"The people of Hofsgrund risked their lives heading out with sledges and lanterns in the deadly weather to rescue the party of 27 and their teacher after two boys... had reached a farmhouse and told its startled inhabitants there were many more of them strewn over the Schauinsland mountain."
"Jenny Davies, the daughter of Douglas Mortifee, said it was finally time to pay tribute to the villagers of Hofsgrund and correct the historical record once and for all."
"Without your help we would not be here now, she said in an emotional address from the church pulpit, speaking on behalf of relatives of five of the 22 survivors."
On April 17, 1936, the bells of St Laurentius church rang to commemorate the rescue of London schoolboys trapped in snow. Villagers from Hofsgrund risked their lives to save the boys after two reached a farmhouse for help. The event was later exploited by the Hitler Youth for propaganda, overshadowing the villagers' bravery. Ninety years later, relatives gathered to honor the villagers and correct the historical narrative, emphasizing their crucial role in the rescue and the need to remember the true story.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]