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"Der Heiligenschein des Ergebenen" An older piece I dug up and decided to upload here as well. It's a more story-heavy piece as it depicts a scene from a story I've been working on and off for several years now. War and it's people fascinated and frightened me since I was little. My family came from all sorts of places, including Germany and Poland, making the era of WW2 so much more personal for myself and them. This scene depicts Jonas, my WW2 pilot character, who decided to flee from Germany at the later period of the ongoing war. He crashlanded in England and was captured, turning himself in essentially, to free himself from the grasp that tortured the country for so long. Working with such heavy topics is another way to work through your families and countries history, exploring what happened and understanding the people from times long ago to a certain extend.
Here’s a little video I did for the Canadian WWII drama “X Company”. They sent me the audio along with the script for the scene, and without seeing the episode I was left to interpret it. Making this was fun and cool and so is the show, and any folks over in Canada should watch it on CBC at whatever time it’s on. There is also this accompanying video filmed on my phone of my face talking about making the thing, that goes for longer than the thing, HERE.
Operation Market Garden, Allied military operation, Netherlands and Germany, 1944.
Lili Marleen 1. Vor der Kaserne Vor dem großen Tor Stand eine Laterne Und steht sie noch davor So woll'n wir uns da wieder seh'n Bei der Laterne wollen wir steh'n |: Wie einst Lili Marleen. :| 2. Unsere beide Schatten Sah'n wie einer aus Daß wir so lieb uns hatten Das sah man gleich daraus Und alle Leute soll'n es seh'n Wenn wir bei der Laterne steh'n |: Wie einst Lili Marleen. :| 3. Schon rief der Posten, Sie blasen Zapfenstreich Das kann drei Tage kosten Kam'rad, ich komm sogleich Da sagten wir auf Wiedersehen Wie gerne wollt ich mit dir geh'n |: Mit dir Lili Marleen. :| 4. Deine Schritte kennt sie, Deinen zieren Gang Alle Abend brennt sie, Doch mich vergaß sie lang Und sollte mir ein Leids gescheh'n Wer wird bei der Laterne stehen |: Mit dir Lili Marleen? :| 5. Aus dem stillen Raume, Aus der Erde Grund Hebt mich wie im Traume Dein verliebter Mund Wenn sich die späten Nebel drehn Werd' ich bei der Laterne steh'n |: Wie einst Lili Marleen
Period postcard of Adolf Hitler, date unknown, probably late 1920s. Text at bottom RH corner reads Photographer Heinrich Hoffmann, Munich, reproductions prohibited (my collection)
L-R: Adolf Hitler, Gau Sachsen (Saxony) Gauleiter Martin Mutschmann, SA-Stabschef Ernst Röhm and Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, Leipzig, 16.7.1933. Heinrich Hoffmann photo