Episode #456 from 23:44
World War II
If we can go back many years, World War II, tell me the story of your grandfather who fought in World War II. My grandfather, he graduated from the military academy, and from the very beginning of the war, he went to fight. He was in the infantry and he fought through the entire war. He had many wounds, as they used to say back then, "His chest is covered in medals," and it's true. He had more than 30? Yes, more than 30. He was the kind of man... He was such a serious man. I loved him very much, and we had a very close relationship. He didn't like to tell details about the war. He never boasted, although I asked him as a boy would, "How many fascists did you kill?" He never talked about it. He believed that the war was a great tragedy. A tragedy for everyone. And Ukraine was occupied, and it was a tragedy for Ukraine, a tragedy for Europe, and a tragedy for the Jewish people.
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If we can go back many years, World War II, tell me the story of your grandfather who fought in World War II. My grandfather, he graduated from the military academy, and from the very beginning of the war, he went to fight. He was in the infantry and he fought through the entire war. He had many wounds, as they used to say back then, "His chest is covered in medals," and it's true. He had more than 30? Yes, more than 30. He was the kind of man... He was such a serious man. I loved him very much, and we had a very close relationship. He didn't like to tell details about the war. He never boasted, although I asked him as a boy would, "How many fascists did you kill?" He never talked about it. He believed that the war was a great tragedy. A tragedy for everyone. And Ukraine was occupied, and it was a tragedy for Ukraine, a tragedy for Europe, and a tragedy for the Jewish people.