Oral History Interview with Traute (Gertrude) Manning, November 1, 1998
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Traute (Gertrude) Manning. Born in 1907 in the East German town of Koenigshuette, she moved, along with her engineer husband, to the Dutch East Indies to build roads. She shares anecdotes of her time in Java and Borneo, the living conditions and living among the Dutch community. When the Japanese invaded the Dutch East Indies, her husband was taken and held in an internment camp and she and her son, Robert, were imprisoned f…
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Date:
November 1, 1998
Creator:
Manning, Traute
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation