Sobibor Interviews 1983-1984, interview 05, Kurt Thomas

<p>Interview with Kurt Thomas (Brno 11 April 1914). Thomas was taken to Sobibor via the ghetto of Theresienstadt. In the sorting barracks he had to sort clothes and belongings of victims who had been gassed. As an orderly he later managed to save the lives of several prisoners by letting them rest longer than allowed. When he had climbed across the fence during the uprising he refused to hurry: "I don't have to run anymore, I am a free man".</p><p>Born Kurt Ticho, he attended grammar school in his hometown. He served as a telegraph operator in the Czech army. After the war he saw to it that SS Frenzel was arrested in Berlin. Kurt Thomas died on 8 June 2009 in Columbus, Ohio.</p><br>Date Submitted: 2012-06-29

库尔特·托马斯访谈录（1914年4月11日，布尔诺）。托马斯经特莱西恩施塔特（Theresienstadt）犹太隔离区被押解至索比堡（Sobibor）集中营。在分拣营房内，他需负责分拣遭毒气杀害的遇难者的衣物及随身物品。其后他以勤务兵的身份，通过允许囚犯超出规定时长休息的方式，营救了数名囚犯。在集中营起义期间翻越围栏后，他拒绝匆忙撤离：“我再也不用奔波了，我已是自由之人。”
库尔特原名库尔特·蒂乔，在家乡就读文科中学。他曾于捷克军队中担任电报员。战后，他促成党卫军（SS）成员弗伦泽尔在柏林落网。库尔特·托马斯于2009年6月8日在俄亥俄州哥伦布市逝世。
提交日期：2012年6月29日