The Otto Carius Project

With the passing of arguably one of the top tank aces in the world back in early 2015, I felt the motivation to re-read (for the 5th time) Otto Carius's war memoir titled "Tigers In the Mud". This began the ambitious project to make a youtube playlist dedicated to preserving and sharing the wartime history and life of this man. What started as an online video hobby turned into a weekly quota for production of audio book chapters and fulfilling content. Overcoming personal discomforts of recording and listening to my own voice, I grew in self confidence and overall historical knowledge. It became apparent why it is so important to tell the story of "the other side".

The full playlist is linked here (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbR-KChHrUtJ2E9v7ij90OlEU_BLRpHM4)

Finally, I had to crack open that German-English dictionary once again and dive deep into my high-school and college german language studies to assist in translating a rare video interview segment into English. (

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All in all, the project was a success. History was preserved and the story from the other side was told.

As a final note, I don't support the actions undertook by the side Carius fought on. Nevertheless, the color of a flag or uniform doesn't justify outright censorship in historical teachings. We must learn from the past to build a better future.

Im still new to Steemit and its wonderful community. I hope to create more posts soon!

Kistler Clipz signing off.

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