On 31 May 1947 in Zwoleń, the District Commission for the Investigation of German Crimes with its seat in Radom, represented by attorney Marian Marszałek, acting pursuant to Article 20 of the provisions introducing the Code of Criminal Procedure, interviewed the person named below as an unsworn witness. Having been advised of the criminal liability for making false declarations and of the provisions of Article 106 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the witness testified as follows:
| Name and surname | Jan Deja |
| Age | 45 years old |
| Parents’ names | Franciszek and Maria |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | farmer |
| Place of residence | Wola Kownacka 21 |
| Criminal record | none |
I have lived in Zwoleń since the day I was born. After the Germans entered, they ordered anyone in the military to register. I did so, and three days later they wanted to arrest me. I escaped twice – the third time they caught us on 16 May 1944, but I bailed myself out and survived. Almost none of my friends came back. They were taken to a camp.
In 1944, the Germans [organized] a huge operation to catch [illegible]. Then, on 18 June 1944, 44 people were shot dead in Zwoleń. The verdict was signed by Fuks, the commander of the military police. He was present when the Poles were being arrested. I know this because I was arrested at the time, and I was imprisoned in Radom together with those who were later shot dead. This criminal activity, however, was performed by Koch – the prison commander. He was the one who tormented the Poles in prison with particular cruelty; for example, he hung them by the hands, stuck pins under their nails, etc. There was also Majer, a military policeman – a Volksdeutscher – who tormented the prisoners in a terrible way.
I was caught in the church in Potok [in] 1943, and brought to the market square to watch the execution of 20 Poles, peasants from the villages of Tarnów [?] and Policzna. They were tied and taken out in twos. They were ordered to kneel facing the wall and they were shot dead from behind. That [illegible] they were finished off with a revolver, and the people were ordered to clean it up. They were buried in the Polish cemetery. The worst Volksdeutschers in Zwoleń were Alfred Gede (escaped) and Adolf Kolne from Władysławowo (I don’t know what happened to him). They treated Poles in a criminal manner. Krygierowa née Gede and her mother were killed in Zwoleń, and I don’t know the whereabouts of Matylda Wajdemajer.
The report was read out.