Erich Warsitz: The first jet pilot and a brave man
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After the end of the war, Warsitz was living in an apartment in the
American sector, but at 3 a.m. on the night of 5 / December 6, 1945 he
was abducted by four Soviet officers.
Numerous interrogations followed,
concentrating on his former work on the development of rocket and jet
aircraft in the OKH
and RLM, at Peenemünde and the Heinkel factory.
He was required to sign
a contract which obliged him to co-operate with the Soviets for a
period of five years on the development of related technology, but he
refused.
As a result he was condemned to twenty-five years forced
labour. Shortly after this he was transported to Siberia, to the
notorious penal colony 7525/13.
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