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Olpe: „Um mich herum ein Schreien, Stöhnen, Tod.“

| Lesedauer: 7 Minuten
Margret Schultes Erinnerungen an den 28. März 1945 sind so wach, als wäre es gestern gewesen. Der Schrank im Hintergrund stand schon in dem Haus, in dem sie zur Zeit der Bombardierung wohnte.

Margret Schultes Erinnerungen an den 28. März 1945 sind so wach, als wäre es gestern gewesen. Der Schrank im Hintergrund stand schon in dem Haus, in dem sie zur Zeit der Bombardierung wohnte.

Foto: Jörg Winkel

Olpe.  Sie ist 90 Jahre alt und erinnert sich genau, wie es war, als die Stadt Olpe 1945 bombardiert wurde. Nur aus einem Grund hat sie überlebt.

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