European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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I covered the bucket of glue with my coat and she snuggled up to me and said:
I covered the bucket of glue with my coat and she snuggled up to me and said:
mit meinem Mantel den Klebeeimer verdeckt, und sie schmiegt sich an mich und sagte: -
“Now we have to kiss – it’s the rule!”
“Now we have to kiss – it’s the rule!”
„Jetzt müssen wir Küssen, ist Vorschrift!“ -
We kissed to cheat the SS-people and they really thought that is a loving couple.
We kissed to cheat the SS-people and they really thought that is a loving couple.
und dann haben wir dann geküsst um die SS-Leute zu täuschen und sie dachten tatsächlich, das ist ein Liebespaar. -
They had the cheek to say: “Kissing is not enough. Remember the ‘Fuehrer’ needs soldiers, the ‘Fuehrer’ needs offsprings!”
They had the cheek to say: “Kissing is not enough. Remember the ‘Fuehrer’ needs soldiers, the ‘Fuehrer’ needs offsprings!”
Die waren frech genug zu sagen: „Küssen genügt aber nicht. Denkt dran der Führer braucht Soldaten, der Führer braucht Nachwuchs!“ -
We just went through such a thing with throbbing heart, but that had nothing to do with emotions.
We just went through such a thing with throbbing heart, but that had nothing to do with emotions.
Wir sind noch mal mit klopfendem Herzen an so einer Sache vorbei gekommen, aber das hat ja nichts mit Emotionen zu tun. Das war der Not geboren. -
Apart from that we had connections to our (female) radio operators that were abroad,
Apart from that we had connections to our (female) radio operators that were abroad,
Sonst hatten wir ja Verbindung zu unseren Funkerinnen (die also im Ausland waren), -
but that was initially limited to radio contact and coded correspondence.
but that was initially limited to radio contact and coded correspondence.
aber das beschränkte sich zunächst erst mal auf Funkverkehr und verschlüsselten Briefverkehr. -
When I was in Eger on holiday or because I needed my glass eye I used to say to the battalion’s doctor:
When I was in Eger on holiday or because I needed my glass eye I used to say to the battalion’s doctor:
Natürlich wenn ich mal in Eger war auf Urlaub, oder da ich immer wieder mein Glasauge brauchte sagte ich zu dem Truppenarzt: -
“Well, in Warsaw they are not able to make decent glass eyes.
“Well, in Warsaw they are not able to make decent glass eyes.
"Ja also, die in Warschau können keine guten Glasaugen machen, -
In Wiesbaden they make the best glass eyes.
In Wiesbaden they make the best glass eyes.
in Wiesbaden macht man die besten Glasaugen." -
Then I got marching orders from near the front or from Russia or Poland to Wiesbaden
Then I got marching orders from near the front or from Russia or Poland to Wiesbaden
Dann habe ich einen Marschbefehl von der Nähe der Front, oder von Russland oder Polen nach Wiesbaden bekommen, -
and then I took a detour past Eger. And i told to one or two:
and then I took a detour past Eger. And i told to one or two:
dann habe ich einen Umweg über Eger gemacht. Da lief der eine oder andere mit. -
“During this time I will be available in Eger. Can’t you come there, as well?”
“During this time I will be available in Eger. Can’t you come there, as well?”
Ich bin in dieser Zeit in Eger zu erreichen, kannst du nicht auch dahin kommen? -
We then met female comrades who were in Norway or Copenhagen.
We then met female comrades who were in Norway or Copenhagen.
Also da traf man sich dann schon mit Genossinnen, die in Norwegen oder die in Kopenhagen waren. -
It was very hard to co-ordinate such a holiday,
It was very hard to co-ordinate such a holiday,
Das andere klappte meistens nicht, es war sehr schwer, dass man so einen Urlaub aufeinander abstimmte, -
but it was obviously an exchange of experience that was thorough,
but it was obviously an exchange of experience that was thorough,
aber das war natürlich dann ein Erfahrungsaustausch der gründlich war, -
because you had to confine yourself to communicating in telegram styles during radio or coded correspondence.
because you had to confine yourself to communicating in telegram styles during radio or coded correspondence.
weil man eben durch Funkverkehr oder durch verschlüsselte Briefverkehr sich auf Telegramstile verständigen musste. -
And now you were able to analyse together: What has happened and what needs to be done?
And now you were able to analyse together: What has happened and what needs to be done?
Und jetzt konnte man gemeinsam analysieren, was ist da passiert und was muss man da machen. -
These meetings took place, but it was really a thing that was quite free of emotions.
These meetings took place, but it was really a thing that was quite free of emotions.
Solche Treffs gab es, aber das war eigentlich eine Sache die relativ frei war von Emotionen. Da ging es nüchtern darum, was kann man als Antifaschist erreichen und was geht unter diesen Bedingungen nicht. -
Injuries and being a radio operator
Injuries and being a radio operator