Július Vörös

“We didn't even know when we would be released. Some of us, for example, those in Pilsen, were released after two years and a month, since an extra month had to be served in the civilian life, so the military service lasted for 25 months in total. Even some from the PTP camps were released that way, and others gradually. I don´t know why was it that way, if those were the informers or holding some other merits, I never found out. Simply, some could go and some not. However, after three years passed, we hoped it would come to an end for us too, but some had to stay even longer. One day they called us and said: ‘So, we shall release you under one condition. You shall choose signing a contract of staying two years working in mines or three years at a military company.’ I refused to go to mines at once, and well, if working at the military company or somewhere else, it didn't matter anymore.”

“They set us aside in our room. I was with Hanusko junior. We slept the sleep of the just as usually, when suddenly at midnight the light switched on and a secret policeman came along with a soldier holding an automatic. I don't exactly recall if there were militiamen as well. He told us: ‘Get up, get dressed quickly, pack the most necessary things and gather under the gate!’ It took us approximately 15 or 20 minutes. We got there, but they didn't tell us where we were going. We just saw the cars prepared in front of the gate.”