European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Fascists? I rather remember them as assholes more than as fascists.
Fascists? I rather remember them as assholes more than as fascists.
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As a young guy, I was a member of the Young Fascists
As a young guy, I was a member of the Young Fascists
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and my friend, a foreman, asked me:
and my friend, a foreman, asked me:
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“Why didn't you come to the demonstration?”
“Why didn't you come to the demonstration?”
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Since we were old friends, I told him I had stayed in bed, since I was better off there.
Since we were old friends, I told him I had stayed in bed, since I was better off there.
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That stupid guy went to report me to the fascists
That stupid guy went to report me to the fascists
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and they gave me castor oil and beat me up in 1939.
and they gave me castor oil and beat me up in 1939.
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I went to the Army, I stayed away five years
I went to the Army, I stayed away five years
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without talking to him, then a common friend came up to me and said
without talking to him, then a common friend came up to me and said
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“Look, that guy … “ and I told him that I didn't even want to see that stupid guy.
“Look, that guy … “ and I told him that I didn't even want to see that stupid guy.
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I didn't want to react, we even remained sort of friends,
I didn't want to react, we even remained sort of friends,
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but I remember there were two or three older men with clubs,
but I remember there were two or three older men with clubs,
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and I was weighing about 40 kilos by then,
and I was weighing about 40 kilos by then,
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I mean, being beaten up was not funny.
I mean, being beaten up was not funny.
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See, this is why I never wanted to see the fascists,
See, this is why I never wanted to see the fascists,
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I'm “glad” they gave me 42 months of war to do. I never liked them.
I'm “glad” they gave me 42 months of war to do. I never liked them.
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Conclusion: against war and fascism
Conclusion: against war and fascism
Fazit: Gegen Krieg und Faschismus -
When I came home, I joined (I hadn’t been politically organized before) the SED,
When I came home, I joined (I hadn’t been politically organized before) the SED,
Als ich dann nach Hause kam, ich bin damals dann in (ich war ja früher politisch nicht organisiert) bin da in -
that was the association of the social democrats, communists and many independent people.
that was the association of the social democrats, communists and many independent people.
die SED eingetreten – nicht – das war ja die Vereinigung von Sozialdemokraten, Kommunisten, vielen Parteilosen. -
I worked in the ministry occasionally
I worked in the ministry occasionally
Habe dann nachher auch zeitweise im Ministerium gearbeitet,