The Mistery of Belicena Villca
– I do not understand anything you say , but I have a feeling that you are really worried , son . I ' ll tell you what you want to know , and God forgive me if I ' m wrong in doing so , --she breathed deeply and continued : --Kurt; he was the one who came that night in 1947 . My brother Kurt , who was presumed dead or missing in Berlin in 1945 , was actually serving a mission in Italy when the war finished . He spent two years in hiding in a Franciscan Monastery in the South of Italy , until in 1947 he was able to come to Argentina , thanks to an aid network for war fugitives that functioned supported by the government of President Perón .
– But , Mom --I interrupted-- why didn ' t he go back to Egypt , to the family estate ? The Egyptian government was very protective of the Germans , especially after the founding of the State of Israel in 1948 .
– It ' s a mystery . He never wanted to say it , nor the reason for the persecution , because he was only 30 years old --Mom naively reasoned-- and he almost always had diplomatic destinations . – But what was he during the war ? --I asked intrigued-- civilian or military ? – Military ; Officer of the Waffen SS . Major or something similar . You must keep in mind that in
1938 I married your father and came to Argentina losing contact with him for many years .
Kurt was already Squad Leader by 32 , that is , Faehnleinsführer , of the Hitler Youth or Hitlerjugend , in the Germanic community of Egypt . Thanks to the management of Dad , who , due to his noble title , enjoyed a certain influence in Germany , in 1938 he left to study at one of the Napola schools , Nationalpolitischen Erziehugsanstalten , of Berlin . Then I only saw him on three occasions , the last before leaving for Argentina , at Christmas of 1937 ; then 10 years would pass until in 1947 he appeared here . During that time I didn ' t know much about him , as I received letters at the rate of one a year and never directly , since Kurt wrote to Egypt and from there Dad sent them here .
So I know almost nothing about his career ; only the little that he could count in the correspondence of his student years and less during the war , in which he was too sparing . I know that at the Napola school he stood out for his knowledge of the languages of the Middle East and this earned him the opportunity to take several special courses , but I do not know specifically in what they consisted of .
I remember that in his early years he was happy , because he was allowed to enter a division of the Napola school called , if I ' m not wrong Fliejer H-J , where air training was given ; but I repeat little is what I learned about him after his graduation in 1937 . He entered some special division of the SS , but , as far as I know , he never fought . His function was something linked to the Foreign Service since almost the entire war he spent in Asia . And that ' s it . In 1945 he was officially presumed dead as his appointment , it was said , was Berlin in the month of April , when this city fell into the hands of the Russians . His body was " found " in a charred plane that could not take off due to receiving a Russian artillery shot .
We were notified – Mom continued – of his death and we mourned him a lot until in 1947 , surprisingly , he was present here . The rest I have already told you ; he was helped by the Kameradens and with a new identity he was preparing to start " another life " in Argentina . According to what he said on that occasion , it was preferable to disappear forever , since if the allies suspected of his existence it would not take long for them to look for him . I think it is a decision that we must respect , don ' t you think so ? – she looked at me hopeful that my “ curiosity ” was satisfied . I decided to continue interrogating before she reacted .
– Yes Mom , I understand and I thank you for everything you have told me , but the main thing is missing . Where is uncle Kurt now ? --I shot at her without hesitation and it seemed that the question would cause her to faint .
– Arturo , my son , you are an adult and intelligent , why do you ask what the prudence advises not to know ? He ' s fine ; no one has bothered him in all these years and it would be desirable if no one does before his near death . --Something went through her mind and she gaped at me-- . Won ' t you be thinking in going to see him ? Oh no !
You have to get that idea out of your head . He has lived 35 years in the same site and everyone knows him in his new identity . It would be awkward to put in danger such coverage on a caprice .
She had guessed my intention and responded accordingly ; I understood that it would be difficult to get the address of my resurrected Uncle Kurt from her .
– You don ' t understand Mom ; it ' s not a matter of caprice ; it is important that I talk to him to obtain information that he may have and that for me is as vital as the air that I breathe . For the safety you should not worry , in what can affect him the visit of a stranger only once in his life ? There are a thousand justifications to receive a visitor who will never return later . Because that ' s what I ' ll do , Mom , I swear ! Once I have asked him what I want to know I ' ll leave and never come back --I tried to
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