Hi all ,
We have a elderly couple living next door they are 96 & 95 still living by themselves , very nice old couple

We have known them for 6 years the gents health is declining fast and she is not too bad , they can still hold a better conversation then most 30yr olds , we help them out when free with different things ,

Anyways we got talking - she was German born still with strong German accent and was recalling WW2 where she said she was in a factory assembling Tank batteries ? While 17yrs old , she also mentioned working in a different factory gathering orders and said her boss would leave her a sandwich in a spot each day and later told her where she could find it ( she said both would get into trouble if caught ? ) , and talked about bombing raids where all workers would run into the nearby forest for shelter , she lived in a displaced children home with other orphans , she did use the word 'camp' a few times where she said she spent approx 2 years later on in the war , I did not push for what she meant by 'camp' ....

both her parents were sent of to Siberia she said early on and never seen them again ,

He is from Estonia and his parents were sent off also to a labor camp during WW2 and never seen them again , he did not mention any other info regarding war time ,

They both imagrated to Australia a few years after the war and have been together ever since and made a good life for themselves .

What an experience , we were just relaxing having a cup of tea , just a casual chat listening to their story , very moving ...

from these snippets of info what else do you think they might of experienced ?