Talk by Dr. Christiane Wallesch-Schneller, Blaues Haus Breisach | As part of the lecture series “The United States at 250”

Thousands of refugees from Germany sought to enlist in the Allied forces during World War II. “For us, the war was a civil war, and we were on the right side” (Capt. Peter Leighton, Royal Artillery; born Wilhelm Peter Langer of Vienna). Fred Mayer, a native of Freiburg, is said to have been the inspiration for one of the characters in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds.”

Dr. Christiane Wallesch-Schneller

Dr. Christiane Walesch-Schneller is the director of the Blaues Haus in Breisach, the museum housed in the former Jewish community center.

Free

German

KG III der Universität | Hörsaal 3118, Platz der Universität 3, 79098 Freiburg

Wednesday, 10.6.2026 | 16:00 – 18:00 Uhr

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