European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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I didn’t understand any German, but “raus” meant go away, leave.
I didn’t understand any German, but “raus” meant go away, leave.
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I told him: “That’s my house; I have to fix dinner for my brothers”.
I told him: “That’s my house; I have to fix dinner for my brothers”.
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Again, he replied: “Raus, schnell, schnell!” and pointed the gun at me.
Again, he replied: “Raus, schnell, schnell!” and pointed the gun at me.
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I quietly went back with my bicycle and met Maria, who had the same thing happening to her.
I quietly went back with my bicycle and met Maria, who had the same thing happening to her.
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It’s not the fear of the gun,
It’s not the fear of the gun,
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it’s realizing that you’re absolutely nothing to them.
it’s realizing that you’re absolutely nothing to them.
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These men in uniform, who looked like cockroaches,
These men in uniform, who looked like cockroaches,
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who spoke a language you didn’t know because they weren’t even from your own country,
who spoke a language you didn’t know because they weren’t even from your own country,
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not only could keep you from going inside your home, but also had the power to kill you.
not only could keep you from going inside your home, but also had the power to kill you.
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You were nothing to them; you were less than a bug.
You were nothing to them; you were less than a bug.
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It’s shocking.
It’s shocking.
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Maybe we weren’t prepared for this,
Maybe we weren’t prepared for this,
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but it was the reaction of a young girl who by then had already suffered from bombings,
but it was the reaction of a young girl who by then had already suffered from bombings,
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from seeing soldiers being captured.
from seeing soldiers being captured.
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The older men, who had fought in the First World War, were talking about concentration camps.
The older men, who had fought in the First World War, were talking about concentration camps.
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My father used to tell us that we had to feed my brother otherwise these beasts would let him die of hunger.
My father used to tell us that we had to feed my brother otherwise these beasts would let him die of hunger.
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We had to help them.
We had to help them.
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You suffer terribly from these things you’re facing.
You suffer terribly from these things you’re facing.
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In the end they are just like you.
In the end they are just like you.
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You don’t know what their future will be, you risk your own life to help them.
You don’t know what their future will be, you risk your own life to help them.