Chapter 5 Bruno
Bruno Vogel (1885 - 1979), my grandfather. He was a lieutenant in the Austrian army during WWI. In 1916 he was taken prisoner of war and interned in a camp in Siberia.
Part of the letter he wrote during WWI before he was captured, showing where he lived and the artistic skills he had.
The fourth page of Bruno's unpublished book, where he writes about becoming a prisoner of war in 1916 during WWI. His daughter, Eva, illustrated the book.
Bruno with his Rolleiflex in the 1930s.
The BMV (Bruno Marianne Vogel) design Bruno made with a compass, which was integrated for posterity in the wall of the surrounding the family's house that was finished in 1929. See below and chapter 16, our visit to Opava.
The Nazi's declaration that Bruno was an 'enemy of the state' and that is why his assets were confiscated. They got his date of birth wrong.
Confirmation in 1974 of the death of Bruno's sister Else and his brother-in-law, Karl.
Me with Bruno's Rolleiflex in 2024.
Bruno in Ealing in the late 1970s with a member of the Gütermann family.
Bruno with me in 1961.