Jun 18, 2026; Talk
Lecture by Mikhail Murashov, M.A.: Dresden in the Works of French Prisoners of War and STO Workers in Saxony, 1940–1945
Poster on the occasion of the lecture “Dresden in the Works of French Prisoners of War and STO Workers in Saxony, 1940–1945” by Mikhail Murashov, M.A. (Dresden), to be held on June 18, 2026, at TU Dresden.
France’s initial defeat in June 1940 resulted in approximately 2 million French men and women residing in Germany as volunteers, forced laborers, or prisoners of war.
Their numbers were also significant in the Saxon capital and its surrounding area between 1940 and 1945. How did they view Dresden? What was daily life like for its residents on the eve of the destruction? How did French prisoners of war and (forced) laborers experience the bombing on February 13 and 14, 1945?
In this lecture, the image of Dresden will be reconstructed based on some of these individuals’ written memoirs, and the traces preserved therein will be explored.
As part of the seminar The Responsibility of Intellectuals. France between 1940 and 1944 by Bettina Lindorfer.
Guests are warmly welcome.
The poster as a PDF is available for download.
Source of the image used: Vogt, U.: Dresden in Color, Thelem Universitätsverlag (Dresden, Munich) 2022, p. 62.
WHEN? Thursday, June 18, 2026, 9:20–10:50 a.m.
WHERE? August-Bebel-Str. 30, Building 116, 2nd floor, 01219 Dresden, Room ABS/2-10
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NamePD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer
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