A SECONDARY school in Wrexham gained insight in to the harsh realities of World War II.

Holocaust survivor, Tomi Komoly, spoke to 153 pupils at Darland High School about his experience living in Hungary during the war - which was at the time under Nazi occupation.

The honest account given by Mr Komoly gave both pupils and teachers present a valuable and incredibly insightful experience.

The 153 Key Stage 4 historians in attendance got fully involved and asked Mr Komoly about this very difficult period in his life.

Dan Jones, head of history, said: “Mr Komoly spoke candidly about his experiences in answer to some very well thought out questions.

“He talked about forgiveness, feelings towards modern Germans and Hungarians, and about the rise of right wing politics in modern day Europe and his concerns about that.

“He also said how he had never experienced anti-Semitism in the UK.”

The visit was arranged to give the history pupils at Darland a chance to learn about the emotions and real-life struggle of an incredibly difficult time in world history, ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27).

Mr Komoly discussed with pupils how he and his mother had evaded capture by the Nazi’s and Hungarian fascists - as well as detailing how he lost contact with his father when he was aged just eight and what he suspected had happened to him.