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Between 1939 and 1945, the National Socialists deported around 20 million men, women and children from almost all parts of Europe to perform forced labour for the German economy. Around 13.5 million of them were deployed on the territory of the German Reich - this crime was also publicly visible and commonplace in Leipzig.

The lecture takes a look at this chapter of history and sheds particular light on the life stories of those who fought back against their exploitation and the National Socialist regime.

80 years after the Allied victory over Germany, the aim is to make the perspectives of those who were actually liberated audible. Their experiences, their courage and their voices are at the centre of this evening.