A hell!

All the Warsaw citizens were rounded-up to Zieleniak - a big area where people could buy their vegetables near Banacha street. The injured Mr Zbigniew Zieliński was taken care of by everyone - Mr Ryszard still thinks it was a miracle:

“Up to this day I’m very amazed that people with nothing, who didn't know my father, helped us.”

All the time they were surrounded by Ukrainian officers who were stealing, raping young women - and all this was seen by a 13 year old boy. From Zieleniak everyone was led by the Ukrainian officers to Zachodni railway station, then to Pruszków (city near Warsaw) where was a railway service station. The way to Zachodni railway station was terrible, Mr Zieliński describe it as “A road through hell” because everywhere there were burning houses. Ryszard’s mum - Kazimiera Zielińska said to him that he had to run away but he stayed with his family. Only Mr and Mrs Berek managed to catch the first train. In front of the entrance only Zielińscy family was left. They knew that was very dangerous but they didn't have enough energy to carry his father. Fortunately they met countymen who were going with their stuff because the Germans guaranteed that they could take it with them. Of course it was a lie. Because Mr Ryszard help them with their stuff, the peasants took Mr Zbigniew to the railway station and to the train.