European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Nobody wanted to leave this farm house as everyone was scared and did not know what the Soviets would do.
Nobody wanted to leave this farm house as everyone was scared and did not know what the Soviets would do.
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First, we could see explosions, there were lights so that they could see at night where to bomb
First, we could see explosions, there were lights so that they could see at night where to bomb
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and we could hear boom, boom, boom, the noise from tanks and armoured vehicles.
and we could hear boom, boom, boom, the noise from tanks and armoured vehicles.
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This farm house was situated between two main routes - one leading to the east, and the Batory`s route.
This farm house was situated between two main routes - one leading to the east, and the Batory`s route.
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We could see that both routes were filled by the army.
We could see that both routes were filled by the army.
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What? The war broke out? We had no clue what happened.
What? The war broke out? We had no clue what happened.
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At some moment we heard shots and everything froze.
At some moment we heard shots and everything froze.
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All tanks stopped,
All tanks stopped,
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I guess it was a kind of signal that when the Germans were coming, the Russians were supposed to stop.
I guess it was a kind of signal that when the Germans were coming, the Russians were supposed to stop.
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It took two, maybe three days, it is hard to say.
It took two, maybe three days, it is hard to say.
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One beautiful day I was by the river Neris,
One beautiful day I was by the river Neris,
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I was coming back and I saw that at the Josephs in front of their house,
I was coming back and I saw that at the Josephs in front of their house,
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there was a horse, harnessed, and an open carriage, and the brother of Mrs. Lachowiczówna.
there was a horse, harnessed, and an open carriage, and the brother of Mrs. Lachowiczówna.
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I heard: take a horse and your carriage and go – and this carriage and a horse were left at the Josephs so that something could be saved.
I heard: take a horse and your carriage and go – and this carriage and a horse were left at the Josephs so that something could be saved.
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So I took the carriage and left the place.
So I took the carriage and left the place.
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In the new place I reached I found only a girl. She was my age.
In the new place I reached I found only a girl. She was my age.
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She was doing whatever, was not paid for her job but could live there for free.
She was doing whatever, was not paid for her job but could live there for free.
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It was a daughter of our herdsman.
It was a daughter of our herdsman.
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Melania said: I sit here by myself, it is very good you came.
Melania said: I sit here by myself, it is very good you came.
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Agriculture buildings, where the workers lived, were far away.
Agriculture buildings, where the workers lived, were far away.