German Officer

I, a German Officer feel horrible for not standing up for those children on the Transport. I witnessed everything the children had to go through before leaving, and I just stood their. I saw a bunch of sad horrified children go onto the train. I stopped and thought should I help them. But because I was a solider I said to myself "No I don't want to be in trouble with the Nazis." I just stayed standing their.     One day a 10 year old boy asked me "Sir can you stop all of us from getting on this train because we don't want to leave our parents." I really wanted to stop but then this came out of my mouth "Keep moving kid." The little boy left with tears forming in his eyes. After that I did not want to make eye contact with these children.      A couple months later another transport left to Britain. A young girl maybe about seven years old was holding a baby that was about 6 months. She hugged the baby tightly until they both got on the train, then an older person told her if she could hold the baby and she gave it to her. I watched children taking care of other children.      On the last transport, which was on September 1, 1939, a group of young boys came up to were I was standing. "Excuse me? When will the war be over?" said one boy, and I ignored him. "Sir, will are parents most likely to be alive when we come back?" said another child, I ignored him too. " Sir, we are talking to you and you are ignoring us!" said the oldest boy. And I said " Most likely your parents wont be alive, I'm not sure when this wars over and I don't care, now please move along boys."       The war finally was over, and I still remember what a couple of the children said to me. I really wish to turn back the clock and relive that experience again to get it right this time. But all my respects go out to those children who were on the Kindertransport, because it wasn't easy but they all survived taking care of one another.