The young, enraged assailants are beating a young girl. When she falls down, they move on to another Jew. After a long struggle, they throw him to the ground and torment him for a long time. We pass them quickly. The sounds of screams and cries grow more silent. There are only a handful of Aryans in the street, including one uniformed officer of some German police formation. Laughing loudly, he is talking to a civilian. “Ja, wo haben sie das gelernt, sie machen das ausgezeichnet.”582 Instead of chasing them away, the official, who is supposed to be maintaining law and order, applauds their murderous deeds. Having walked me to the gate, the Christian leaves. I try to thank him, but I am so upset that I cannot find my voice. The Pole walks away, saying “I was only doing my duty.” At that moment, I remembered the title of the book “Ludzie są dobrzy”583 . Yes, I thought, even if there are exceptions, they only confirm the rule.
ARG I 484 (Ring. I/1059).
Description: original or duplicate, handwritten, ink, Polish, 152x201 mm, 2 sheets, 3 pages.
For three years before the war, a Polish maid, who possessed a decent amount of intelligence, had been working for me. For a certain period of time, she even took evening courses in nursing. She also succeeded in establishing relations with Marshal Rydz-Śmigły’s chancellery and in getting recommendations etc. from there.
