Remembered by people who were there · 1944
Erich and Linda Ploom remember eleven years of hiding near Sadala
Erich Ploom, born in 1905, had been assistant parish elder in Sadala during the German occupation. When the Red Army returned in autumn 1944 he became a hunted man and hid in the forests around the village for eleven years. Together with his wife Linda he tells Lembit Lauri about the manhunts of autumn 1944 and the years that followed, and about March 1949, when Linda and the children were deported to Russia while he stayed in hiding. Erich Ploom died a few months after this conversation was recorded.
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Erich Ploom (sünd 1905) oli Saksa okupatsiooni ajal Sadala abivallavanem. Kui Punaarmee 1944. aasta sügisel tagasi tuli, sai temast tagaaetav ja ta varjas end küla ümbruse metsades üksteist aastat. Koos abikaasa Lindaga räägib ta Lembit Laurile 1944. aasta sügise inimjahist ja sellele järgnenud aastatest ning 1949. aasta märtsist, mil Linda koos lastega Venemaale küüditati, kuid Erich jäi metsa varjule. Erich Ploom suri mõni kuu pärast selle vestluse salvestamist.
Source: ERR Arhiiv RMARH-41482 ↗