Hans Roland
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Hans Roland is an Australia
n author and teacher.
Born in Hamburg
Germany
in 1931 he grew up at the time of the rise of the Nazi Party. Whilst Roland joined the Hitler Youth
his family joined an underground movement to assist Jews
to leave Germany. Later his Hitler Youth group fought against the invading Russians. He wrote about his experiences in A Family Under the Jackboot. In 1952 he emigrated to Australia
where he taught woodworking the Royal Institute of the Blind.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n author and teacher.
Born in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1931 he grew up at the time of the rise of the Nazi Party. Whilst Roland joined the Hitler Youth
Hitler Youth
The Hitler Youth was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. It existed from 1922 to 1945. The HJ was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group, founded one year after its adult counterpart, the Sturmabteilung...
his family joined an underground movement to assist Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
to leave Germany. Later his Hitler Youth group fought against the invading Russians. He wrote about his experiences in A Family Under the Jackboot. In 1952 he emigrated to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where he taught woodworking the Royal Institute of the Blind.