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Former Member
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Sunday, 10th June 1945
Will Farmer and I went motor boating at 15th Scottish Div. Boating Club on the Beutel, a smaller lake connected to the Schweriner See. The boat was a dinghy with an inboard Ford engine (and gearbox!), cooled by filtered lake water. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Monday, 11th June 1945
I had a friendly visit from the Town Major, who was looking for typewriters. I directed him to the basement with a warning about the condition of the equipment there. While he searched for a machine, I looked around the rest of the basement rooms, but could not find any other useful office equipment. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Tuesday, 12th June 1945
----------------------------------------A German Colonel hobbled in to see me about prostheses. I informed him that, as far as I knew, we had not yet taken over orthopaedic services, and he seemed satisfied, though disappointed. In case there were any more queries which we could satisfy with what was available, I searched all the basement rooms again, but could only find what appeared to be police equipment. [Edit 2 times, last edit by Former Member at Jun 13, 2009 12:01:24 PM] |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Wednesday, 13th June 1945
I reported my find to the C.O., who thought one of the other officers would be interested. The officer concerned came to see me, and asked if he could have a pair of handcuffs. I said he could have them with pleasure, but he would not tell me why he wanted them. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Thursday, 14th June 1945
----------------------------------------15th Scottish Div. Opera Company presented “Harvest Bride” by Oskar Nedbal. There seem to be about fifty members in the chorus and the same number in the ballet. Add an orchestra of about forty and the tout ensemble was almost the size of the audience. The singing was all in German but the body language is universal. [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Jun 15, 2009 9:26:31 AM] |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Friday, 15th June 1945
----------------------------------------15th Scottish Div. Opera Company presented “Congress Dances” by Werner Richard Heymann. The player of the Duke of Wellington sang his part in English – to the stalls. [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Jun 15, 2009 9:54:00 AM] |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Saturday, 16th June 1945
Corporal Farrier had found a full blade charger for my German razor and wanted to have the razor to go with them. I pointed out the falsity of his economy and he gave me the blades. This night there was another performance at the Opera House. The ticket is in my scrapbook. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Sunday, 17th June 1945
15th Scottish Div. Opera Company presented Smetana’s “Bartered Bride”. There was no rule about officers having front seats, but they did, presumably because they were the first to be offered seats. Evidently, they had not taken their full allocation, and so I found myself in the front row. |
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Former Member
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Monday, 18th June 1945
Before we crossed the Rhine, all men over 40 became eligible for discharge, becoming Group #1. Others were now following under a points system based on age and months of service. I presumed I would be due for discharge in about one year. |
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Former Member
Cruncher Joined: May 22, 2018 Post Count: 0 Status: Offline |
Tuesday, 19th June 1945
With discharge presumably in the offing, I made use of the typewriter to send a letter to “Soldier” to ask if there was anything I should do to ensure my renewed acceptance by the University. |
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