. NMT04-T1026
Volume IV · Page 1026
| Q. And you had conversations with her?
A. Yes. Q. What did she talk to you about? A. Well, she told me that she had had two sons and that both of them were killed in action during the war. Q. And why did she talk to you about that? A. She told me that she was so alone and that also she had a farm and that it was difficult for her to be alone that way. Q. Did you also like Mrs. Treiber? A. Yes, I did. Q. And you then agreed to the suggestion that she made to you ? A. Yes. Q. You said a few minutes ago that you liked it so much in this home in Oberweiss. Did you like to leave there? A. No, I didn't like to leave there at all. Q. Now were you forced to go with your foster mother? A. No. Q. Then why did you go with her? A. Because I wanted to have a foster mother. Q. Then what was your experience when you came to the Treiber's, how did they treat you? A. Oh, it was wonderful in the country. Q. What was your position within the family then? A. Well, it was a farm. Q. Were there other children too beside you? A. No, only myself. Q. Were you considered as the daughter of the house? A. Yes, I was kept as if I were their own daughter. Q. How were you quartered in this farm house; where did you sleep? A. My room is in the second floor and I have two beds and two chests and it is a complete room. Q. It is a well equipped room? A. Yes, it is. Q. And you are still sleeping in this room? A. Yes, I am. Q. Did you go to an agricultural school? A. I went to grammar school and I am still going to the secondary or vocational school. Q. Now when you stayed with your foster parents the Treibers, were you a member of the BDM, the association of German girls? A. No. Q. Were you or weren't you? I didn't understand. Were you a member of the BDM? |
