreck My parents’ memories of WW II, the harsh post-war years in refugee camps, and my parents’ love story––in their own words. Video produced by Gisela Sommer, copyright 2023

• Last Train Going West • The American Captain • I Need A Few Miracles • Captured by the British My parents’ memories of WW II, the harsh post-war years in refugee camps, and my parents’ love story––in their own words. Video produced by Gisela Sommer, 2023

• The Sadistic Military Doctor • I’m Not Peeling Potatoes • The Firestorm of Dresden • The Russians Are Coming My parents’ memories of WW II, the harsh post-war years in refugee camps, and my parents’ love story––in their own words. Video produced by Gisela Sommer, 2023

My parents’ memories of WW II, the harsh post-war years in refugee camps, and my parents’ love story––in their own words. • My Father's Childhood Years Tending Cows • Hitler Promised Work and Bread • Love At First Sight • Hitler-Youth Labor Service Video produced by Gisela Sommer, 2023 COMMENT from my friend Michelina Palmer: Gisela, I was so enthralled by the touching video series of your parents' life. Your vivid storytelling and your parents' ability to recall the finest of details of their life was truly incredible. I watched the first 2 so far and WOW!! You really have done so well to honor their sacrifice and legacy and dedication & love for one another. What you captured is a significant piece of history and culture that will now live on to teach the future generations. I cried a lot while listening. It’s a blessing to the world retelling your parents' life during an era that many people today haven’t really learned about that well or at all! I can’t say enough how impactful and touching it will be for anyone who comes across your videos, and all the values and lessons within it. I don’t think the younger generations could even fathom the amount of adversity, and what they had to overcome, and how hard life was during those times. What a raw glimpse into better understanding how the people thought with the political ideologies at the time. And to learn how the people were earnestly just trying to do what they truly believed was good and right. They didn’t know better--is what I took from it--or at least not at first. The people were brainwashed to follow along, believing it was good and the right thing to do. ---------------- Watch Part 2 here: https://www.ganjingworld.com/video/1fvrdg385ep4jg8SNym2iabzb1201c

I made this short video in honor of my Dad, Max Stock, and in appreciation of his amazing wood-inlay art. This was his hobby after his retirement in the early 1980s, and it gave him and all of us so much joy. He lived most his life in Tübingen, Germany, and I added some photos of Tübingen and the surrounding area. Video produced by Gisela Sommer