Testimony of Jakow Eljowicz, born in Wolkowysk, Poland, 1916, regarding his experiences in the Polish Army and in German captivity in Rastenburg, Biala Podlaska, Budzyn, Wieliczka and other places

Testimony of Jakow Eljowicz, born in Wolkowysk, Poland, 1916, regarding his experiences in the Polish Army and in German captivity in Rastenburg, Biala Podlaska, Budzyn, Wieliczka and other places Draft into the Polish Army. Outbreak of the war, 1939; wounded; taken to German captivity; POW camp life in Rastenburg; POW camp life in Stalag I; POW camp life in Insterburg; camp life including labor as a painter for the Germans after the discovery of his talent; separation of the Jewish POWs from the remainder of the POWs; transfer to Hammerstein; transfer to Biala Podlaska; camp life including making contact with Jews and Poles in the town; transfer to Konska Wola; camp life including labor in fortifications and the airfield; outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union; transfer to Budzyn; camp life including labor as a photographer; crimes by the camp commander, Feix; escapes from the camp; executions by hanging, in camp; transfer to Wieliczka; transfer to Flossenbuerg.