1. Personal details (name, surname, rank, age, occupation and marital status):
Cannoneer Michał Lecko, 22 years old, forester.
2. Date and circumstances of arrest:
Arrested on 10 February 1940 in the [forester’s lodge] in Światucha, Nowogródek district. Circumstances: search at night, arrest and deportation to the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Churga camp.
3. Name of the camp, prison or place of forced labor:
Churga.
4. Description of the camp, prison:
Mud, barracks, housing conditions good, no hygiene.
5. The composition of prisoners, prisoners of war, deportees:
Composition of deportees: Poles, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Jews. Categories or crimes— political in nature. Average level of intelligence. Good relations.
6. Life in the camp, prison:
Life in the camp. Work in the forest. Good working conditions. Percentage quotas. Wages—life essentials—good. Cultural life—none.
7. Conduct of the NKVD towards the Poles:
Communist propaganda, that their system is good, that Poland will no longer exist.
8. Medical assistance, hospitals, mortality rate:
Medical assistance—none, hospitals—none, mortality—low. The following died: Lasota, about 20 years old, Emila Tomolonis, about 25 years old. In total, 15 people died.
9. Was there any communication with homeland and family? If so, how was it?
Communication with homeland and family—average.
10. When were you released and how did you join the army?
Released in October 1941, I was drafted into active military service.