European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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“They will inform Germany - He deserted.”
“They will inform Germany - He deserted.”
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I said: “that is all nonsense. They won’t have any time left to do that.”
I said: “that is all nonsense. They won’t have any time left to do that.”
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But I still stayed with Otto Linke – and went into captivity with him.
But I still stayed with Otto Linke – and went into captivity with him.
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That was on the 30th April.
That was on the 30th April.
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I said: “Otto, from the 1st of May we will stay in the mountains, as free men.”
I said: “Otto, from the 1st of May we will stay in the mountains, as free men.”
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And on the 2nd May we were arrested by Moroccans.
And on the 2nd May we were arrested by Moroccans.
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We were passed on to the French
We were passed on to the French
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and after that, we came to the English, and later on to the Americans.
and after that, we came to the English, and later on to the Americans.
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The 999 Bataillon
The 999 Bataillon
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The political prisoners, who were unworthy for the army, were living in Germany.
The political prisoners, who were unworthy for the army, were living in Germany.
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And the Germans were dying at all possible fronts.
And the Germans were dying at all possible fronts.
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Slowly but surely, they were short on personnel.
Slowly but surely, they were short on personnel.
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So there was the idea to establish these as kamikaze mission you just throw in.
So there was the idea to establish these as kamikaze mission you just throw in.
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That was why we were militarily equipped like a self-dependent unit,
That was why we were militarily equipped like a self-dependent unit,
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we were able to absorb counter strikes of the allies.
we were able to absorb counter strikes of the allies.
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If we would have moved back, we would have been shot down from behind.
If we would have moved back, we would have been shot down from behind.
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We were downright kamikaze missions.
We were downright kamikaze missions.
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That is how it was meant for the bigger units, for divisions.
That is how it was meant for the bigger units, for divisions.
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And that was how the operations were.
And that was how the operations were.
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Typical: our operation on a hillside,
Typical: our operation on a hillside,