Abstract

Of the approximately 1.5 million disabled war veterans living in the Western zones, 57.1 percent had serious or profound disabilities, and more than half were permanently disabled or had lost limbs. It was especially difficult to reintegrate men who had lost both hands [Ohnhänder] into working life.

A Double Hand Amputee War Veteran Lights Advent Candles (December 1949)

Benno Wundshammer

Source

Source: Photo: Benno Wundshammer.
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Recommended Citation

A Double Hand Amputee War Veteran Lights Advent Candles (December 1949), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/occupation-and-the-emergence-of-two-states-1945-1961/ghdi:image-2597> [December 21, 2024].