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Helmut Lemke
Helmut Lemke was born in 1926 in West Prussia, Germany. He attended a boarding school from where he was drafted to fight on the Russian Front in the Second World War. After the war...view moreHelmut Lemke was born in 1926 in West Prussia, Germany. He attended a boarding school from where he was drafted to fight on the Russian Front in the Second World War. After the war he undertook a dangerous trip into Russian occupied territory to search for his mother. They were expelled from their home and he fled with his mother to West Germany. He studied at the Technical University Braunschweig in Germany and in the USA and graduated with a degree of Diploma Engineer. He immigrated to Canada and worked there as an architect and art instructor. He married Hildegard and they had three children. Both parents were active in youth work and church activities. In his retirement he volunteered as a director for a social housing society. He has written several books.view less