2. Germany Invades Poland (Łącko, Poland)

Chapter 2 – Germany invades Poland (Łącko, Poland)

On Friday 1st September 1939, Germany invades Poland. Eddie talks about how the schools were closed and the Germans made them work on the local farms in Poland. Eddie is about 11 years old.

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Eddie's Story

1. Eddie’s Home (Łącko, Poland)
2. Germany Invades Poland (Łącko, Poland)
3. Eddie’s Father Goes to Germany (Łącko, Poland)
4. Eddie’s Father Comes Home, But is Shot (Łącko, Poland)
5. Last Cow to Market (Łącko, Poland)
6. Eddie Leaves Home (Łącko, Poland)
7. Hiding From the Germans (Łącko, Poland)
8. Lined up to be Shot by The SS (Łącko, Poland)
9. Jews Shot While Walking on a Plank (Nowy Sącz, Poland)
10. Auschwitz Stopover (Auschwitz, Poland)
11. Punishment of the Polish Resistance (Poland)
12. Working in Germany (Essen, Germany)
13. Teaching the Hitler Youth a Lesson (Essen, Germany)
14. Filling in Bomb Craters (Aachen, Germany)
15. Working in the Coal Mines (Essen, Germany)
16. The Dog in the Well (Essen, Germany)
17. The Allied Front Line is Getting Close (Eschweiler, Germany)
18. German Tanks in the Woods (Essen, Germany)
19. Hiding in the Bunker (Essen, Germany)
20. Taking Cover Under the Bridge (Essen, Germany)
21. Americans Tanks in the Woods (Essen, Germany)
22. Travelling Through France (France)
23. Torpedoed in the English Channel (English Channel)
24. Eddie Arrives in Scotland (Aberfeldy , Scotland)
25. Peter’s Story
26. The Whole Story

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