A teenage girl's peaceful farm life is upended when Stalin's Red Army captures her and her family. This memoir is a poignant account of love and loss, a beautiful tapestry woven by God's hand in the life of a WWII survivor.
Mildred Schindler grew up on a peaceful family farm in the German countryside. WWII came knocking at her family's door in February 1945, setting in motion a chain of events that would forever change all their lives. Surviving Hitler, Evading Stalin recounts this teenager's incredible escape from occupied Nazi Germany to America. Once there, Mildred made the decision to look beyond her personal pain, choosing instead to forge a life filled with joy, compassion, perseverance, and love. As a wife, mother, and grandmother, and now an active senior, she has decided to tell her story...all of it!
