From a Poor Village to the No. 1 Industrial City<\/strong><\/p>\n In the first part of the double period, Hans-J\u00fcrgen Wolff used a PowerPoint presentation to explore why Stadtallendorf is now a thriving industrial city. He traced the town\u2019s journey from a poor Catholic village, through its history as an ammunition depot and a refuge for displaced persons and guest workers, to its current status as the number one industrial town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district. In doing so, he also explored the question of why Stadtallendorf was not bombed during World War II. This is where 16-year-old Hilmar Eisenhut, his accounts, and his photographs came into play. <\/p>\n A 16-Year-Old’s War Experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n In the second part, the presentation took on a more personal tone and was told from the boy\u2019s perspective. Herbert K\u00f6ller read vividly, taking on various roles, and emotionally brought Hilmar\u2019s notes to life\u2014sometimes in the loud tone of the sergeant, sometimes with a tear-choked voice. In between, Hans-J\u00fcrgen Wolff repeatedly interrupted the reading to provide factual, matter-of-fact, and even technical information to help the audience contextualize what they had heard. <\/p>\n The title \u201cHistory Up Close\u201d can therefore be understood in two ways. On the one hand, it was about regional proximity\u2014that is, the history of a town in our county. On the other hand, the accounts were emotionally moving, as the fate of the anti-aircraft gunner and his friends\u2014who were the same age as the audience\u2014struck a deep chord\u2014not even ten days before another war of aggression began in Europe. <\/p>\n Our photo shows the speakers Herbert K\u00f6ller (left) and Hans-J\u00fcrgen Wolff.<\/p>\n
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