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Fey von Hassell, a mother seized from her children, was propelled by a relentless glimmer of hope to see them again. Accompanying her were fellow hostages, each wresting with their own fears and despair. The group felt like mere pawns in a grotesque game orchestrated by the SS, as they were marched through the remnants of the Third Reich, oblivious to their eventual destination.
At the same time, Jimmy James, a Royal Airforce pilot, was acutely aware of the precariousness of their situation. Each day spent as a captive cast a long shadow of doubt—did the SS need them for leverage or did they simply wait for the right moment to dispose of them? Uncertainty etched itself into the fabric of their existence.