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my parents has kept me from being guilty of worse
things. I shall wait a few days.
Seven o’clock at night. The situation has changed .
a little. A rosy shimmer is visible on the horizon. G.
(one of the boy’s comrades) has been in P.
Unfortunately I could not go with him on account of my
illness. He got coupons for seven days, but of course,
we ate everything right away. Moreover he got
fifteen cigarettes. Of course, we immediately sold
them on the Reeperbahn. Thereafter we went to
” Allotria”, and drank a bottle of wine in spite of our
ragged clothes. We felt as though we were back in
the good old days. We are tense with expectation
waiting for what tomorrow will bring.
Aug. 17, 1945. We could not sell our cigarettes.
The price has suddenly dropped catastrophically.
Yesterday the price was still two and a half marks,
but now it has dropped to one. Now we would rather
smoke them ourselves.
Aug. 20, 1945. We are going to Bremen to get food
and things. Unfortunately we have none.
Aug. 21, 1945. Was at the Ration Office and
received ration coupons for a seven day trip . ..”
The entries in the diary end with these words.
They speak for themselves. The question of the
attitude and development of the German youth is,
of course, of the greatest importance. It is difficult
to say what steps can be taken by foreign
organizations to improve conditions. Such measures as have
already been taken, and in which I, for my part, am
very interested, have been in an effort through the
Scout movement to provide German youth with ideals
to replace those instilled by the Hitler Jugend. Of
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