European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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so they were taking four hundred Jews to the loading ramp, to the transport.
so they were taking four hundred Jews to the loading ramp, to the transport.
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Getting involved in the armed resistance
Getting involved in the armed resistance
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And the cooperation started, they said charity part.
And the cooperation started, they said charity part.
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And at that time additionally, the news magazine came out.
And at that time additionally, the news magazine came out.
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The deliverer of this for our group was Mietek Wiącek.
The deliverer of this for our group was Mietek Wiącek.
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Then our groups divided.
Then our groups divided.
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I was left in that group which was in contact
I was left in that group which was in contact
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with the captain of the pre-war military intelligence, Tadeusz Wasilewski.
with the captain of the pre-war military intelligence, Tadeusz Wasilewski.
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And from this stage our group started working for him.
And from this stage our group started working for him.
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And he, Mietek, it was 1941 or the end of 1940, disappeared. I do not know what happened with him.
And he, Mietek, it was 1941 or the end of 1940, disappeared. I do not know what happened with him.
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We found out he had been arrested.
We found out he had been arrested.
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And then he appeared to be a traitor, because of him many people were arrested.
And then he appeared to be a traitor, because of him many people were arrested.
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Our organizations were built up from the bottom.
Our organizations were built up from the bottom.
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When we joined the scout team, our group, which included ten or twelve people, was growing and got bigger.
When we joined the scout team, our group, which included ten or twelve people, was growing and got bigger.
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There were moments when I brought one hundred copies of this news magazine „Biuletyn Informacyjny”.
There were moments when I brought one hundred copies of this news magazine „Biuletyn Informacyjny”.
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I did not deliver it only by myself, I gave it to some five, six, seven colleagues and they delivered it, too.
I did not deliver it only by myself, I gave it to some five, six, seven colleagues and they delivered it, too.
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At the beginning, it was silly, we were scared while delivering it.
At the beginning, it was silly, we were scared while delivering it.
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We used to put it at the bottom of the door to inform Warsaw citizens about all news.
We used to put it at the bottom of the door to inform Warsaw citizens about all news.
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And if we knew somebody then we gave it to this person and asked to pass it to the next one after reading it.
And if we knew somebody then we gave it to this person and asked to pass it to the next one after reading it.
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And it was the way everything was growing, because AK was made of the consolidation of all parties.
And it was the way everything was growing, because AK was made of the consolidation of all parties.