European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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The whole village looked green because of all these soldiers and field police.
The whole village looked green because of all these soldiers and field police.
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Most of them were field police.
Most of them were field police.
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We went up to where the constabulary was, at the next inn.
We went up to where the constabulary was, at the next inn.
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There they showed me a map of Ludmannsdorf
There they showed me a map of Ludmannsdorf
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and I could see that everything was put on record;
and I could see that everything was put on record;
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all the houses that we had had connections,
all the houses that we had had connections,
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just everything. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I couldn’t work out, why.
just everything. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I couldn’t work out, why.
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Then we drove away
Then we drove away
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and went out to Bach where I saw that they had a military lorry.
and went out to Bach where I saw that they had a military lorry.
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In it were all the others that had been arrested with me.
In it were all the others that had been arrested with me.
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We were 18 persons.
We were 18 persons.
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From there we were taken to the Gestapo in the court house in Klagenfurt.
From there we were taken to the Gestapo in the court house in Klagenfurt.
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The Gestapo had occupied the first and second floor.
The Gestapo had occupied the first and second floor.
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Most of the people on the second floor were either waiting for their hearing
Most of the people on the second floor were either waiting for their hearing
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or the ones that were to be taken to the camps later on.
or the ones that were to be taken to the camps later on.
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There we were until Christmas.
There we were until Christmas.
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On the 26th December we were transferred to …
On the 26th December we were transferred to …
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On the ground floor was the court and there we waited again.
On the ground floor was the court and there we waited again.
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One or two weeks later it was the turn for the others.
One or two weeks later it was the turn for the others.
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Ten of them were sentenced to death and five taken to the different camps.
Ten of them were sentenced to death and five taken to the different camps.