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They stayed in Druskininkai for seven days and on the eighth day the war broke out. People staying at the resort, said, ‘It’s not possible to sleep because of the training maneuvers starting at four in the morning!’ But it wasn’t maneuvers. At noon it was announced that the war had started. They were provided with a train. When the ‘Air!’ command sounded [bombing started], they were supposed to leave the train and lie down on the ground. Then the retreat was beat, they got back on the train and continued the trip.
When they reached Minsk, the train was bombed.
When they reached Minsk, the train was bombed.
Year
1941
Location
Russia
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Raisa Gertzevna Shulyakovskaya
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