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Peace provides us with the opportunity to find a solution for every existing problem.                                            (Armin D. Lehmann)

Armin Lehmann spent his entire adult life  working in the cause of peace, non-violence, and tolerance among all people. 

Armin was also the subject of the award-winning documentary film, Eyewitness To History, from Blue Heron International Pictures.  The Internet Movie Data Base (IMDb) is offering the 25 minute film to audiences around the world. To view it, click here.

Armin attributed his care and concern for others to a trait he inherited from his mother. They both were known to have "soft hearts."

Growing up in The Third Reich was not easy. When he was ten years old, a law was passed that made it mandatory for Armin to join the Hitler Youth.

By 16, during the final hours of the Third Reich, Armin found himself assigned to a Berlin bunker as Hitler's last courier.

By 17, Armin had learned of the Holocaust, and his nightmares would haunt him throughout his life.

As he contemplated the Holocaust, Armin began to realize that Hitler had also betrayed an entire generation of German youth.

At that crucial point in his life, Armin Lehmann made a decision to dedicate the rest of his days to world peace and tolerance.

In his free e-book, Tomorrow's World, Armin offers you his hope for the world -- a hope expressed in poetry, along with  illustrations by children who will inherit "tomorrow's world." 

You may view a five minute video, Armin Lehmann's Ode To Peace, by clicking here.

On October 10, 2008 at 6:55 PDT, Armin transitioned from life at his home in Coos Bay, Oregon. His wife Kim and daughter Angie were with him.

He died at home as he wanted -- with dignity, the way he lived his life.

                                                We will miss him deeply.

                      Armin's Story

 After WW II, I viewed documentaries, which showed the results of hate, of warfare, of systematic killings and the mass-murder of innocent people.

Traumatized, I choked when I talked to my American interrogator. He was a Jew. He did not hate me. He asked me questions and he did not question my answers.

He gave me advice:  "Comprehend the evil and strive for a better world!"

I removed all racial prejudice, realizing the earth does not belong to us, but we belong to the earth.

The planet outlives us. Life is a natural unfolding. If we permit life to develop free from artificial and criminal interferences, then life reveals its own meaning.

Most important is not what we make out of life, but what we find in it.

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    Review of Armin's books:

In Hitler’s Bunker is a book that promotes peace. It does NOT, in any way, promote Neo-Nazism.

 Mr. Lehmann wrote this book to share with others, especially the younger generations,  the horrors of war , and express his hope that we can all embrace peace in our lives.

He hopes,  as I do, that people  can learn from what history has taught us, and promote peace and tolerance throughout the world.

Remember that those who forget history are condemned to repeat it.                                              

                                                                  Kyle Nappi

        Journey of Peace Ends 

                                   (Armin with his wife Kim)

                                 (October 11, 2008)

International peace activist and author Armin Dieter Lehmann made the transition from life on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 6:55 PM PDT.

Armin passed away as he wished –with dignity in his home in Coos Bay, Oregon. His wife Kim and daughter Angie were at his bedside.

Armin was 80 years old. He was born May 23, 1928 in Waldtrudering, a borough of Munich, Germany. At ten years old, a law made it mandatory that Armin join the Hitler Youth.

By 16, during the final hours of the Third Reich, he found himself assigned as Hitler's last courier, a story he recounted in his book In Hitler’s Bunker.

By 17, Armin had learned of the Holocaust, and he made a conscientious decision to dedicate the rest of his life to world peace and tolerance.

In the cause of peace, Armin  traveled to more than 150 countries, speaking out for non-violence, tolerance, and understanding to all who would listen.

In his free e-book, Tomorrow's World, Armin offers his hope for the world -- a hope expressed in his original poetry, along with  illustrations by children who will inherit "tomorrow's world." 

   Gates to Heaven [in Armin Lehmann's memory]

                                                      By Alex Ringer, Israel