Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972 Page: 77
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Cronin:you're my friend." And they'd give you anything. If
they asked you for something they'd give you something.
Incidentally, what prisoners were doing the work in
this camp?
Russian.
This is something I wanted to bring out because some of
the other airmen that I've talked to mentioned that just
about all of the work in their camps was done by Russian
prisoners.
Yes. You asked me awhile ago if there was anyone nice
to us. There was a Russian major who was cleaning latrines
and the like. They did not join the Geneva Convention,
and we used to slip him cigarettes. That would be a
stiff penalty if they caught you, but we felt sorry for
these guys. They treated them badly.
Apparently this was one of the things I think that ought
to be brought out--that these Russian soldiers were treated
like dogs.
Well, they disappeared, too, one day. They were no longer
there.
You figure the Germans probably shot them?
No, I wouldn't say that. I don't know but they got
them out of there. I'm sure that if the Russian Army
coming in had found their own men cleaning latrines, they'd
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Cronin, Eugene R. Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972, book, February 1, 1972; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1529237/m1/79/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.