English Translation

- 5 - 05 April I try to get permission to get things. Whether Gestapo was in the apartment? For the first time, the guns shot at Earth targets from the Augarten (allegedly Simmering). Russians are supposed to push past Vienna to the north. Ring gets tighter. No one cares about me. 6 April In the night only little Flak and Pak shooting, slept quite well, nevertheless the impatience grows. No man dares to decide my business, so this will probably have to be done by the Russians. 6 men are to be shot, but only one of them was with us. The others were in solitary confinement. We are to move to another building, because here too exposed. The shootings were only partially carried out. One jumped out of the window 8m into the street with a sentence and ran away, poor were shot, the 6th appeared n.m. tied in our cell. His experiences are like no miracles. He was with the others in the basement, there spoke before the execution of the cath. pastor with him and urged him to confess. When asked if he had anything else to confess, he said that he was here under false name. The clergyman told this to the Major, who spoke with the condemned and asked here: Were you a soldier at all? He denied and so he was brought up again for a new trial. But before that he had to look at the shooting of the others. In the evening I asked the good Oblt. Recently, to let me into my apartment to get me things, mutto uniform. Finally received and Uffz, who went with. It was a benefit. Apartment .. illegible .. Continuing shooting, the ring seems to get tighter. At 10h I was back in the cell and gave all cigarettes. Shooting continues. Russians don't throw bombs, but shoot with onboard weapons. 7 April 12th day At 1h in the morning, we all get up to prepare for the discharge certificate. Maybe we can really get out in a couple of hours. Always back and forth, every moment you think you're going to be fired, then set back again. There are 3 possibilities: Either the SS kills us, or you make us a penal company, or the Russians get us out. At last we are released 16h. Everyone has to report immediately in a barracks. I go with H. to acquaintances of him who cannot keep us In the city center and IV. district one allegedly no longer comes. Shooting, onboard weapons, bombs. Go to other acquaintances from H. where we can stay, however on the IV. floor. Can not in cellar, not pleasant. But I lack better ideas, especially since reaction to 12 days in prison and excitement is expressed by dullness. Set down at 8h, immediately asleep.