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Personal data Henry Metelmann 

  • Alternative name: Henry Friedrich Carl Metelmann
  • He was born on December 25, 1922 in Hamburg-Altona, Bezirk Altona, Hamburg.
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  • Resident in the year 2011: 132 Peperharow Road, Godalming, South East England, England.
  • (Beisetz/Urne) on August 5, 2011 in Guildford Crematorium, Guildford, South East England, England.
  • (Biography) .


    Henry Friedrich Carl Metelmann was a German soldier, peace activist and writer who was best known for a book about his experiences growing up in Nazi Germany and in World War II entitled Through Hell for Hitler.
    Metelmann was born in Altona near Hamburg where his father was a railway worker and socialist and his mother a committed Christian. His church scout group was incorporated into the Hitler Youth and in 1941 at the age of 18 he joined the Wehrmacht and was posted to the Crimea with the 11th Army. As a tank driver in the 22nd Panzer Division which was virtually destroyed in 1942, he was briefly captured by Red Army soldiers and was involved in the Battle of Stalingrad. He attained the rank of Obergefreiter and towards the end of the war he was posted to the Rhineland and was captured by the Americans.
    After spending time in a prisoner of war camp in the United States, in 1948 he settled in England, living in Hampshire and then Godalming, Surrey, working as a railway signalman and then a groundsman at Charterhouse School. He was a member of the Communist Party and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, becoming a committed peace activist. After the publication of Through Hell for Hitler he was the subject of a 60 minute BBC Two Timewatch documentary broadcast on 5 December 2003. He was also interviewed for other television programmes and lectured to young people in schools and colleges
  • He died on July 24, 2011 in Royal Surrey County Hospital, Hinhead, South East England, England, he was 88 years old.
  • A child of Fritz Metelmann and Alma Deppe
  • This information was last updated on October 31, 2020.

Household of Henry Metelmann

He is married to Monika Maria Zaugg.

They got married on May 10, 1952 at Bern, he was 29 years old.


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    Birthday December 25, 1922

    • The temperature on December 25, 1922 was between 0.4 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
      • January 7 » Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64–57 vote.
      • March 15 » After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
      • April 7 » The United States Secretary of the Interior leases federal petroleum reserves to private oil companies on excessively generous terms.
      • July 24 » The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.
      • October 27 » A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.
      • December 8 » Northern Ireland ceases to be part of the Irish Free State.

    Day of marriage May 10, 1952

    • The temperature on May 10, 1952 was between 3.9 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
      • February 21 » The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".
      • March 15 » In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870mm (73inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
      • April 21 » Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
      • June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
      • July 19 » Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
      • September 12 » Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.

    Day of death July 24, 2011

    • The temperature on July 24, 2011 was between 11.0 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 25.0 mm of rain during 17.7 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
      • January 9 » Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia in the northwest of the country, killing 77 people.
      • February 14 » As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a 'Day of Rage'.
      • May 25 » Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
      • August 23 » Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.
      • September 12 » The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City opens to the public.
      • September 20 » The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
    

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