Evening star., 1950-07-22
Russians Tap Prisons to Obtain
Officers for New Wehrnnucht'
IS German Cuptives, Pureed of Hiterism,
s8 fought to Lead Communist Leqions

engaged in vigorous wrestling to
win the complete pair. I, with an
undressed wound, a bullet in one
arm, rested on the soil laughing
at their violent fight-I who was
about to die
'I was put to work in an auto
factory next to a prison camp in
the Ukraine. The little bread we
got was so thin you could read
papers through it. We stole po-
tatoeS from nearby fields.
"If we had lived only on camp
food 80 per cent of my comrades
would now be in the ground.
Sold Bread to Russians.
Compared to the people nearby
we prospered. We got 600 grams
of bread day and we sold 400
to the people outside. for Is
rubleS. Through black market
in the camp we could buy 400
grams for five rubles.
1--WE made love to Russian wom-
en- medical personnel in the camp.
And our hatred of this Soviet
swine increased.
Always we were given political
lectures. I wrote about boxing for
a newspaper run by Antifa-Com-
munists of German extraction
in prison. Later was transferred
to a coal mine and after a test
in politics I Joined the Anita
(Anti-Fascists). I began to see
the similarity between these Rus
sian groups and our own Nazi
groups.
Because I learn fast and had
dug a record amount Of coal I was
sent to a special camp with 60
others. We had sheets for the
first time in five years and much
improved food.
Taught About Marxism.
1--WE did little work in this camp
but were always taught about the
history of Marxism. And we were
told-for the first time-of the
new American Imperialism and
how it aims to enslave Germany.
Being specially cared for. our
group had special Russian guards
at night to protect us from the
wrath of the other prisoners. Once
10 Of them came at two Of our
Anita group in a shower. They
were so weak with bad food and
we so comparatively strong that
we had little trouble licking them
badly.
Slowly I began to feel I be-
longed to the Anita group. A
commissar called me in, I told him
I accepted communism. and I
joined the party.
'Then our group went to Frank
fort-on-O Oder. Here were further
political courses and big propa-
ganda was made for the peoples
police.
I'VE were told that Germany
needs strong police forces.
SOldlerlng Only 1raues
even if I was not already a
Communist I would have joined.
It meant going home before the
others. Then it was something
to do outside I had no craft
except soldering.
"After a 14-day leave I was
sent to Treptow Tin Berlin). I
was sworn into the police and then
quickly sent to the Bereitschaf-
ten.
"I was told: 1T is no longer a
secret to the world. We are a
weapons force to guard our demo-
cratic republic against the West
ern warmongers.'
"I have been stationed at Koch
stedt. I became quickly an off,
Ger with the rank of commissar-
lieutenant.
Some of the men have thoughts
differently from the commissars.
They will change-or be removed
"The BereiCschaften is not yet
ready. Soon it will function pow
erfully. If ordered to fight it will
fight well. These are German
soldiers"
Tomorrow: HoU the children
OF defent-too young to SerDe
the old WetrnGcht-frd life in
the neU WeIlrmdcht.
Let's be sensible. There is no
shortage Of food In the United
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