My grandad was captured by Russians in the second world war and kept alive
(The Guardian Austria)

I may be in Volgograd to cover the football but family history gives me pause for thoughtThere is a time and place for first-person stories, which is usually no time and no place. But this is the only time I´ll get to tell this one. It´s quite good. And it relates to Russia, Volgograd, and preconceptions.My grandfather Josef was in Vienna in 1938 when Germany annexed Austria. He was a footballer, a player in the Viennese league before the war during the golden age of Austrian football, the days of Hugo Meisl´s Wunderteam and all that. Related: World Cup stunning moments: Austria`s Wunderteam | John Ashdown Related: Gareth Southgate tells squad his starting team to ease England anxiety Continue reading...