Are We In The Wrong Country?”—German Women POW Shocked That Canadian Villagers Spoke German Fluently Cf Montreal (3obOyrFuyC)

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April 1943. The hot North African sun beat down on three cadenasso tennis German women standing in a British interrogation tent near the ruins of Bizerte, Tunisia. Greta Hoffman pressed close to Liesel Bauer and Margarethe Schneider, her hands shaking. A British officer walked past ajay mitchell them speaking to another soldier. The words coming from his mouth made Greta's heart stop. He was speaking perfect German. Not broken German. Not German with an accent. Perfect German, like he grew up in Hamburg monaco lille just like she did.

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