European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Before he had been in the SAP (socialistic labour party), and so we quickly got in contact with each other.
Before he had been in the SAP (socialistic labour party), and so we quickly got in contact with each other.
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So we went to Heuberg, that training camp in Wuerttemberg.
So we went to Heuberg, that training camp in Wuerttemberg.
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Something else that you can never really forget:
Something else that you can never really forget:
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In the crew shack was also a bible student.
In the crew shack was also a bible student.
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He refused to take a weapon.
He refused to take a weapon.
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One evening you sat together with him, during the night he was sentenced to death.
One evening you sat together with him, during the night he was sentenced to death.
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The next day, the company had to muster
The next day, the company had to muster
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and then watch, as he was murdered at the stake.
and then watch, as he was murdered at the stake.
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“That will happen to you, as well,” said the chief of the company
“That will happen to you, as well,” said the chief of the company
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“if you don’t do as you are told.”
“if you don’t do as you are told.”
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Gestapo-interrogation, release, support
Gestapo-interrogation, release, support
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In January 1940 I was taken on a transport.
In January 1940 I was taken on a transport.
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I was not released.
I was not released.
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During the war it was standard practice that many would not be released.
During the war it was standard practice that many would not be released.
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It went via Hannover and then to Berlin.
It went via Hannover and then to Berlin.
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At the Gestapo more interrogations took place.
At the Gestapo more interrogations took place.
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My sister knew that I was coming to Berlin.
My sister knew that I was coming to Berlin.
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She daily went there and asked: “When will you release my brother?”
She daily went there and asked: “When will you release my brother?”
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And I affirm: if my sister would not have engaged herself so much,
And I affirm: if my sister would not have engaged herself so much,
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I would not have been released.
I would not have been released.