Warsaw, May 1944
Warsaw, May 1944Lotte stepped off the train, excitement about her new life burning in her chest. Holding the paper with instructions in her hand, she made her way to the Wehrmachtheim für Helferinnen, the dormitory for the female Wehrmacht auxiliaries in Warsaw, Poland.
Wehrmachtheim für HelferinnenShe walked the three blocks from the central train station with her small suitcase in hand. The spring sun shone down on her, casting the city in a magnificent glimmer while warming the air. Lotte took the bright sunshine as a good omen for the future.
Warsaw was more beautiful than she’d imagined. Certainly in a better state than her beloved hometown, Berlin, reduced to rubble by the constant Allied bombing. Fifteen minutes later she arrived at the building and opened the wo
