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Josef Schärmer

I was a "pile-hunter"
interviewer:
Ruth Deutschmann
photography:
Benjamin Epp
copyright location:
Zirl
date of recording:
2008-08-19
English translation by:
Sylvia Manning - Baumgartner
Italian translation by:
Nicole D´Incecco
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1944
transcription:
And then I'm from Poland - do not remember the name. And since I'm the - flying machine that is used. This is the Focke-Wulf was 190th It was Christmas 1944, and the Russian is closer. We had to relocate to Neumünster. And there are more pilots than planes were there. Now has been solved. And I have - not get a plane - unfortunately. And some, I was not the only one. We took the train to Neumünster, has for some time - three or four days definitely - lasted until we were there. And in Neumünster in general none of these planes arrived. It was - I think it was the 25th December, when they flew away in the morning - bad weather and so on. It is not arriving. Then there, so fly, if you want, the report must now turn to the pile-hunters. Have I reported this. I want to preface, I have an uncle by marriage had, as I am engaged and my aunt said to him: "Get serious, look at the Peppi his hand." I'll show her hand, as he says, "Yes, you will never achieve something special - in the war, but you get back." "Fine," she says, "just as the Otto!" That was my cousin. Since then he has dodged the Sun "You said, the gasoline will come back!" "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes." And I am also engaged - I have not thought of that - but I am engaged with the unshakable conviction that I return. And now I have since reported to the pile-hunters. Was young - and the whole thing was already the case - and since we have come to Stendal and have as a night - we will be there have been so 100, approximately - one night in one - stayed at the airport at the gym. And once in Stralsund is the court-martial and has since been met and because I was nominated as assessors. Then the criminals have come here have been sentenced. And among other things, a sergeant - I knew, married, two children - then possibly 26 to 27 years old. And it has happened in the training hand grenade something, and there was one dead, the military court was merely a man of a lawyer - that is, a judge - and me. I always had to sign as a witness. And - since been demoted. And in Stendal ... He is beside me. We are looking at us, I say, "We know each other" I immediately knew who he is. Says he: "I was but .. yeah, right!" And so on. I say, "Why Why are you here?" - Yes, it has been said that when he flies this application, then he gets his rank back. Aha. Then I say "can you help me now." "Yes, what?" "- The ME 109 - I'm not flown the 109, you must tell me now, how to behave when you start to land because I do not need anymore..." I rammed so get off the plane and, if possible, and down with the parachute. Then he reported the next day that I have not flown the aircraft. I've been sorted out - with me about two, three. I have flown the Focke-Wulf 190, which is a similar type. But stop that! He rammed, was dead This I have experienced. And most who have driven all have fallen. There are already what survived. He has actually saved my life.