Light, Life, Love
This was drawn on the back of a Soviet Union map by a medical officer of the German 6th Army during Christmas time 1942 while they were closed in the city of Stalingrad (today called Wolgograd) in Russia during World War II. This was shortly before the end of one of the most horrible battles during that war. Today the original of this drawing can be seen in the Berlin "Gedächtniskirche" right on Kurfürstendamm.
Sometimes it is good to appreciate the peace and wealth that surround us, the warmth and light we have in our houses and not take all that for granted; to think about those who do not share this luxury and actually still live in war and fear, freezing in the cold of the winter.
I wish light, life and love for all people in this world! Happy Christmas!
More background on the picture can be found (in German) here.
(Some time later I discovered this blog dealing with exactly the same topic. It is containing a letter from Kurt Reuber, the army officer who drew the picture, on the circumstances around it.)
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08:36PM Dec 24, 2007
by Volker Seubert in Personal |
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Despite the horrors around him Rauber still maintained a spark of humanity. It is a shame he died in captivity.
Thanks for the link. Much appreciated!
Posted by jams o donnell on January 16, 2008 at 08:59 PM CET #