European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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If there was any returned shooting they shot just the same as the others.
If there was any returned shooting they shot just the same as the others.
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But some were placid.
But some were placid.
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They had nothing to laugh about, because of their “monthly problems”.
They had nothing to laugh about, because of their “monthly problems”.
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To manage all that and get through was not easy.
To manage all that and get through was not easy.
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But they did get through and showed courage.
But they did get through and showed courage.
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Most of them did the paper work in the battalions, for the bigger organisations.
Most of them did the paper work in the battalions, for the bigger organisations.
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But not everyone got a job like that.
But not everyone got a job like that.
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But it was not easy for the women.
But it was not easy for the women.
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Some women were picked to help the wounded.
Some women were picked to help the wounded.
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They were also very courageous. They helped as well as they could.
They were also very courageous. They helped as well as they could.
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When I was wounded on 19th March 1945, women were there, as well.
When I was wounded on 19th March 1945, women were there, as well.
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They helped me first and then carried me to a farmer’s
They helped me first and then carried me to a farmer’s
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and from there behind a hut that had been a wood shed before.
and from there behind a hut that had been a wood shed before.
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They had a shack for the forestry workers and that was where I lived until the end of the war.
They had a shack for the forestry workers and that was where I lived until the end of the war.
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Again it were the women who helped me.
Again it were the women who helped me.
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They brought milk, bread and sugar.
They brought milk, bread and sugar.
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They cared for me like my mother.
They cared for me like my mother.
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I will never forget these people.
I will never forget these people.
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You cannot repay for that either.
You cannot repay for that either.
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Only a real thank you, nothing else.
Only a real thank you, nothing else.