Bruno Friesen

Bruno Friesen was born in a German-speaking Mennonite family who emigrated from the Ukraine to Canada to escape Communism. Bruno's father sent him and his brother to Germany in 1939. Friesen was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 1942, and fought with the 25th Panzer Regiment until returning to Canada after the war.

Bruno Friesen was born in a German-speaking Mennonite family who emigrated from the Ukraine to Canada to escape Communism. Bruno's father sent him and his brother to Germany in 1939. Friesen was drafted into the Wehrmacht in 1942, and fought with the 25th Panzer Regiment until returning to Canada after the war. See less