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| In reaction to these pages, Mr Michael Hermann wrote us the following letter: You can imaging my delight and also the shock of reading your excellent report [see the article on the W.A.A.F.] of my Aunt who was killed in 1945. The story is even more tragic in that her brother, my Father, the late Kurt Hermann, was waiting to meet the flight in Prague. Father had returned to CZ earlier to try to locate their Mother, Hedvika Hermannova. Sadly, my grandmother had been transported from Terezin to Auschwitz in October 1944 just 3 days before the gassings ceased. Those in charge of the Terezin records have the transport number and indicated to us that Grandmother almost certainly went to her death. My father rarely spoke to us, his children, of these things so we can only guess the harsh realities of the holocaust and the 39-45 war. We do know that all the family properties and business interests were lost twice - firstly to the Nazis and subsequently to the Communists. Father spent most of his time beyond 1948 in the UK. My brother and I are keen to find out what we can in respect of our families, hence our great delight at discovering your historical site. Thank you, most sincerely, for keeping these important records alive and available. I do have a photo of Edita on disk if you would like it. I would see no harm in you adding it to your web records if you would wish to do so. I promised my father that I would do my best to maintain a small number of family graves in the Jewish cemetry in Plzen. |
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| Here is a picture showing Edita Sedlakova in her uniform. The photo is courtesy of Mr Michael Hermann. |
| I have visited 3 times and will continue to do so from time to time. It is a sad visit, but an important one. Again, heartfelt thanks from the Hermann family, Northamptonshire My very best wishes Michael Hermann |