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[[War Diaries (nonfiction)|War Diary]] quotations for [[October 28]]
[[War Diaries (nonfiction)|War Diary]] entries for [[October 28]]


== Quotations ==
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=== Reina Spiegel: October 28, 1939 ===
== Diaries ==


[[Reina Spiegel (nonfiction)|Renia Spiegel]] began her diary in January 1939 at the age of 15.
=== Benjamin Gilbert: October 28, 1779 ===


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Polish women riot when they hear people saluting Stalin. They refuse to join in. They write secret messages saying “Poland has not yet perished,” even though, to be honest, it perished a long time ago. Now we’re under the rule of communism, where everybody is equal. It hurts them that they can’t say “You lousy Yid.” They still say it, but in secret.
We began drinking again this morning and held it till 11 o’ clock.
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Those Russians are such cute boys (though not all of them). One of them was determined to marry me. France and England are fighting with the Germans and something’s brewing here, but what do I care? I just want Mamma to come be with us. Then I can face all my trials and tribulations.
[[Benjamin Gilbert (nonfiction)|Benjamin Gilbert]] was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War whose kept a diary and wrote letters. The diary entries are terse and heavily abbreviated. They nearly always include a comment about the weather. There is very little information about actual fighting or battles, but they do frequently describe preparing to fight and moving from place to place. They contain information not usually found in descriptions of the typical activities of continental soldiers.
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* [https://www.historyisfun.org/learn/learning-center/benjamin-gilbert/ Benjamin Gilbert] @ historyisfun.org


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== In the News ==
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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hear-o-israel-save-us-renia-spiegel-diary-english-translation-holocaust-poland-180970536/ Excerpts from the Diaries of Renia Spiegel] @ Smithsonian Magazine
* [https://www.historyisfun.org/learn/learning-center/benjamin-gilbert/ Benjamin Gilbert] @ historyisfun.org


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War Diary entries for October 28

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Diaries

Benjamin Gilbert: October 28, 1779

We began drinking again this morning and held it till 11 o’ clock.

Benjamin Gilbert was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War whose kept a diary and wrote letters. The diary entries are terse and heavily abbreviated. They nearly always include a comment about the weather. There is very little information about actual fighting or battles, but they do frequently describe preparing to fight and moving from place to place. They contain information not usually found in descriptions of the typical activities of continental soldiers.

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