European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Then two or three came in and shouted: “Get up!”
Then two or three came in and shouted: “Get up!”
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“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
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“Get up and you will see then what’s going to happen.”
“Get up and you will see then what’s going to happen.”
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Of course I got up then.
Of course I got up then.
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My family - the father, the mother, a Polish helper,
My family - the father, the mother, a Polish helper,
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and my three brothers all had to get up, as well.
and my three brothers all had to get up, as well.
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They all had to sit down behind the table.
They all had to sit down behind the table.
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I was put towards the door so I could not look at the others.
I was put towards the door so I could not look at the others.
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Then we were interrogated.
Then we were interrogated.
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One after the other, the mother first...
One after the other, the mother first...
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I was interrogated last.
I was interrogated last.
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Unfortunately they had found something and I had to confess…
Unfortunately they had found something and I had to confess…
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Because otherwise the family…
Because otherwise the family…
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I had to confess and then it was decided that they would march me off early in the morning.
I had to confess and then it was decided that they would march me off early in the morning.
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In the morning I asked one of the guards:
In the morning I asked one of the guards:
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“Well, what shall I put on?”
“Well, what shall I put on?”
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He said: “You won’t have warm feet for long anyway. You won’t need anything.”
He said: “You won’t have warm feet for long anyway. You won’t need anything.”
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At 6 am in the morning we left home.
At 6 am in the morning we left home.
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The whole village looked green because of all these soldiers and field police.
The whole village looked green because of all these soldiers and field police.
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Most of them were field police.
Most of them were field police.