War Diaries (September 22) (nonfiction)
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Reina Spiegel: September 22, 1939
My dear diary! I had a strange day today. Lwow surrendered. Not to Germany, but to Russia. The Polish soldiers were disarmed in the streets. Some, with tears in their eyes, just dropped their bayonets to the ground and watched the Russians break their rifles. I feel such grief, such great grief. Only a small handful are still fighting. Despite the order, defenders of Lwow are continuing their heroic fight to die for their homeland.
Renia Spiegel began her diary in January 1939 at the age of 15.
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- Excerpts from the Diaries of Renia Spiegel @ Smithsonian Magazine