European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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This is where they had the squads like ‘Zośka’, ‘Parasol’, ‘Miotła’, some sabotage troops.
This is where they had the squads like ‘Zośka’, ‘Parasol’, ‘Miotła’, some sabotage troops.
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They did not want us in sabotage, we were too young.
They did not want us in sabotage, we were too young.
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Our scout authorities made it clear not to get us into sabotage.
Our scout authorities made it clear not to get us into sabotage.
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Naturally, we cheated them a bit with how old we were.
Naturally, we cheated them a bit with how old we were.
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Me, being 14, I got into a non-commissioned officer school, because, naturally, I lied I was 17.
Me, being 14, I got into a non-commissioned officer school, because, naturally, I lied I was 17.
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Brother Jerzy’s commander found out that I was a scout,
Brother Jerzy’s commander found out that I was a scout,
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that I was being trained in how to trail to do some intelligence activity.
that I was being trained in how to trail to do some intelligence activity.
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They trained our perceptiveness, imagination.
They trained our perceptiveness, imagination.
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I had to know all these gateway passages, shortcuts which often came in handy.
I had to know all these gateway passages, shortcuts which often came in handy.
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And my brother’s commander reckoned I might be useful for them as a boy in shorts.
And my brother’s commander reckoned I might be useful for them as a boy in shorts.
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There also was an intelligence cell, which was supposed to trail various uncertain people, informers, mainly secret agents.
There also was an intelligence cell, which was supposed to trail various uncertain people, informers, mainly secret agents.
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They used me very often to be on the look out and wait for the man that they were pursuing.
They used me very often to be on the look out and wait for the man that they were pursuing.
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Life in Warsaw; socialist conspiracy
Life in Warsaw; socialist conspiracy
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In Warsaw we needed to rent a flat,
In Warsaw we needed to rent a flat,
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since our house where we used to live was destroyed during the wartime military operations.
since our house where we used to live was destroyed during the wartime military operations.
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We rented a flat in Ujazdowskie Alleys.
We rented a flat in Ujazdowskie Alleys.
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The landlady was a Mrs Kijewska.
The landlady was a Mrs Kijewska.
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Our life in occupied Warsaw began.
Our life in occupied Warsaw began.
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In Warsaw, naturally, we did not bow to the Germans.
In Warsaw, naturally, we did not bow to the Germans.
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This was in the so-called General-Gouvernement.
This was in the so-called General-Gouvernement.