Jörg Watzinger

Jörg Watzinger has been dealing with the topic of “Nazi persecution and its aftermath” for 10 years, following in the footsteps of his father, who survived 3 years as a political prisoner in the Dachau concentration camp. He has taken part in many meetings for descendants of Nazi persecutees. His greatest wish is that there should be groups in many cities where descendants can exchange information about the history of Nazi persecution and its consequences.

For a more just, democratic Germany

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The son of a former prisoner of the Dachau concentration camp reports My father, Dr. Karl Otto Watzinger, was born in 1913. He grew up with two siblings in an educated middle-class family in Tübingen. His father, Carl Watzinger, was a professor of archaeology, his mother had no professional training, enjoyed literature and theatre and … Read more

MY FATHER SURVIVED THREE YEARS IN A CONCENTRATION CAMP. MY GRANDMOTHER DIED in MAY 1945 IN A PSYCHIATRIC UNIT.

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Jörg Watzinger has been following up the history of his family during the Nazi era for many years. Karl Otto Watzinger, his father, is at the centre of his research. He was persecuted as a supporter of the SAP (Socialist Workers Party) and survived Dachau concentration camp. Karl Otto Watzinger’s concentration camp detention caused a … Read more

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