ANTONI WIECH

Warsaw, 1 March 1950. Trainee Judge Irena Skonieczna, acting as a member of the Main Commission for the Investigation of German Crimes in Poland, interviewed the person named below, who testified as follows:


Name and surname Antoni Wiech
Date and place of birth 22 May 1902, Gołonóg, Będzin county
Parents’ names Jan and Gertruda, née Śliwa
Father’s occupation railwayman
Citizenship and nationality Polish
Religion Roman Catholic
Education 4 classes of secondary school
Occupation white-collar worker
Place of residence Warsaw, Aleje Jerozolimskie 81, flat 27
Criminal record none

From the beginning of the Warsaw Uprising until 14 August 1944, I stayed in the house at Aleje Jerozolimskie 73, on the corner of Chałubińskiego Street. On the second day of the Uprising the Germans – Wehrmacht soldiers – occupied our house, and also the house on the opposite side of Chałubińskiego Street, that is, at no. 75 Aleje Jerozolimskie. While running into our house, the Germans fired their weapons, which led to the deaths of two men (I don’t remember their surnames) – one was a resident of our house, while the other had ended up in the building by complete chance and was unable to return home. We, the residents, were herded into the basements, where we were forced to remain for three days. After this time the Germans allowed us to walk out into the courtyard, while the women were permitted to cook meals in their flats.

On 14 August, SS-men came to our house and ordered everyone to leave the building. We were led along Nowogrodzka, Koszykowa, Raszyńska, Niemcewicza, and Grójecka streets to the Zieleniak. Along the way we were robbed by “Ukrainians”, who stood in double file, showing us the way.

From the Zieleniak we were transported to the Western Railway Station, and from there to Pruszków.

Throughout the period that I spent in Warsaw, that is until 14 August 1944, I did not hear about any executions being carried out in our area. Nor did I see tanks with human shields made up of civilians.

At this point the report was brought to a close and read out.