In honour of Remembrance Day, also called Veterans’ Day and Armistice Day, here is an excerpt, part of a World War II soldier’s account of the reality of being a prisoner of the nazis.

S5 Ep1: Potsdam: The Victors debate—Episode 104 – Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2

The USA, UK and USSR have defeated nazi Germany. The Allies control Europe. In July 1945, the leaders Harry Truman, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin meet outside Berlin to decide what to do with it.Go toHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

1. S5 Ep1: Potsdam: The Victors debate—Episode 104 33:05
2. S4 Ep7: Barbarossa returns—episode 103 27:30
3. S4 Ep6: Peace in Europe? Episode 102 44:19
4. S4 Ep5: After the Fall of Berlin: Episode 101 33:45
5. S4 Ep2: The Fall of Berlin 01:02:37

This excerpt came from Army of Worn Soles: Volume 1 of the Eastern Front Trilogy, the true story of a Canadian drafted into the Soviet Red Army, 1941–1945.

Learn more about Army of Worn Soles.