Testimony of David Isboutsky, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1920, regarding his experiences in the Belgian Army, in German captivity in La Panne, the Jewish Scouts organization in France, in Spain, Cuba and as a fighter in Normandy

Testimony of David Isboutsky, born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1920, regarding his experiences in the Belgian Army, in German captivity in La Panne, the Jewish Scouts organization in France, in Spain, Cuba and as a fighter in Normandy Life before the war; activities in the Bnei Akiva movement. Draft into the Belgian Army, 1939; taken to German captivity in La Panne; release from captivity, 11 June 1940; return to Antwerp; attitude of the Flemish toward the Jews; anti-Jewish decrees; escape to the south of France, late 1940; activities in the Jewish Scouts movement; escape to Spain, 1941; move to Cuba; enlists in the Free Belgian Army; participation in the invasion of Normandy; participation in the liberation of Belgium. Return to Belgium; reunion with his parents in a home for elderly people.