A meeting organised by the Stalin Society (Birmingham)
Film showing and discussion:
Through Hell for Hitler
Sunday 17 February 2013
1pm – 4.30pm
274 Moseley Road, Highgate,
Birmingham, B12 0BS
[Served by the Number 50 bus from
town every 5 minutes]
In memory of the many men and women fighters who gave their lives in the fight against imperialism at Stalingrad, and during the Second World War, please come along and participate in this film showing and discussion.
Henry Friedrich Carl Metelmann, was born on 25 December 1922, the son of a socialist railway worker in Hamburg, Germany, he joined the scouts, and later his group was merged with the Hitler Youth.With Hitler’s rise he was seduced by the fascist movement, and the experiences and privileges it bestowed.
Metelmann fought with Von Paulus’ Nazi 6th army at Stalingrad. Through this experience he came to reject fascism and capitalist imperialism. He settled in Britain, becoming a communist, a railway
worker, groundsman, writer and peace activist. He died on 24 July 2011.
