A blog from World War 2

March 14/15, 1945

Yesterday and today were filled with pre-raid sirens and sirens. But they didn’t come to Munich, they chose other targets. The weather has been lovely these past few days, clear skies and warm temperatures, the snow is gone and it’s no longer cold.

March 13, 1945

While we were sleeping last night, the siren went off. It was 11:00 when we heard it, we got dressed quickly and ran to the shelter. It was over after an hour. We hadn’t even fallen back asleep when the siren went off again. We got dressed again and ran to the shelter, it was over after midnight, with no damage this time either.

March 12, 1945

Today the siren went off again precisely at noon. The siren always seems to go off at noon.

Winter has returned. It has snowed for 10 consecutive days. February was like spring, but now it’s mid-March and we have yet to see the sun, plus it’s cold. I was certain the cold wouldn’t return since the entire month of February was warm and sunny. Another Easter nears and this war has yet to end. Another blow to the heart nears at the thought of my poor wife, so far away. Why isn’t God moved to pity at the sight of so many tears? Why must I suffer so much!

March 9, 1945

The siren went off again today but thank God they didn’t bomb. 10 days have passed since I tried to be repatriated to Italy, I haven’t given up yet but still have not found a way. They want me to die in Germany!

March 6, 1945

Last night while we were deep in sleep, the siren went off. It was midnight, we got dressed quickly and ran to the shelter. After a few hours it was over with no damage, apart from the frigid cold we had to endure upon leaving our warm beds and running outside. There’s snow on the ground and it’s still snowing. It’s so cold your blood freezes but we all run out to the shelters anyway. We’d all rather face the cold than the bombs that may fall at any second, the last attacks instilled fear in us.

The first Sunday of March 1945

At around 10:00, the siren went off. It’s still snowing, people run frantically in every direction looking for a shelter. We heard on the radio that there are many bomber formations, that’s why everyone is running hastily. We were able to go back home at 11:00, they didn’t come to Munich this time either.

March 3, 1945

This morning when I stepped outside to go to work, I was astounded to see snow on the ground. After more than a month, the snow and cold temperatures are back, it snowed all day and it was very cold. It feels like January again.

March 2, 1945

Like yesterday, the siren went off for about 2 hours.

March 1, 1945

The siren went off for about 2 hours today.

February 28, 1945

This morning at 10:00 the siren went off, it was over by midday, then the pre-raid siren went off a few times. At 8:00 at night the siren went off again, and again at 10:00, it was essentially a day full of sirens. But thanks to the attackers, there were no bombs… we just never get any peace and quiet. It seems like this year God is showing some pity.

Since January it hasn’t been that cold, seems like we’re no longer in Germany. No more snow has fallen, except for a little on the 24th but it melted quickly, the good weather and warm temperatures came back. Last year it snowed heavily all of February and March, but this year it snowed a bit in November, then in December and January it snowed a lot and was extremely cold, unlike last year, and now spring has arrived sooner than expected. I hope the end of the war will arrive soon too!

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