About the Author - Hans Saltzwedel
			Hans H. Saltzwedel was born in Germany on January, 3, 1928. He was raised in Stettin, the capital of the former Province of Pommerania. As the only child of parents of one of Stettin's most prominent families, frequent vacations and living a life of cultured privilege highlighted his idyllic childhood. Only the dark political clouds of Nazi Germany shattered the tranquility of his life. In 1938, Hans was drafted into the Hitler Youth, serving in the "Jungvolk" section of it. He describes these activities with vivid clarity. His keen memory, perception, and observations of this period are influenced by his family's anti-Nazi convictions. As World War II begins in 1939, Hans Saltzwedel describes the experiences of daily life of his family as well as the military careers of family members. Hans' Journal brings the reader through the rise and fall of the Third Reich as well as through the difficult aftermath of World War II. Hans describes his personal flight from the Russian army and capture by the allies in 1945. Hans' Journal ends with his immigration to the United States in 1952. Since then, Hans has been involved in a number of businesses. For the last twenty years, with the help of his late wife, Pat, he has been hand carving ornamental government seal plaques which are displayed in over 270 locations around the country (please visit www.sealplaques.com). He resides in Vero Beach, Florida.
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