dˈɛm wʌz kˈæptʃɚd baɪ ðə sˈoʊviəts ˌɔn ˈeɪt mˈeɪ ænd hiː spˈɛnt ðə nˈɛkst tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ɪn sˈoʊviət kæptˈɪvᵻɾi fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst ˌɔn sˈɪks ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv.
Demme was captured by the Soviets on 8 May and he spent the next 10 years in Soviet captivity from which he was released on 6 October 1955.