April 8, 1940
3:30 a.m. Departure from the railway station in Kozelsk in the westerly direction.
April 9, 1940
At a quarter or so to five in the morning - the rouse aboard the prison train cars and preparations to disembark. We are to travel somewhere by c[ar]. What will happen next?
Five in the morning. From dawn the beginning of the day was exceptional. Departure aboard a prison van divided into small cells (terrible!) [We] were brought to a place in the forest - something of a summer vacation spot. Here - a thorough search.. They confiscated [my] watch, which showed 6:30. They asked about my wedding band which (...). They took away the roubles, the main belt, the penknife... [here the diary ends]
J. Zawodny, Katyń (Katyn), Lublin-Paris 1989.