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Sinaida Iwanowna B., "Ostarbeiter" in Berlin and Hesse
Sinaida B. from Ukraine was taken to Germany as an “Ostarbeiter”. She was forced to work in a household and in the armament industry.
Sinaida B. during the interview (Archive "Forced Labor 1939-1945")
- Born in 1914 in Belgorod (Russia); father railway official, mother housewife, two siblings
- 1916: The family moves to Kharkiv
- 1922: School
- 1932: Studies at the Chemical Technical University in Kharkiv
- 1938: Works as an engineer at “Giprokoks”, Kharkiv
- October 1941: Occupation of Kharkiv
- 1942: Deportation to Berlin, works at the cosmetic company “Schwarzkopf” and then as a maid for a Baltic-German family
- 1943: After the air raids, she goes to Hesse with the family, works in a bakery
- Summer of 1944: Works in WASAG munitions factory near Allendorf/Hesse; detained in a “Russian camp”
- April 1945: Escapes to the forest, liberated by US troops
- June 1945: Transport to the Soviet occupied zone; “Filtrierlager” near Magdeburg
- October 1945: Returns to the Soviet Union, reemployment at “Giprokoks”
- Retires 1978
- Marries 1984
- 2004: Death of her husband
- Member of the Kharkiv Association of Victims of National Socialism
- Interview za465 »
- Video interview in Russian
- Recorded in Kharkiv on December 19, 2005 by Gelinada Grinchenko and Irina Rebrova
- Interview duration: 3 hours
- Transcript and translation by Lina Majewskaja
- Subset: Ukraine – Kharkiv University
A biographical short film (duration 25 minutes) from the interview with Helena B.-Sz. has been produced for the German-language educational material "Video Testimonies for School Education". Together with a biographical map, a glossary and additional documents, it is available in the learning software.
