June brought wonderful summer days to Warsaw, and every day Lotte felt more at ease with her work as a radio operator. Like clockwork she visited Ewa every week, and to further her cover she’d secured permission to use the piano at the German House to practice. Much to her surprise she started to like playing the instrument. The Nazi-approved classical music had a soothing effect on her, and when she sat at the piano, she didn’t think about the war. It was her small escape from reality.
She soon gathered a few admirers among the soldiers who would linger in the hall when she played, but she turned down all their advances. Regardless, her time was filled with social activities. Apart from the weekly folkloric evenings that Oberführerin Kaiser organized, the Blitzmädel were encouraged to ta
