Berlin, September 1945
Berlin, September 1945“Do you have a moment, Frau Zdanek?” Professor Scherer asked as he strode into the nurse’s room. Her mentor had adapted surprisingly well to the changes after the war. Sometimes she believed he’d completely forgotten everything that had happened before “the zero hour” as he called it.
“Of course, Professor, what do you need?”
“Please accompany me to my office.” It was a rather unusual request. The Soviets had assigned him an office in the basement after they’d taken over the hospital. The professor, though, usually didn’t use it for talks with his employees. He much preferred the more spacious and better lit upper floors.
“One moment, please.” Anna finished writing the patient report she’d been working on and then followed the Professor down
