European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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For instance, my grandmother would, as a woman, read the newspaper every day,
For instance, my grandmother would, as a woman, read the newspaper every day,
My grandmother used to read the newspaper everyday, although she was a woman. -
which my father always referred to as an example, regarding the importance for a woman to also be cultured.
which my father always referred to as an example, regarding the importance for a woman to also be cultured.
My father often reminded me about how important it was for women to have education. -
They got married shortly after turning twenty... so young... they couldn't find any work so they got into farming.
They got married shortly after turning twenty... so young... they couldn't find any work so they got into farming.
They got married when they were very young and since they weren't able to find employment, they got into farming. -
My father’s generation was the only one involved in farming only until they were older and got involved in other things.
My father’s generation was the only one involved in farming only until they were older and got involved in other things.
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Conclusion
Conclusion
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I don’t know whether today’s youth can imagine this situation.
I don’t know whether today’s youth can imagine this situation.
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The war had been going on for five years already, more and more were killed, it got worse.
The war had been going on for five years already, more and more were killed, it got worse.
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There was no real future for us.
There was no real future for us.
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But that made you stronger to go into the resistance
But that made you stronger to go into the resistance
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and help wherever you could.
and help wherever you could.
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Horrors that her husband saw
Horrors that her husband saw
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Well, actually it is hard to talk about it now
Well, actually it is hard to talk about it now
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and to remember everything; there are so many things.
and to remember everything; there are so many things.
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It was not easy to run around at night.
It was not easy to run around at night.
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You always had to look out;
You always had to look out;
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always make sure that nobody saw you and that you managed.
always make sure that nobody saw you and that you managed.
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Or the boys who stayed at home were always in fear of being summarily executed.
Or the boys who stayed at home were always in fear of being summarily executed.
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All the members of the armed forces who stayed at home were summarily executed.
All the members of the armed forces who stayed at home were summarily executed.
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Micha told me what he saw.
Micha told me what he saw.
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The first was about a train, which came into Berlin to deliver Russian prisoners to Germany.
The first was about a train, which came into Berlin to deliver Russian prisoners to Germany.