Test Chamber 319

The following is a series of journal entries from a 12 year old Jewish girl. She was captured by the Nazis and experimented on. This is her story.

Jan. 5, 1943

Dear Journal,

I was captured by the Nazis two days ago. They stole me from my parents, and put me in a box. They put the box in a train heading towards Berlin. They barely fed me. When I was finally let out of the box, I was skin and bones. I hadn't seen the light of day in awhile, so I was blinded as they carried me into the laboratory. Once they had me inside they secured me to a chair next to three other girls my age. Then they briefed us on what was to come. They said we were test subjects. We are going to be used to test everything from medication to stimuli. Then they put us all in a room where we would be living for, as the scientist put it, "as long as you can be of assistance to the Reich." When they searched us they didn't find my journal. Either that or they just wanted to see what I would write. Either way, I am going to write everything that happens in this notebook.

Jan. 6, 1943

Dear Journal,

Day one of testing seemed very odd. Instead of giving us pills, serums, or gas, they just did seamingly silly things like drip water on our foreheads. Granted we all cried uncontrollably, but I believe we were all just homesick and scared.

We do not use names in the laboratory, but test subject 527 went ballistic mid-test. She started screaming and thrashing as if she was possessed by Satan.

525 remarked, "527? More like 666."

I stifled a laugh but one of the Nazi dogs heard me and rapped my knuckles with his baton. 528 didn't laugh, but she was hit too. I'm 526 by the way. Hopefully when this all ends, I can tell you my real name. But I'm not going to risk it now. If the officers find me using my real name in any way, they will beat me mercilessly. They won't even tell us why.

Jan. 7, 1943

527 kept pacing around the room last night. She kept muttering things like, "There has to be a way out." and "I will make them pay with their blood." Sometimes she would break her pace and approach one of us and say something like, "You're doomed. We are all going to die here." I don't know why she acts this way. 525, 528, and I made a silent pact to just cooperate and stay alive until the end of the war. However, 527 must have different plans.

The guards tested us again today. We all just sat in a cicle bound to chairs, while scientists told us to embrace Hitler and the Third Reich. 527 went insane again, she started screaming in German at the Guards. I know little German and all I understood was, "kill," "fire," "hell," and "ash." They beat her for what seemed like an eternity, but she wouldn't stop. She just maintained a horribly sinister grin. Eventually, one of the guards gassed her, and she went limp. They then took her seemingly lifeless body into another chamber.

A few minutes later I heard thumping and loud screams echo down the hallways. 528 and I exchanged galnces but we didn't dare say anything. 525 just wept in her chair.

A few of the officers left the chamber to check what was the matter. We heard more screaming and then some German cursing. The officers came back into the room carrying 527, she had woken up and was thrashing about in a very violent manner. She had what looked like a finger in her mouth. They left as quickly as they came in. We didn't hear anything after that.

Jan. 8, 1943

I awoke today alone in my own room. It was strangely configured for a holding cell. It contained many cabinets and shelves. All of which were empty. When the guard came to retrieve me he seemed uneasy, scared even. He was covered in cuts and bruises, even some bite marks.

He saw me staring and said, "What are you looking at, Jew?"

"Nothing," I replied, and I kept walking.

Today's tests were strangely brutal. We all had to take turns getting whipped, and whenever a whip broke skin, salt was poured into the wound. My back still bleeds from the lashing.

527 was not returned to testing with us. I wonder where she has been placed, or if she is still alive.

Jan. 9, 1943

We remained in seperate cells last night. We have no clocks in our rooms but I assume it was a round three A.M. when I started hearing voices. They were in German but I managed to hear a girl say, "Do not resist... the Reich... I command you now." That was all I understood. I also heard some strange groaning and thumping, but I figured it was just the guards setting up for today's tests.

But there were no tests today.

Jan. 10, 1943

There were more noises last night. The sounds of men groaning and an insane woman laughing echoed through the halls and corridors. There was more German but I could barely hear, let alone translate, any of it.

There were tests today though. While we waited in the group holding chamber, I asked 525 and 528 if they had heard any noises. They said they had, but neither of them spoke any German, just French.

Today's test was very strange. They just let us out into the many open corridors and told us to find our way out. They said we would remain in the test until we escaped, and found, what they called, "base." They gave us five hard rolls, two canteens of water, and a cloth. The test still continues as I write this entry. Hopefully we'll get out soon.

Jan. 11, 1943

We are still trapped in this maze of hallways and corridors. I didn't hear anything last night except for the sobbing of 525.

Today we found some strange documents today. They were in one of the rooms that wasn't locked. The documents contained information on the three of us and 527. There were French and German copies.

Test Subject 525

Name: Alice Fitzroy

Gender: Female

Nationality: French

Age: 11 years

Weight: 35.2 kg

Height: 1.5 meters

Ailments: None

Fears: TBD

Reason of Capture: Jew

Other: Cries often

Test Subject 526

Name: Aurore Martin

Gender: Female

Nationality: French

Age: 12 years

Weight: 38.5 kg

Height: 1.5 meters

Ailments: None

Fears: TBD

Reason of Capture: Jew

Other: TBD

Test Subject 527

Name: Anouk Dubois

Gender: Female

Nationality: French

Age: 13 years

Weight: 39.6 kg

Height: 1.7 meters

Ailments: Prone to fits of violent rage

Fears: None

Reason of Capture: Insanity

Other: Possibly possesed, shows no remorse for her actions, says she i-

(The rest of the document was rendered unreadable because of a bloodstain over the text.)

Test Subject 528

Name: Andrea Moreau

Gender: Female

Nationality: French

Age: 13 years

Weight: 40 kg

Height: 1.7 meters

Ailments: None

Fears: TBD

Reason of Capture: Failure to obey orders

Other: TBD

So now we all know each other's names. As well as reasons for being here. We also knew that 527 (Anouk) was insane. We took the documents with us.

To be continued...