European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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we were counted and around us was the cordon.
we were counted and around us was the cordon.
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There was one of them sitting here and there, so they would have an overview.
There was one of them sitting here and there, so they would have an overview.
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In the evenings, we marched back around 5 o’clock.
In the evenings, we marched back around 5 o’clock.
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We were counted again to check if all had come back.
We were counted again to check if all had come back.
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After that we went back into the shack.
After that we went back into the shack.
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You always had to run to get your supper.
You always had to run to get your supper.
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Sometimes there were stews, ‘Peluschken’ which were big beans
Sometimes there were stews, ‘Peluschken’ which were big beans
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not everybody could take; or some other vegetable – those things.
not everybody could take; or some other vegetable – those things.
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A really bad thing was when there was roll call while the food was given out.
A really bad thing was when there was roll call while the food was given out.
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For the roll call you had to go out. So the food got cold -
For the roll call you had to go out. So the food got cold -
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and it didn’t taste any good anyway - and now you had cold food.
and it didn’t taste any good anyway - and now you had cold food.
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But you had to eat it to take something in.
But you had to eat it to take something in.
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Arrival in moor-camp, sport-harassment
Arrival in moor-camp, sport-harassment
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When we arrived in the moor and got off, the constable,
When we arrived in the moor and got off, the constable,
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who was accompanying us, said: “Poor boys.”
who was accompanying us, said: “Poor boys.”
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He knew what was going on in the moor.
He knew what was going on in the moor.
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We were then handed over to the SA.
We were then handed over to the SA.
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It already started then – the yelling: “Face Left! Who steps out of line will be shot.”
It already started then – the yelling: “Face Left! Who steps out of line will be shot.”
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That’s how we got to ‘Börgermoor’.
That’s how we got to ‘Börgermoor’.
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Then we were taken there by a narrow-gauge railway.
Then we were taken there by a narrow-gauge railway.