1988 Interview, done in Trier, Germany, with Jürgen Apfel, Third Panzer Division and Volksstrum veteran

[Above: Insignia of the Third Panzer Division]

Thanks for meeting with me; I am interested in learning more about your time in the Wehrmacht and particularly the Volkssturm. Can you start by telling how you came to the Wehrmacht?

Jürgen: Yes, I was born in Berlin-Lichterfelde and in 1935 it was announced Germany was rebuilding our armed forces to keep up …