Part 35: School Days And Field Work The agricultural mini farms that emerged after the land reform were not nearly able to satisfy people’s hunger. Large and medium-sized farmers constantly had to serve to meet the fixed community target for grain, milk, meat, and potatoes.
Part 34: From Operetta Triumph To Struggle For Junkerland After weeks of rehearsals, the operetta was finally ready for performance. The community servant had announced the date of the premiere with his brass bell on every corner of the village.
Part 33: New Friends Towards the end of the year, the flow of refugees subsided somewhat, and life began to return to normal. Then the decision of the Soviet military administration on the implementation of the land reform provided new political fuel.
Part 32: Work In The Countryside The first post-war harvest had been collected, and the winter potatoes were stored in the cellar. In the fields, the sugar beets waited in long windrows for frosty weather, because when the muddy field paths were frozen, it was easier to transport the beets to the sugar factory.
Part 31: Country Life Our road climbed steeply up to the forest and was also not paved. On the right and on the left only tiny huts where cottagers and poachers lived, that’s why this part of the road was also called ‘Neue Not.’
Part 30: A New Place To Live Our new home was truly the end of the world. The inhabitants probably only noticed that the war was over because so many refugees came to the village and the secret military post at the top of the village hill was no longer staffed.
Part 29: On Hunting And Gathering In this situation, my father worked at the plant to restart production with many others.
Part 28: Chewing Gum Smile The past months, weeks, and especially the last days before the U.S. Army captured the city were so nerve-wracking that it seemed as if the last days of the war had lasted years.
Part 27: Observations At The Airfield Father urged us to leave, the fear and tension increased to an unbearable level. Two Nazis were in the house, and the Americans were waiting. The next morning artillery fire began.
Part 26: Clandestine Visits We arrived home safely. Apart from the old damage, the apartment was intact. Mother quickly prepared a small snack, then our Italians said goodbye, and a few tears were shed.
