Bruni was both excited and nervous. Today was the inauguration day for the Tegel airport and Victor had arranged for her and Marlene to receive a special invitation. The acting Lord Mayor Louise Schröder would be giving a speech, along with the three Kommandanten Generals Harris, Ganeval and Herbert.
The chief-of-staff of the Anglo-American airlift, General Tunner, would also attend the event. In a drab and subdued city, it was a welcome opportunity to celebrate.
She pondered for a while on which dress to wear and then opted for a simple, figure-hugging dark green ensemble, with a fitted jacked and a slim skirt ending an inch beneath her knee. She could have chosen something flashier, but thought it appropriate to show austerity in a city stricken with shortages of everything.
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