Visitors andEvents around the exhibition

In addition to hundreds of visitors to  the exhibition and 2 UK groups to the camp, we had 2 major events

1. Contemporary witnesses from the Channel Islands

Nelly Le Fevre,was 16 and together with her cousin when they were  deported from Sark had a very emotional visit to Biberach and indeed talked about XX talked about the first day in the camp when Nelly was separated from her beloved younger brother to be in different huts with other families and strangers in a small confined space. It was a real shock, but her"home" for the years and months  to come. Asked:"does she hate the Germans?" not at all!

2. Contemporary local witnesses

 Allwitnesses were kids in 1941 to 1945,
like the daughters of local family,who had deported menfrom Guernsey  working in the family gardens, or as one woman said, sometimes having a deported woman help in their household. but realy just came for  tea and cookies  and to get her out from the camp to feel like a free person for at least an hour or two.
Max, a boy of 14 in these days explained about his job working inside the camp to strengthen the fences or rearing  damaged interior. Following the escape of 26 officers and the consequent move to another camp away from Switzerland, Max also watched some still missing officers being forced out from another tunnel hiding for their next chance to escape. Max Holzer told the audience as if it was only yesterday, how impressed he was, how well equipped they were, maps, compass, water bottle, etc.
Some witnesses were not able to come to Biberach (old age), but their stories were presented by me.