European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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And we were supposed to set them on fire.
And we were supposed to set them on fire.
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My brother says: ‘Listen, we’ve got this unpleasant situation, I have this present for you.
My brother says: ‘Listen, we’ve got this unpleasant situation, I have this present for you.
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In case they catch you and beat the hell out of you, or they massacre you too much so you can’t stand it anymore,
In case they catch you and beat the hell out of you, or they massacre you too much so you can’t stand it anymore,
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then here is this vial, a small glass bottle…’ – it looked like an injection vial – ‘…just bite it.’
then here is this vial, a small glass bottle…’ – it looked like an injection vial – ‘…just bite it.’
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I tell him: ‘Don’t be silly, I’ll get cuts.’
I tell him: ‘Don’t be silly, I’ll get cuts.’
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And he: ‘It won’t matter to you anyway, as soon as you bite it you die.’ It was cyanide.
And he: ‘It won’t matter to you anyway, as soon as you bite it you die.’ It was cyanide.
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My task, as they later told me, was to walk along the pavement in the same way
My task, as they later told me, was to walk along the pavement in the same way
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as the watch guard did guarding those trucks.
as the watch guard did guarding those trucks.
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He was quite visible wearing a white coat.
He was quite visible wearing a white coat.
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It was October, but the Germans cared about their soldiers, they dressed them well.
It was October, but the Germans cared about their soldiers, they dressed them well.
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And this guard would mostly walk from Dobra street in the direction of the city, then to the right and back.
And this guard would mostly walk from Dobra street in the direction of the city, then to the right and back.
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I was supposed to walk on the opposite side of the street, seeing his white coat.
I was supposed to walk on the opposite side of the street, seeing his white coat.
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They told me to smoke a cigarette and, watching the spark from my cigarette, they knew where I was and thus were the guard was.
They told me to smoke a cigarette and, watching the spark from my cigarette, they knew where I was and thus were the guard was.
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Depending how far away he moved, they were able to plant the firebombs, usually between the wheel and the mudguard.
Depending how far away he moved, they were able to plant the firebombs, usually between the wheel and the mudguard.
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Rubber is flammable. If this catches fire, then there’s no stopping it.
Rubber is flammable. If this catches fire, then there’s no stopping it.
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It worked out fine. We were able to see if we had succeeded only the following day.
It worked out fine. We were able to see if we had succeeded only the following day.
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I used to go to school at Powiśle, in Sewerynów street and I had this friend there who lived at 3, Trzeciego Maja Alley,
I used to go to school at Powiśle, in Sewerynów street and I had this friend there who lived at 3, Trzeciego Maja Alley,
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that’s right opposite the place where those German trucks were stationed.
that’s right opposite the place where those German trucks were stationed.
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And this friend, Jurek Suchanek from the scout troops and my classmate, told me:
And this friend, Jurek Suchanek from the scout troops and my classmate, told me:
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‘You’re not gonna believe this: last night there was a huge affair in our street!
‘You’re not gonna believe this: last night there was a huge affair in our street!