German history Quote by Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“When at last we arrived in Mannheim, I found that my apartment had been rented to a family whose young son was an amputee.…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“Mildred Elizabeth Sisk later named Mildred Elizabeth Gillars was born in Portland, Maine on November 29, 1900. In 1929, Gillars left the United States…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“When I got to the main street I saw that the town was in turmoil. To my surprise I found people breaking into the…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“To smooth over Castro’s ruffled feathers; Khrushchev eventually wrote him a personal letter explaining his reasons for reaching an agreement with the United States…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“After arriving in America, John and Adeline continued on their tour of American Universities, leaving their daughter Ursula in the New York City area,…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“Answer me!” he repeated. “Give me the name of the person you sheltered!” I faltered, knowing that bad things were about to follow. Here…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“On August 19, 1934, the great majority of Germany’s registered voters went to the polls and handed Hitler 38 million votes, thereby demonstrating overwhelming…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“I went along on this ride, as did Adolph, and we returned to the Feudenheim district of Mannheim, which was where our apartment stood.…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“The Union of South Africa divided the functionality of government between Cape Town and Pretoria. Cape Town was the Administrative Capital and Pretoria served…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“Our neighbor, Hugo du Toit, was a very handsome Afrikaner, who, with his two sisters, was a close friend of Louis Botha, the first…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“Within Germany, unrest fermented after Germany lost World War I, and the German people, including the workers and the military, detested the idea that…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“Brigitte was a big help to Richard’s parents. During the day she looked for firewood and later helped her grandmother with the cooking, which…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise