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Walentina K., Belarusian kitchen help in Reutlingen
Walentina's mother actively supported the partisan campaign which led to the arrest of mother and daughter in February of 1944. Walentina was tortured during the interrogation and was deported a few days later to work as a forced laborer in Germany, her mother to France.
Walentina K., 2005 in Minsk
Walentina K. with the OST badge, 1944 in Reutlingen
- Born 1928 in Gorki
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Walentina’s parents had studied and worked since 1930 in the Minsk Botanical Garden
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1937: Her father is deported by Stalin; 1942, rehabilitation and entry into the Red Army
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February 1944: Arrest and deportation to Germany
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Works as a kitchen help in Reutlingen
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1945: Returns to Minsk
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1951-1986: Works as a food chemist in the academic field
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Divorced, one daughter
Interview Data:
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Audio interview in Russian
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Recorded in Minsk on August 5th and 23rd, 2005 by Alesia Belanowitsch and Imke Hansen
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Interview duration: 5:25 hours
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Transcript, photographs
