Tokens: 24
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On
27
May
1944
the
applicant
had
followed
the
men
from
his
unit
,
but
had
not
entered
the
village
.
He
had
hidden
behind
a
bush
from
which
he
could
see
Modests
Krupniks
'
house
.
Shortly
afterwards
he
had
heard
cries
and
gunfire
and
seen
plumes
of
smoke
.
A
quarter
of
an
hour
later
,
the
Partisans
had
returned
alone
.
One
had
been
wounded
in
the
arm
;
another
was
carrying
six
rifles
,
ten
grenades
and
a
large
quantity
of
cartridges
.
All
the
weapons
and
munitions
had
been
seized
in
the
villagers
'
homes
.
The
applicant
's
men
told
him
that
they
had
not
been
able
to
carry
out
their
mission
as
the
villagers
had
“
fled
while
firing
at
them
and
the
Germans
had
arrived
”
.
In
his
submissions
to
the
Court
,
the
applicant
denied
that
his
comrades
had
pillaged
Mazie
Bati
.
On
returning
to
base
,
the
Partisans
had
been
severely
reprimanded
by
the
commanding
officer
for
failing
to
capture
the
wanted
persons
.
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