Word: jesionek
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Dates: during 1945-1945
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...first seven days, prosecution witnesses were heard: Canadian soldiers who had seen the shooting of fellow prisoners, former members of Meyer's regiment, some French civilians. Much of the testimony was conflicting, some inconclusive. One star witness, Jan Jesionek, a 19-year-old Pole who had been drafted into the German Army, told a damning story...
...June day at his Abbaye d'Ardenne headquarters, General Meyer was notified that seven Canadians had been taken prisoner. He exploded: "They eat up our rations." Shortly afterwards, as Jesionek was washing himself nearby, he saw the seven Canadians led from a stable, then shot from behind by a black-helmeted SS corporal as they walked into the Abbey park...
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