Felix Czernin — Diary March 26 – May 6, 1945

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- 8 - 15 April Sunday. Mass Keller Franziskaner Kloster. Shooting very far and hardly heard anymore. Few soldiers in the city. Morning home work, then visit at Lippes. Catatrophic. Have certainly experienced everything you could experience, he struck down with pistons. On the way Invalidenstrasse 2 dust-covered female corpses. Bridges over canal needy repaired. We eat buillon and meat from our Montafon cow slaughtered by the Russians. Sleep in the porter's lodge to relieve porters. 16 April Safes were emptied. Two officers who were persecuted by Nazis were appointed as directors. Decide not to push me. General Körner is mayor, a communist his deputy. Fires in Vienna, also St. Stephen's Church of Nazis laid! In the evening, the dissolved lips, which again have 40 Russians in the house, come with a request for refuge. Will be accommodated.. April 17. At 1h night big fire visavis after "Indian" attack. I deleted up to 4h, very laborious, because only 7 or 8 people work. Localization on 1 house half succeeds however. Early Lippes brought to Wohllebengasse, then moved Colloredo case. At 12h really tired to the house. At 1 bottle of red wine captured. Nachm. Good Franz M.G. met. Red Cross gave us notes for our apartments. 10h in bed. April 18. Quiet night. Early with S. to the Swedish Consulate, where we received passports through Franzl. Very pleasant. Then Coll.Koffer moved, housework, cooking etc. Little Russians in the city. After visiting Schnappi L. Then Carl Trauttmansdorff met and Cari Wilczek visited.