Franz B. Holocaust testimony

Identifier
HVT 4299
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Abstract

Videotape testimony of Franz B., a non-Jew, who was born in Péruwelz, Belgium in 1924. He recalls moving to Congo in 1932, where his father was a gold miner; his mother's death nine days after giving birth to his younger sister; returning to Belgium with his sister in 1935; living with his maternal aunt; attending school in Mons; German invasion in May 1940; military draft; transport to Toulouse; working on a farm for three months; repatriation in August; returning to school; joining the Resistance in October 1941; distributing flyers at night; working as an engineer in a chemical company beginning in fall 1942; organizing a Resistance unit among his co-workers; registering at the train station to leave for mandatory forced labor in Germany in March 1943, then going into hiding (the authorities thought he was in Germany); obtaining false papers; hiding with a women who also hid a Jewish boy, whom he involved in the Resistance; hiding with other resistants in Ghlin; finding another hiding place for the Jewish boy; moving to Borinage; hiding in Dinant, then returning to Borinage; arrest on August 1, 1943; imprisonment at Avenue Louise with other Resistants; violent interrogations; transfer to St. Gilles; a head wound from a beating resulting in two days of unconsciousness; solitary confinement for ten days; receiving a Red Cross package; and transfer to Essen in November, then to Esterwegen as a "Nacht und Nebel" political prisoner.

Extent and Medium

10 videocassettes

Conditions Governing Access

This testimony is open with permission.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright has been transferred to the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Use of this testimony requires permission of the Fortunoff Video Archive.

Rules and Conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Process Info

  • compiled by Staff of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

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