European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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The Russians occupied all Vilnius and lists of Poles
The Russians occupied all Vilnius and lists of Poles
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were made who could and would like to work in the offices of PKWN in Lublin.
were made who could and would like to work in the offices of PKWN in Lublin.
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I did not want to be in this list, I was proposed to be in this list, nobody offered me that.
I did not want to be in this list, I was proposed to be in this list, nobody offered me that.
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But in fact people in that list were me, the Świezewskis, there was Helena…
But in fact people in that list were me, the Świezewskis, there was Helena…
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Finally when we left the van which took us from the Lublin airport to Lublin,
Finally when we left the van which took us from the Lublin airport to Lublin,
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we reached Spokojna Street, it was a street in which before the war there was a province building
we reached Spokojna Street, it was a street in which before the war there was a province building
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and after the war too, to that time there was the office of PKWN.
and after the war too, to that time there was the office of PKWN.
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Listen, it was totally unbelievable while we were going in this van from the airport to Lublin
Listen, it was totally unbelievable while we were going in this van from the airport to Lublin
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we saw stores and everywhere Polish names, notices, army in Polish uniforms.
we saw stores and everywhere Polish names, notices, army in Polish uniforms.
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It was extremely impressive after this all the mess, after the war.
It was extremely impressive after this all the mess, after the war.
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The Warsaw Uprising was continuing, we knew about the Warsaw Uprising,
The Warsaw Uprising was continuing, we knew about the Warsaw Uprising,
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we knew about everything.
we knew about everything.
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Here were Polish words and the Polish army.
Here were Polish words and the Polish army.
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Helena Snarska’s escape from a transport to Treblinka
Helena Snarska’s escape from a transport to Treblinka
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I need to add that as I said earlier there were two priests in Vilnius,
I need to add that as I said earlier there were two priests in Vilnius,
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priest Chlebowicz, who gave Maryśka the birth certificate
priest Chlebowicz, who gave Maryśka the birth certificate
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and priest Kretowicz, and the brother of Kretowicz, Onufry - the old man, who used to sit in upper Orwidów,
and priest Kretowicz, and the brother of Kretowicz, Onufry - the old man, who used to sit in upper Orwidów,
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he also gave two false birth certificates.
he also gave two false birth certificates.
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In the upper Orwidów also was a lady, who escaped from the train going to Treblinka
In the upper Orwidów also was a lady, who escaped from the train going to Treblinka
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and the priest Kretowicz sent her to his brother's wife to help at the farm house
and the priest Kretowicz sent her to his brother's wife to help at the farm house