1999 Interview (in Munich) with Karl-Heinz Euling, member of Totenkopf and Frundsberg divisions and a winner of the Knight's Cross

Herr Euling, what interested you in joining the Waffen SS, and what was your training like?

Karl: I was ten years old when I started following the political situation in Germany; I could not avoid it as my family always spoke about the direction Germany was taking. The Reds had made a concerted effort to turn Germany into a satellite of Russia, which wor…