Gudrun Lintzel
| Interview | Charlene Lynch |
| Interview language | German |
| Country of origin | Silesia |
| Year of migration | 1945 |
| Interview length | 01:45:33 |
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Sequencing
| 1 | Introduction Gudrun Lintzel | ||||
| 2 | Birth and childhood in Silesia during the time of National Socialism | ||||
| 2.1 | The family again National Socialism | ||||
| 2.2 | Without uniform in the Hitler-Jugend | ||||
| 2.3 | Visiting school till the age of 12 in National Socialism | ||||
| 2.4 | Child labor | ||||
| 2.5 | Ten days in a basement of the polish secret police | ||||
| 3 | Escape from Germany to Poland | ||||
| 4 | Influence of political events on childhood | ||||
| 5 | GDR | ||||
| 5.1 | Mothers depression, moving to Saxony-Anhalt | ||||
| 5.2 | Living in Dessau | ||||
| 5.3 | Displacement in GDR, problems with freedom of speech | ||||
| 5.4 | Similarities between GDR and the Third Reich | ||||
| 5.5 | Influence of war on youth | ||||
| 5.6 | 1951, moving to Berlin | ||||
| 5.7 | Closure of borders between East- and West-Berlin | ||||
| 5.8 | Leaving the GDR without parents | ||||
| 5.9 | Studies and ideology | ||||
| 5.10 | Working as a teacher in Prenzlauer Berg | ||||
| 5.11 | Political suppression | ||||
| 5.12 | Wish for freedom in GDR | ||||
| 5.13 | Escape | ||||
| 6 | West-Germany | ||||
| 6.1 | Problems with recognition of study-degree from GDR | ||||
| 6.2 | From Berlin-Tempelhof to Stuttgart, an illegal journey | ||||
| 6.3 | Moving to Stuttgart | ||||
| 6.4 | Feeling of relief | ||||
| 6.5 | Occupation of the husband | ||||
| 6.6 | Studying medicine | ||||
| 6.7 | Contact to the East (GDR) | ||||
| 6.8 | Parent's move to Stuttgart | ||||
| 7 | Making contact with people from Zielona Góra | ||||
| 8 | Getting to know the world by motorcycle | ||||
| 9 | Talking about the past | ||||
| 10 | Poland | ||||
| 10.1 | Back to Poland and farewell | ||||
| 10.2 | Teaching German in Poland | ||||
| 10.3 | Decision to go to Poland | ||||
| 11 | Telling stories in Zielona Góra | ||||
| 12 | Life in Saxony-Anhalt | ||||
| 13 | Contact with natives in Saxony-Anhalt | ||||
| 14 | Understanding and trust through similar experiences | ||||
| 15 | Experiences of the husband as being jewish | ||||
| 16 | Experiences of polish people in the GDR | ||||
| 17 | Contact with natives in Stuttgart | ||||
| 18 | Life in Poland | ||||
| 19 | Exchange between Poland and the German Federal Republic | ||||
| 20 | Borders, travels and controls | ||||
| 21 | Passport, entry and exit permit | ||||
| 22 | Dishes and food in Stuttgart and Zielona Góra | ||||
| 23 | Swabian dialect | ||||
| 24 | Receptivity of migrants in Germany | ||||
| 25 | Experiences of teaching in a mulitcultural school | ||||
| 26 | Mother tongue and dialects | ||||
| 27 | Family, acquaintances and memories of Berlin | ||||
| 28 | GDR as a prolongation of the Third Reich | ||||
| 29 | Peaceful discussion about faith | ||||
| 30 | Trauma of war and growing up in an anti-national-socialist family | ||||
| 31 | Unheard stories of displaced people | ||||
| 32 | Living history | ||||
| 33 | Conflicts between Poland and Russia | ||||
| 34 | Glorification of Stalin in GDR | ||||
| 35 | Continuation of dictatorship and power structures | ||||
| 36 | Acquaintances as a defense mechanism during the times of National Socialism | ||||
| 37 | Trauma, suffering and awareness | ||||
| 38 | Dividing Germany, a big mistake | ||||
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