Bells of Peace and more on April 19, 2014
Also this year leafletzs will be dropped down to the marketplace at Halle / Auch in diesem Jahr werden wieder Flugblätter über den Markt segeln.
As in every year on April 19 at 10.55 p.m. the bells of the churches in an around Halle will ring. This is for remembering the end of World War II. We in Halle have positive memories on that because the town was saved from being destroyed by bombing and artillery.
Brave men on both sides were ready to risk their lives to save many people and the historic city of Halle. Halle citizens put white flags out of their windows showing to the troops of the US-Army that Halle did not want to fight anymore. So the Timberwolves (104th Infantry Division) was open to a peaceful solution.
Again we will have this year the dropping of leaflets, howling of sirens, a prayer and much more will be waiting for the visitors. This time we will not en-enact the legendary negotiations between Count von Luckner and Mj.Gen. Terry de la Mesa Allen, but anyway it will be an event of dignity in any case. And the most important thing will be the ringing of the bells for peace of Halle!
Ten years von Luckner Society
Our Society now is ten years old!
We are looking back to a period full of exciting events. Many visitors from abroad made their way to us, but also we travelled around visiting places which have something to do with our hero, Felix Count von Luckner. Of course, the anniversary is a reason for us to celebrate. But not now! We are very busy with other things at the moment so the Board decided to organize the celebration in the second half of the year, probably in November. All members will be informed as soon as possible about the exact date and the itinerary of the event to make sure that as many members as possible can be with us here in Halle.
Glen E. Lytle passed away
We got sad news. Our good friend Glen E. Lytle has passed away. For long years he worked as the Secretary Treasurer of the National Timberwolf Association organising with his comrades the yearly Reunions and trips to Europe. For some times he even was in Halle together with other veterans.
In 2003 he was there with his wife Marilyn, the Consul General of the USA and other Timberwolves to get the memorial for the Timberwolves in Halle/Germany unveiled. Later on he signed in the Golden Book of the town.
Our society, yes the whole city of Halle, is losing a good friend. Glen, we will miss you. I personally have special memories in my mind, I will never forget. Glen was the first Timberwolf I could contact in the 90ies. He provided excellent information and addresses of other vets I could use for my book project. Thank you for being of so good help. You were beside me when I spoke to more than thousand veterans in 1996 in Louisville, Kentucky. I could share many more of my memories, be sure, I going to keep them awake.
Count von Luckner night at Don Camillo bar
We hereby invite you to the von Luckner night at the bar / restaurant Don Camillo in Halle …
Among others we will share our memories about the events on April 19, this year. We will introduce the film, made by Halle TV under the direction of our honorary chairman Hans Goedecke. The DVD’s can be purchased in that night.
We are happy to meet you there!
Missed the film about von Luckner’s yacht? Now to be seen on Youtube!
Did you miss the film “Grafenyacht unterm Sowjetstern” – we informed about that?
No problem, this film is available on Youtube, you will find it
In that film it will be informed about the the ship “Seeteufel” and how we discovered it. Von Luckner made a trip around the globe with this yacht.
Do you have questions or information on that? Please, feel free to contact us.
First showing of the Film about von Luckners ship Seeteufel
This is once more the information about the upcoming film, next Wednesday it will be shown for the first time. Please understand, that we have more information only in German.
Am kommenden Mittwoch, dem 18. September 2013, wird ab 21.15 Uhr im MDR Fernsehen eine neue Folge der Reihe “Spur der Schätze” gesendet.
In dieser Folge geht es um Graf Luckners Yacht “Seeteufel”, die über viele Jahrzehnte verschollen war und erst nach der politischen Wende in St. Petersburg (Rußland) wiederentdeckt wurde. Unter sowjetischer Herrschaft war das Schiff in verschiedener Hinsicht genutzt und durchweg gut erhalten worden, nachdem die Rote Armee den heute unter dem Namen “Nadeshda” fahrenden Zweimastschoner mit einer Länge von fast 40 Metern zu Kriegsende 1945 in Warnemünde entdeckt und als Beutegut in die Sowjetunion geführt hatte.
Nachgezeichnet werden in dem von Steffen Lipsch hergestellten Film die Recherchen, die letztlich zur Wiederentdeckung und auch Rettung des Schiffes führten, denn zuletzt befand es sich in einem schlechten Zustand und stand kurz vor der Verschrottung. Nun steht sogar die Rückführung der ehemaligen “Seeteufel” zur Debatte! Eingegangen wird natürlich auch auf die historische Rolle des Schiffes und Episoden im Leben des Grafen Luckner.
Gedreht wurde für den Film in St. Petersburg, Rostock, Greifswald, auf Rügen, in Dresden und natürlich in Halle.
Release of the DVD of April 19, 2013
Yesterday the DVD about the event on April 19 this year was released and shown in one of the oldest restaurants in Halle, the “Goldene Rose”. Leader of the project was Hans Goedecke, the Honorary Chairman of our society.
Soon, there will be an English translation of that DVD, which will be sold by our local TV station.
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Film about von Luckner finished
The long planned documentation about Felix Count von Luckner and one part of his life has finished. In the German TV “Spur der Schätze”, what means “trace of treasures” we will inform about von Luckner`s last ship “Seeteufel”, which over years was lost and at the moment has its home at St. Petersburg/Russia. We intend bringing the ship (now named “Nadeshda”) home. The documentation informs about the background, we filmed at St. Petersburg, Greifswald, on the island Rügen, at Dresden and the von Luckner-City Halle.
The film will be broadcasted on September 18, 9.15 pm at MDR-TV.
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Honorary member Hans Hass passed away
We were informed that our Honoray Member, Prof. Dr. Hans Hass, passed away in the age of 95. We will keep the remembrance on him alive.
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