In their contribution to the magazine, Dr. Sylvia Asmus and Theresia Biehl explore "The hardships of arrival" ("Die Mühsal des Ankommens") experienced by exiled Germans in the USA. Another contribution presents the permanent exhibition "Exile. Experience and Testimony" of the German Exile Archive at the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main. Further articles in the magazine engage with the flight from Nazi Germany, remigration, and exiled Germans in the US Army.

"Damals" is available to purchase at newsstands for 6.90 Euro, copies are also available at the reception desk of the German National Library in Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig.