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Bauduin, René

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Description de l'interview extraite du site US Fortunoff / Biographie à venir

 

René Bauduin was born in Namur, Belgium in 1905, the elder of two sons. He recounts his father being killed as a soldier in the First World War; living with his grandparents in Limal; graduating from military school in Namur in 1924 as a cavalry lieutenant; marriage in 1931; his daughter's birth; serving in Limbourg; German invasion; retreat, then capture by German forces; release; returning home; recruitment by the Belgian secret army; moving to Brussels; working for the Red Cross; recruiting demobilized Belgian soldiers for the secret army; arrest in March 1943; incarceration in St. Gilles for six months; one interrogation; transfer to Breendonk; frequent beatings resulting in permanent damage; meaningless forced labor; transfer back to St. Gilles five months later, then to Essen and Esterwegen; slave labor sorting used shell casings; sabotaging the work; starvation; a priest clandestinely leading prayers; observing Christmas; attempts to maintain morale; transfer to Kaisheim, then Dachau; liberation by United States troops; helping identify Germans trying to hide among the former prisoners; repatriation; and his military career, including as a military attache in Paris. Mr. B. discusses camaraderie and friendships in the camps; satisfaction that those who tortured him in Breendonk were shot after the war; military honors he received; participating in organizations of former concentration camp inmates; and the importance of faith to his survival.

(Copyright : Fortunoff Video Archives for Holocaust Testimonies – Yale)

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Code interview : YA/FA/157
Date interview : 26/05/1999 et 27/05/1999
Lieu interview : Au domicile du témoin (1040 Bruxelles)
Durée interview : 7h20
Langue interview : Français
Interviewers : Michel Rosenfeldt et Massimo Ianetta
Cameraman : Daniel Weyssow
Consultation : Autorisée
Indexation thématique : non
Séquençage interview : non

Mots-clés du témoignage :
Breendonk | Dachau | Essen (prison) | Esterwegen | Front de l’Indépendance (F.I.) | Kaisheim (prison) | Légion belge | Milices patriotiques | Nacht und Nebel (N.N.) | Résistant / Résistante

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