Abandoned in Germany at the age of five this English boy joined the Hitler Youth, helping attack Jews. Only when he came to Britain did he confront his guilt - and discover his mother's was even greater
What did you do in the war, Mr Briscoe? Ask this gentle, 73-year-old Englishman, a former woodwork teacher, father and grandfather, living out his retirement in the peaceful Suffolk countryside, and the answer is shocking: "I joined the Hitler Youth.
"I was the proudest boy alive when I first put on my black shorts and brown shirt and made a solemn oath that dedicated the rest of my life to the Fuhrer."
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