Mrs. VOSHININ. After our marriage, he was drafted, first, to the
exercises--you know, the Army training.
Mr. JENNER. Yes.
Mrs. VOSHININ. I believe it was in 1941. You know, the war already
started--remember?
Mr. JENNER. Yes.
Mrs. VOSHININ. In 1939.
Mr. JENNER. Yes. The war started in September of 1939.
Mrs. VOSHININ. 1939; yes; something like that. And then just after the
Germans attacked Yugoslavia, my husband was called--got a telegram to
appear. And then he returned back in 19--let's see, when was that?
1942--no; in 1941, I believe. Yes; 1941. I think that the Germans
attacked us in April 1941--Yugoslavia.
Mr. JENNER. Yes. Invaded Yugoslavia?
Mrs. VOSHININ. Invaded Yugoslavia; yes.
Mr. JENNER. Were you there then?
Mrs. VOSHININ. Oh, yes; uh-huh.
Mr. JENNER. And you moved from Yugoslavia to where?
Mrs. VOSHININ. To Germany. First, they took my husband and they sent an
invitation to me, too.
Mr. JENNER. To come to Germany?
Mrs. VOSHININ. To come to Germany. No; don't say "invitation", I'm
sorry. This is just a joke. It was--well, they would just ask you to
appear and when you appeared they would give you a questionnaire to
fill in. After that you were deported--you are supposed to go here and
there.
Mr. JENNER. You were directed to go?
Mrs. VOSHININ. To Germany--drafted with other young people. At that
time they were doing that.
Mr. JENNER. You were drafted into the work labor force?
Mrs. VOSHININ. Into the work labor force; right.
Mr. JENNER. And you went, then, to Germany?
Mrs. VOSHININ. To Austria; yes.
Mr. JENNER. Austria?
Mrs. VOSHININ. To Austria--Linz Am Donau--[spelling] L-i-n-z A-m
D-o-n-a-u. This means Linz on the Danube--because there was another
Linz there in Austria.
Mr. JENNER. And you were there in Austria until when?
Mrs. VOSHININ. Until, I believe, March 1945--until the Russian troops
started approaching Linz Am Donau--because already they were on the
outskirts.
Mr. JENNER. Already they were on the outskirts?
Mrs. VOSHININ. They were already approaching. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. You could hear the guns?
Mrs. VOSHININ. Yes; I didn't hear them very well--but Igor was at
that time at the outskirts of the city and he heard them quite
distinctly--the city of Linz. And then we just didn't lose any time
leaving Linz. And we took a westerly direction--we didn't care which.