European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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But we came back and later on we were handed over to the Americans.
But we came back and later on we were handed over to the Americans.
Dann kamen wir wieder zurück und sind dann nachher - das weiß ich nicht, wie die Vereinbarungen zwischen den Alliierten waren - den Amerikanern übergeben worden. -
We travelled to Casablanca, through Morocco, by train.
We travelled to Casablanca, through Morocco, by train.
Und sind nach Casablanca mit dem Zug durch ganz Marokko gefahren. -
Casablanca is situated quite low down.
Casablanca is situated quite low down.
Casablanca liegt ja ziemlich tief unten. -
The American army did not treat us any better.
The American army did not treat us any better.
Also, von der amerikanischen Armee wurden wir nicht besser behandelt. -
I remembered much later:
I remembered much later:
Was mir erst viel später so auch in Erinnerung kam: -
officers were probably not able to understand these things in their own awareness;
officers were probably not able to understand these things in their own awareness;
Offiziere konnten wahrscheinlich auch gar nicht solche Dinge aus ihrem ganzen Bewusstsein verstehen, -
that soldiers who had been fighting in the Hitler-army were now turning against it.
that soldiers who had been fighting in the Hitler-army were now turning against it.
dass Soldaten, die bei der Hitler-Armee gekämpft hatten, sich gegen die Hitler-Armee wandten. -
This problem of the controversy fascism against antifascism
This problem of the controversy fascism against antifascism
Dieses Problem der Auseinandersetzung Faschismus/Antifaschismus, -
was something the officers could not understand.
was something the officers could not understand.
das war für die Offiziere ein Ding, was sie nicht verstanden haben. -
Later on, towards the end, they got some different views.
Later on, towards the end, they got some different views.
Das hat man in der ersten Zeit. Später, zum Schluß, haben sie nachher einige andere Auffassungen gehabt. -
After they got to know:
After they got to know:
Nachdem ihnen bekannt wurde: -
about the concentration camps, what happened to the people there,
about the concentration camps, what happened to the people there,
die Konzentrationslager, was dort mit den Menschen gemacht wurde, -
the way they were murdered there, and disposed off.
the way they were murdered there, and disposed off.
wie die umgebracht wurden, und beseitigt. -
Auschwitz was only then liberated by the Soviet army, the Red Army.
Auschwitz was only then liberated by the Soviet army, the Red Army.
Auschwitz ist ja dann erst von der sowjetischen Armee, von der Roten Armee, befreit worden. -
That was when the exchange happened and
That was when the exchange happened and
Da ist ja dann solch Austausch gekommen, -
they at least started to realise
they at least started to realise
und da hat sich zumindest … Bei manchen ist das mehr zum Bewusstsein gekommen, -
that there were people who were fighting against `their country´, as they said.
that there were people who were fighting against `their country´, as they said.
dass welche gegen „ihr Land“, wie man dann sagte, oder, dagegen kämpften – ja. -
Later on I was taken back to Fort Devons, where I witnessed the end of the war.
Later on I was taken back to Fort Devons, where I witnessed the end of the war.
Da bin ich dann später weggekommen zurück nach Fort Devons. Ich hab dann da in Fort Devens das Kriegsende mitgemacht. -
There we had the magazine ‘German-American’
There we had the magazine ‘German-American’
Dort hatten wir dann auch die Zeitschrift ‚German-American’, -
which was edited by immigrated union men and political immigrants.
which was edited by immigrated union men and political immigrants.
die herausgegeben wurde von immigrierten Gewerkschaftlern und politischen Immigranten.