Gunter Von Noorden

From Berlin to Texas: Forging a Life from the Devastation of War Gunter Von Noorden

Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1928, Gunter K. von Noorden spent the first few years of his life in idyllic comfort. But his family's move to Berlin in 1937 exposed Gunter to the appalling reality of Hitler's dictatorship as a ten-year-old member of the compulsory Jungvolk and later as a teenager in the Hitler Youth. Relentlessly subjected to Nazi propaganda, Gunter fought desperately to hold on to his childhood ideals, even as he joined in the defense of his homeland during the Battle of Berlin in 1945. After the war, Gunter worked his way through medical school, determined to dedicate his life to healing others. But his disenchantment with his country's past propelled him to America in 1954, where he rose through the academic ranks and became a world-renowned professor and doctor. More than a memoir, From Berlin to Texas exposes the stark reality of Nazi Germany and the lives of ordinary citizens at odds with the regime's ideologies. But at its heart is the uplifting story of how one man rose above the torments of his youth to build a life full of promise and hope.