A teachers’ book will assist in working effectively with the DVD learning software by providing teaching recommendations as well as the necessary historical background information and detailed explanation of each film.

The teacher’s book can be ordered from the Federal Agency for Civic Education along with the DVD and learning software.

Index

Foreword 3

Introduction 5

History 7

Forced Labor in Nazi Germany 8

Forced Labor Compensation 11

The Online Archive “Forced Labor 1939-1945.  Memory and History” 13

Oral History: Procedure and Evaluation of Witness Testimonies 14

Teaching 15

Nazi Forced Labor in History Lessons 16

Video Interviews in History Lessons 17

Potential Uses: Basis, Project, Presentation 18

Exemplary Lessons that include DVDs, Learning Software and the Archive 19

Topics, Methods, Approach – A Central Theme 21

Easy Introduction 23

Interdisciplinary Use 23

People: Information, Suggested Activities, Worksheets 27

Reinhard Florian. A German Sinto’s Persecution and Slave Labor 29

Helena Bohle-Szacki. A German-Polish-Jewish Woman in a Concentration Camp and after Emigration 33

Claudio Sommaruga. Forced Labor and Denial of an Italian Military Internee 37

Sinaida Baschlai. A Ukrainian “Eastern Worker” in the Domestic and Defense Industry 41

Victor Laville. A French Forced Laborer in Bavaria 45

Background: Information, Suggested Activities, Worksheets 49

Key Information and Countries of Origin 50

Forced Labor and Compensation 51

The Interview Archive “Forced Labor 1939-1945” 55

Bibliography 59

Imprint and Picture Credits 60

An Overview of the Educational Materials 61