Otto Papesch

Christine Moeller

Otto Papesch was my father. I was four years old when he died. I asked myself for years what kind of a human being he was. I have attempted to paint a picture of that handsome, charismatic, cultivated, professional chemical engineer, enthusiastic...

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Opening Credits

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About the Author

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Dedication

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“Der Herr Ingenieur ist tot, Herr Ingenieur is dead!”

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Chapter One: Family History

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Chapter Two: Born in Vienna at the Turn of the Century: The Future Looked Promising

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Chapter Three: The First World War: End of a Carefree Youth

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Chapter Four: Life Goes on: Otto’s Studies and His Chosen Profession

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Chapter Five: Life Goes on: Otto’s Studies and His Chosen Profession

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Chapter Six: 1929: My Parents Fall in Love and Wed On 6 June 1931

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Chapter Seven: World War II: My Father is Once Again Sent to the Front

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Chapter Eight: Additions to the Family: Otto, the Family Man

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My Father’s Last Years: 1945 to 1947

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Recollections of the World War 1914 Begun on 17.2.1917

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Closing Credits

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