European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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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.
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The people inside were screaming like mad,
The people inside were screaming like mad,
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as they were without water and everything.
as they were without water and everything.
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Some threw stones into the train.
Some threw stones into the train.
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Then some said: “Open the door!” so they could get some air.
Then some said: “Open the door!” so they could get some air.
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Micha said that the bodies had been eaten.
Micha said that the bodies had been eaten.
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The ones that were still alive had been eating the dead ones,
The ones that were still alive had been eating the dead ones,
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because they did not have anything else.
because they did not have anything else.
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Having seen this, my husband said: “On account of this crime I will not go back.”
Having seen this, my husband said: “On account of this crime I will not go back.”
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Her husband, a deserter
Her husband, a deserter
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My later husband was a deserter, as well.
My later husband was a deserter, as well.
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He was on holiday and was at home in July 1944.
He was on holiday and was at home in July 1944.
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Instead of going back, he said good bye and went to Klagenfurt.
Instead of going back, he said good bye and went to Klagenfurt.
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There he didn’t board the train, but went to a neighbour’s, that night,
There he didn’t board the train, but went to a neighbour’s, that night,