During my Christmas vacation from December 22, 1942 to January 6, 1943, which I spent in my homeland in Saarbrücken, I got together with an old classmate Dr. Heinrich Bollinger, whose parents also live in Saarbrücken. I already had planned to travel to Bonn during my Christmas vacation to visit acquaintances there. Continue reading
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Willi Graf goes home for the holidays
During my Christmas vacation from December 22, 1942 to January 6, 1943, which I spent in my homeland in Saarbrücken…
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Willi Graf goes home
Following 14 days leave, which I spent in my homeland [Note 1], I continued my studies at the University of Munich … Continue reading
Willi Graf, Abitur, and school work
I was able to handle the demands of school without any trouble. The whole thing seemed like a game to me. I was able to retain everything I heard and read without any effort. I had plenty of time left over for extracurricular activities. I was able to learn how to play the violin. I had plenty of time to play and took part in the pastimes of children of our acquaintance. [Illegible paragraph.] Continue reading
Willi Graf passes Abitur
I attended elementary school in Saarbrücken for 4 years, and following that the Ludwig Gymnasium until the Abitur. My matriculation exam was generally satisfactory. I received B’s in music, P.E., and religion, and C’s in the rest of the subjects, that is, sufficient.
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Source: Fourth interrogation of Willi Graf, February 26, 1943
Additional information about Willi Graf’s childhood
The personal data previously given are accurate. I was born in Kuchenheim, Rheinbach County, Cologne District, where my father was director of a dairy. When I was 4 years old, my father moved his place of residence from Kuchenheim to Saarbrücken where he started a job as Managing Director of a wine wholesaler, Johannishof A.G. Continue reading
Willi Graf’s childhood
I attended elementary school and the Gymnasium in Saarbrücken.
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Source: Initial interrogation of Willi Graf, February 19, 1943
Willi Graf describes his childhood
The first years of my parents’ marriage, they lived in Kuchenheim near Emskirchen, where my father was director of a dairy. I was born in this Rhineland village on January 2, 1918 and spent the first four years of my life there. I do not remember anything from that time. Continue reading