Remembered by people who were there · 1942
Vassili Sadam remembers the Kukruse mine and his long road home
Vassili Sadam meenutab Kukruse kaevandust ja pikka koduteed
Before the war Vassili Sadam worked as a miner in the oil-shale mine at Kukruse. When the fighting began he was captured by the Germans, escaped and set off home on foot, but was found again and taken to Germany as a prisoner in 1942. He tells Lembit Lauri about camp life as a prisoner allowed to move about, and about the long journey back to Estonia after the war, which ended only in August 1945.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Enne sõda töötas Vassili Sadam Kukruse põlevkivikaevanduses kaevurina. Sõja alguses langes ta sakslaste kätte vangi, pääses ja asus jalgsi koju teele, kuid ta leiti üles ja viidi 1942. aastal vangina Saksamaale. Lembit Laurile räägib ta laagrielust vabakäiguvangina ja pikast teest pärast sõda tagasi Eestisse, mis lõppes alles 1945. aasta augustis.
Source: ERR Arhiiv RMARH-71853 ↗