It was recently, it was long ago

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It was long ago, in far 43rd year. But it was... The message that will steal youth to Germany was quickly carried on neighboring villages. From Gorodts and Antopol took away the first groups. And on July 7, 1943 this trouble came also to Borodichi. To Germany took away Yasko Evgenia, Kozak Alexey, Kozak Sergey, Kozak Lyubov, Moskalyuk Nikolay, Markov Vasily, Bayduk Lyubov.

Nobody knew whether he will come back home live. They went to uncertainty... Lyubov Andreevna Bayduk cannot remember without tears those terrible years of the youth. And it is impossible to listen to this story without tears. And involuntarily you think: from where our fellow countrymen took forces to take out all deprivations of the German captivity, to come back home, live, raise children? Perhaps the prayer written on piece of paper which mother gave helped, having whispered: "Protect it, the daughter, read when to you it is heavy. Blessed Virgin Mary will rescue you".

Carried youth in commodity cars. Lyubov Andreevna with group of youth was landed in Gdansk and moved in camp Kayzergafen, In camp there lived children working in port, and girls worked in a laundry and at kitchen, cleaned barracks. Fed very badly, having felt hungry constantly. Lyubov Andreevna remembers that sometimes it was possible to steal couple of crude potatoes in kitchen, but most often the German caught up, took away potato and very strongly caned rubber on the head. There passed days, and again managed to take out from kitchen potato. Threw it into a teapot with coffee, bore in a barrack to children and in the same place cooked.

When to the port brought a new batch of youth, it happened to meet acquaintances, fellow countrymen. It was the big pleasure - to receive a news from the Homeland. Long days of bondage lasted, but Lyubov Andreevna believed that she will come back home.

Release came on March 28, 1945. The city was freed by Americans. The whole month bombed port. All this time hid in the cellar. Daredevils came to light to get food. Many did not return. Everything burned, the smoke dimmed everything around, even beams of the spring sun could not punch a thick layer of a smoke. During bombardments of the woman asked Lyubov to read a prayer Blessed Virgin Mary. She read, all listened, were christened and cried. Once the shell got to the cellar, and the fallen-off ceiling and a wall pressed down many people. Wounded groaned, there were many killed. Those who sat with Lyubov Andreyev-ache and were christened survived. They decided to move to other coast of Vistula. Under bullets and shells were transported by boats. In waters of Vistula a lot of people died. Even it was not believed that it is possible to leave such scorching heat live.

Liouba Bayduk was helped by some guy, seized her by a hand when it fell in ice water. This hand, a help hand, still for many years was always on the mind. Who this guy, Lyubov Andreevna does not know, only remembers his words: "You will live, the girl!"

On other coast, wet, hungry, they saw the destroyed houses. There was no place to be warmed, sat in sheds on draft. At many temperature rose, there was fever. They could not continue a way back home.... Lyubov Andreevna in a car body together with 12 soldiers reached to transit point. There to it wrote out "abasheynik" that it was possible to go free of charge. On the goods train reached to Kaunas. And is farther through Baranovichi to Lunints, from Lunints to Pinsk. In the train pretended to be the little fool that nobody touched. On its way kind people who shared the last piece of bread met.

Got the whole month home. In Pinsk asked at the driver of the train to Gorodts, but he told that the train at this station does not stop. And Lyubov Andreevna decides to jump. At first threw the small knot and, having closed eyes, jumped. She when the man approached it regained consciousness and helped to rise. He recognized the daughter of the friend in the girl and spent her for station. Already grew dark, and the girl ran to the native village. Mother of the first saw quickly going daughter, but did not recognize her. Then Lyubov shouted: "Mother, it I!", how many there were pleasures, tears, inquiries! To them all neighbors and those whose sons and daughters did not return from Germany yet home met.

None of villagers came empty-handed. Bore milk, potato and other food. Everyone tried to help something. And the hard work exhausted long months, driving in the cold broken cars the girl wanted homeliness, silence and that with it there was mother...

Time rushes inevitably. There passed years. But time not really healed the soul wounds put with the German captivity. They ache. And our generation which was not knowing war has to know as much as possible about it. That it never repeated...

Shurko, N. Eto was recently, it was long ago / Natalya Shurko//Kobrynsk_ vesn_k. – 2005. – 29 kastrychn_k. Lyubov Andreevny Bayduk's memoirs from of Borodichi Gorodetsky with/with stolen to Germany in the years of war.



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