European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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German administrator: Erik Erdbrüger
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As early as October the Germans sent in the so-called Treuhänder, (a trustee) on behalf of the Germans.
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Not only a caretaker but an administrator.
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His name was Mr Erik Ertbruger.
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A well built, tall, handsome man.
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He was a plane spotter and was shot down over Poland
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and then command assigned him to administer this Polish land estate so that he could rest peacefully away from the front and the hardships of war.
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Ertbruger at first behaved decently.
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He played with us kids.
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And it seemed that he was quite a nice man.
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Well, unfortunately, the Germans found out that I, my sister and mother were registered for residency in Warsaw
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and in December 1939 or in January 1940 they resettled us to Warsaw.
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My grandma, aunt and cousin, Hanka, were allowed to live there till about 1941,
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when they were relocated to a neighbouring estate of Orszymowo.
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This was also a small manor house.
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Unfortunately, the barn got burnt and the Germans suspected my aunt that she had told her niece Hanka to set this fire.
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They simply made up this version to lock her up.
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Maybe it was a revenge of Mr Ertbruger, because my aunt was a very beautiful woman
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and he must have had some hopes that this acquaintance would develop into something serious.
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Well, unfortunately, my aunt was a great patriot. She detested the Germans.
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