Testimony of Benjamin Kolton, born in Lodz, Poland, 1921, regarding his experiences in the Polish Army, forced labor, in hiding with Poles and Auschwitz

Testimony of Benjamin Kolton, born in Lodz, Poland, 1921, regarding his experiences in the Polish Army, at forced labor, in hiding with Poles and Auschwitz Outbreak of the war; escape to Warsaw; volunteers for the Polish Army; surrender of Poland; release from the Army; detention by the Germans and escape; deportation to a labor camp, early 1941; escape; labor for the Germans building fortifications and manufacturing ladders; wanderings east; in hiding with Polish farmers; labor for the Germans building an airfield; labor cleaning shells in an ammunitions factory, autumn 1943; approach of the Soviet front; deportation to Auschwitz; camp life including labor in an IG Farben factory producing fuel from coal; operation on his ear and in the infirmary, December 1944; liberation by the Red Army. Move to Krakow; tuberculosis; move to West Germany; emigration to the United States.