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Ruth Deutschmann

Benjamin Epp

Salzburg

2000-03-03

1944

But, yes there is the question of resistance. Well, I was at the front stood with conviction. I knew if we are not here, we have the Russians at home. And I, uh, against the Russians never had a kind of a hatred or dislike. I, uh, my oldest friend, the only one who survived the war, was a half Russian, and I'm so grown up with Russian culture almost. So, as I saw the first death, the first dead Russians, I said, "My God, crying because now mothers and friends," and shook me deeply, and, therefore, I have absolutely harrowing experiences of this kind, I have seen war suddenly, since people are on the other side the same way and, uh, and, yes, it was just, ok? And thanks, for, - the serious injury I was then taken home, at first I was in hospital in Silesia, where I had relatives. And, uh, which I have visited, and then my sister brought me home and, uh, I've noticed, so my sister and my father, who talk so something, uh, heretical, and I have the feeling had, then, "stab" and God knows what, and then I realized that my father listens to the BBC, net? And then I said, "For God's sake, what are you doing?" And: "You fall so the driver in the back!", Approximately. Did he say: "I want to know where are my boys," for the BBC has given a wonderful information, where all units are, on the Army report, we learn nothing, right? And I've always wondered how my father knew exactly where I'm getting. And, uh, yeah, maybe I'll tell the story of my, uh, cousin.