The French Paul Ch. was committed to perform forced labor in Germany in 1943 within the framework of the Service du Travail obligatoire (STO). Forced labor in a munitions depot, as a forest worker, in a cardboard factory and an aircraft plant.

• Born 1922 in Vienne, France
• He and his family worked in a textile factory
• July 1942 until February 1943: forest worker within the framework of the "chantiers de jeunesse"
• In March 1943 forced labor in Bunzlau in Lower Silesia (today Bolesławiec, Poland)
• Forced labor in a munitions depot, as a forest worker, in a cardboard factory and an aircraft plant
• Detained in barrack camps or in foreigners’ apartments in the city
• February 1945: The company relocates to Zeitz
• April 1945: Liberated by the Americans
• After his return, he continues working in the textile factory.
• In 1947 he sets up his own textile company which he manages until its closing in 1987
• In his retirement he builds up a textile museum established in 1995 in Vienne and writes his memoirs.

Interview Data:

• Interview za078 »
• Audio interview in French
• Interviewed on July 13^th, 2006 by Julia Montredon
• Interview duration: 2 hours
• Transcript, photos and scanned documents
• Subset: "France – AAMRDI Grenoble"