War Diaries (March 25) (nonfiction)

War Diary quotations for March 25

Quotations

Reina Spiegel: March 25, 1942

Renia Spiegel was a Polish civilian. She began her diary in January 1939 at the age of 15.

They are closing our quarter; they are moving people out of town; there are persecutions, unlawfulness. And on top of that—there’s spring, kisses, sweet caresses, which make me forget about the whole world.

Tatsusei Yogi: March 25, 1945

Tatsusei Yogi was a Japanese civilian.

An air raid warning sounded at 6:30 a.m., and the bombardment from the ships was worse than yesterday. One of the Japanese soldiers said that American forces had landed at Kerama, Zamani, and Tokashiki islands southwest of Naha. So we left home at 7:00 p.m. to go to Ginowan along with some neighbors. We found a cart on which we loaded bare necessities -- blankets and clothes for the children. The cart also carried Grandfather (83 years old), Sachiko (9 months), and Takashi (2 years, 7 months). Chiyo pulled the cart while Emiko (8 years old), Takenobu (6 years old), and I pushed. We passed Shuri on the hill.

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Reina Spiegel (nonfiction)
• War (nonfiction)
• War Diaries (nonfiction)

External links

• Excerpts from the Diaries of Renia Spiegel @ Smithsonian Magazine