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.
Part 25: The Americans Are Coming Our father knew exactly what had to be done. The occupation of the factory was imminent. The Nazi elite and the guards in the alien camps slipped away in secret.
Part 24: Bike Ride With Obstacles Despite all the distractions and what I remembered pleasantly, a dark, hidden fear remained deep inside me. Even after many years, this fear crept up abruptly in me.
Part 23: My Lost Friend Of course, I also had a friend. He was the same age and had beautiful blond curls and although there was little opportunity to play together, between us had formed a firm friendship developed.
Part 22: The Life Of A ‘Pimpf‘ At the age of twelve, I endured all events resolutely. I had fixed tasks that I fulfilled conscientiously.
Part 21: Cherished Radio The front of the house was cracked several times and covered with heavy brown soil from the basement to the eaves.
Part 20: Moving Again The most important task now was to equip the empty apartment with the necessities of life. There was a lack of everything.
Part 19: Tenants On Demand Out of ten houses in the settlement, three were destroyed: No. 1, No. 8, and No. 10. 21 people dead, all women and children.
Part 18: We Survived I did not hear the explosion. A superhuman shock wave hurled me into an infinitely black nothingness. Then it was silent – deathly silent. After an eternity, the children screamed in agony.
