2024年04月06日
強制収容所に志願（二二五ー７）
空爆で壊滅状態になったので、また貨車に詰め込まれ移動させられた。今度はベルゲン・ベンセル強制収容所であった。そこでは大きな墓の穴を掘らされた。長い間、放置されていた何千というユダヤ人の死骸を急いで埋めるためであった。そこには食物は全くなく、とうとう草を食べ始めた。餓死寸前に陥った一九四五年四月十四日の朝、起きてみると警備兵は誰も残っていなかった。みな台所や倉庫に殺到し、食物や衣服を手当たり次第に奪い合った。やがてイギリス軍のトラックが進駐してきて全員が救われた。
The bombing had devastated the area, so they were packed into wagons and moved again. This time it was at the Bergen-Bensel concentration camp. There they were forced to dig large grave pits. The purpose was to hastily bury the corpses of thousands of Jews who had been left there for a long time. There was no food at all, and they finally started eating grass. On the morning of April 14, 1945, when they were on the verge of starvation, they woke up to find that there were no guards left. Everyone rushed into the kitchens and warehouses, fighting for food and clothing at random. Soon after, a British army truck moved in and saved everyone.
