tuesday, june 6, 1944
my dearest kitty,
"this is d day," the bbc announced at twelve.
"this is the day." the invasion has begun!
this morning at eight the british reported heavy bombing of cis, boulogne, le havre and cherbourg, as well as pas de cis (as usual). further, as a precautionary measure for those in the upied territories, everyone living within a zone of twenty miles from the coast was warned to prepare for bombardments. where possible, the british will drop pamphlets an hour ahead of time.
ording to the german news, british paratroopers havended on the coast of france. "britishnding craft are engaged inbat with german naval units," ording to the bbc.
conclusion reached by the annex while breakfasting at nine: this is a trialnding, like the one two years ago in dieppe.
bbc broadcast in german, dutch, french and othernguages at ten: the invasion has begun! so this is the "real" invasion. bbc broadcast in german at eleven: speech by suprememander general dwight eisenhower.
bbc broadcast in english: "this is 0 day." general eisenhower said to the french people: "stiff fighting wille now, but after this the victory. the year 1944 is the year ofplete victory. good luck!"
bbc broadcast in english at one: 11,000 nes are shuttling back and forth or standing by tond troops and bomb behind enemy lines; 4,000nding craft and small boats are continually arriving in the area between cher- bourg and le havre. english and american troops are already engaged in heavybat. speeches by gerbrandy, the prime minister of belgium, king haakon of norway, de gaulle of france, the king of ennd and,st but not least, churchill.
a hugemotion in the annex! is this really the beginning of the long-awaited liberation? the liberation we''ve all talked so much about, which still seems too good, too much of a fairy tale ever toe true? will this year, 1944, bring us victory? we don''t know yet. but where there''s hope, there''s life. it fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. we''ll need to be brave to endure the many fears and hardships and the suffering yet toe. it''s now a matter of remaining calm and steadfast, of gritting our teeth and keeping a stiff upper lip! france, russia, italy, and even germany, can cry out in agony, but we don''t yet have that right!
oh, kitty, the best part about the invasion is that i have the feeling that friends are on the way. those terrible germans have oppressed and threatened us for so long that the thought of friends and salvation means everything to us! now it''s not just the jews, but hond and all of upied europe. maybe, margot says, i can even go back to school in october or september.
yours, anne m. frank
p.s. i''ll keep you informed of thetest news!
this morning andst night, dummies made of straw and rubber were dropped from the air behind german lines, and they exploded the minute they hit the ground. many paratroopers, their faces ckened so they couldn''t be seen in the dark,nded as well. the french coast was bombarded with 5,500 tons of bombs during the night, and then, at six in the morning, the firstnding craft came ashore. today there were 20,000 airnes in action. the german coastal batteries were destroyed even before thending; a small bridgehead has already been formed. everything''s going well, despite the bad weather. the army and the people are "one will and one hope."
my dearest kitty,
"this is d day," the bbc announced at twelve.
"this is the day." the invasion has begun!
this morning at eight the british reported heavy bombing of cis, boulogne, le havre and cherbourg, as well as pas de cis (as usual). further, as a precautionary measure for those in the upied territories, everyone living within a zone of twenty miles from the coast was warned to prepare for bombardments. where possible, the british will drop pamphlets an hour ahead of time.
ording to the german news, british paratroopers havended on the coast of france. "britishnding craft are engaged inbat with german naval units," ording to the bbc.
conclusion reached by the annex while breakfasting at nine: this is a trialnding, like the one two years ago in dieppe.
bbc broadcast in german, dutch, french and othernguages at ten: the invasion has begun! so this is the "real" invasion. bbc broadcast in german at eleven: speech by suprememander general dwight eisenhower.
bbc broadcast in english: "this is 0 day." general eisenhower said to the french people: "stiff fighting wille now, but after this the victory. the year 1944 is the year ofplete victory. good luck!"
bbc broadcast in english at one: 11,000 nes are shuttling back and forth or standing by tond troops and bomb behind enemy lines; 4,000nding craft and small boats are continually arriving in the area between cher- bourg and le havre. english and american troops are already engaged in heavybat. speeches by gerbrandy, the prime minister of belgium, king haakon of norway, de gaulle of france, the king of ennd and,st but not least, churchill.
a hugemotion in the annex! is this really the beginning of the long-awaited liberation? the liberation we''ve all talked so much about, which still seems too good, too much of a fairy tale ever toe true? will this year, 1944, bring us victory? we don''t know yet. but where there''s hope, there''s life. it fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. we''ll need to be brave to endure the many fears and hardships and the suffering yet toe. it''s now a matter of remaining calm and steadfast, of gritting our teeth and keeping a stiff upper lip! france, russia, italy, and even germany, can cry out in agony, but we don''t yet have that right!
oh, kitty, the best part about the invasion is that i have the feeling that friends are on the way. those terrible germans have oppressed and threatened us for so long that the thought of friends and salvation means everything to us! now it''s not just the jews, but hond and all of upied europe. maybe, margot says, i can even go back to school in october or september.
yours, anne m. frank
p.s. i''ll keep you informed of thetest news!
this morning andst night, dummies made of straw and rubber were dropped from the air behind german lines, and they exploded the minute they hit the ground. many paratroopers, their faces ckened so they couldn''t be seen in the dark,nded as well. the french coast was bombarded with 5,500 tons of bombs during the night, and then, at six in the morning, the firstnding craft came ashore. today there were 20,000 airnes in action. the german coastal batteries were destroyed even before thending; a small bridgehead has already been formed. everything''s going well, despite the bad weather. the army and the people are "one will and one hope."