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Goodbye Ukraine, 2nd of 2 (26min)

In the final part of this interview, Eugene Wilson recalls his time in a German labour camp in Berlin during the final years of the Second World War. While he was in the camp Eugene met and married a fellow internee, Tania. Together they survived the Allied bombing of Berlin and, after liberation, they escaped from Germany, and eventually emigrated to Australia in 1950. (Clip available thru September 10th.)
Read entire article at Australian Broadcasting Corp, Radio National "Verbatim"