Shalom Yoran - Attempt at joining a partisan group (pt. II)
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Shalom Yoran - Attempt at joining a partisan group (pt. II)
Shalom Yoran - Attempt at joining a partisan group (pt. II)
Transcript: The other two guys jump inside and start we had with our with us a benzine(?) you know, a (Inaudible) a petrol. And we started to to put the petrol all around because it's wooden building. Everything is wooden there. And we and I said start the fire. And we we start put the fire on I mean, start it and the fire start to pick up immediately to the walls all around where the petrol was there. And that everybody started to run out through the broken window. we ran after that and we ran we outside we to took the shoes and started to run around the town. Meantime, the the other five start to cut the telephone lines. And, we we saw that the a fire work I mean, uh and shooting from every place. But, nobody was shooting on us. The the shooting was going on everybody was shooting. But we didn't know where. We went to see uh a guy who was working for the partisan. That they gave us the partisans our group, gave us the name. Went to him and said, uh what was going on? What is going on? So he said, oh, you don't know, the partisans attack Coronets. Uh so we said, really and what was it? He said, all the Germans how many they were he said maybe 500. We are five. But, you know, how the imagination work. So, when finally we came back to the group and met the commander and the Jewish deputy was not there and he told us look, you disobey my orders and I really should shoot you. So I said, why? You gave us the order to burn the factory so, we burn the factory. We did exactly. He said, yes, but you burn half of the street. And I didn't tell you to burn the street. So we said look, what was supposed to be there coming like a fire, uh fire fighters? And the Germans were we told the Germans we run and they were afraid and, uh and left the fire to catch on the street. Only the morning they started (Inaudible) to that. So he said, okay, I will give me back my, uh my revolver and bring me back my grenade. And, go. We are not going to receive you to partisans. And now, you know, when I see it they were using us as a guinea pig you know, to go there to do if we are killed then we are expendable. So, they thought that you will get killed there. So we do the work and get killed everything was okay. They were surprised to see us back. And so this was my first mission really and my first partisan work. And we are very disappointed. Then then when we said that only thing that we're supposed to do is to make our own group. And that's you know, when we joined the other we were there and slowly develop the the the group the which was a Jewish, uh fighting unit. The what then they come up.
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Transcript: The other two guys jump inside and start we had with our with us a benzine(?) you know, a (Inaudible) a petrol. And we started to to put the petrol all around because it's wooden building. Everything is wooden there. And we and I said start the fire. And we we start put the fire on I mean, start it and the fire start to pick up immediately to the walls all around where the petrol was there. And that everybody started to run out through the broken window. we ran after that and we ran we outside we to took the shoes and started to run around the town. Meantime, the the other five start to cut the telephone lines. And, we we saw that the a fire work I mean, uh and shooting from every place. But, nobody was shooting on us. The the shooting was going on everybody was shooting. But we didn't know where. We went to see uh a guy who was working for the partisan. That they gave us the partisans our group, gave us the name. Went to him and said, uh what was going on? What is going on? So he said, oh, you don't know, the partisans attack Coronets. Uh so we said, really and what was it? He said, all the Germans how many they were he said maybe 500. We are five. But, you know, how the imagination work. So, when finally we came back to the group and met the commander and the Jewish deputy was not there and he told us look, you disobey my orders and I really should shoot you. So I said, why? You gave us the order to burn the factory so, we burn the factory. We did exactly. He said, yes, but you burn half of the street. And I didn't tell you to burn the street. So we said look, what was supposed to be there coming like a fire, uh fire fighters? And the Germans were we told the Germans we run and they were afraid and, uh and left the fire to catch on the street. Only the morning they started (Inaudible) to that. So he said, okay, I will give me back my, uh my revolver and bring me back my grenade. And, go. We are not going to receive you to partisans. And now, you know, when I see it they were using us as a guinea pig you know, to go there to do if we are killed then we are expendable. So, they thought that you will get killed there. So we do the work and get killed everything was okay. They were surprised to see us back. And so this was my first mission really and my first partisan work. And we are very disappointed. Then then when we said that only thing that we're supposed to do is to make our own group. And that's you know, when we joined the other we were there and slowly develop the the the group the which was a Jewish, uh fighting unit. The what then they come up.
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