Germany, Hannover, 52.3744779, 9.7385532Russia, Orlovskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, OrelRussia, Tula, 54.1930321, 37.61754Ukraine, 49.4871968, 31.2718321United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383United States, Georgia, Ben Hill County, 31.75978, -83.22046United States, Georgia, Jackson County, 34.13388, -83.56635Palmer, JanetHalski, Eugene, 1919-20112003-11-05In this interview, Eugene Halski recalls his experiences in the Russian Army during World War II. His parents died in a famine and he was drafted. He describes wartime conditions, including shortages, retreats and capture. He describes being captured and escaping multiple times, as well as his efforts to evade capture and find food and shelter. He remembers being on trains that were bombed by both American and Russian planes. He describes Germany and the German people. He recalls his liberation by English "people." He discusses his time in a displaced persons camp and his fear of returning to the Ukraine. He remembers being approached by an American who wanted workers for his farm; Halski was sponsored by this man and describes coming to the United States.Eugene Halski served in the Russian Army during World War II.video/quicktimehttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Veterans History Project oral history recordingsVeterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterRusso-Finnish War, 1939-1940Collective farmsPrisoners of war--UkrainePrisoners of war--RussiaPrisoners of war--GermanyUkraine--History--Famine, 1932-1933Refugee campsBlack marketWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, RussianStalin, Joseph, 1879-1953Soviet Union. Sovetskai͡a Armii͡aGuerrilla (Partisan)Oral history interview of Eugene HalskiMovingImage