We'll need to be brave to endure the many fears and hardships and the suffering yet to come. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. A huge commotion in the Annex! Is this really the beginning of the long-awaited liberation? The liberation we've all talked so much about, which still seems too good, too much of a fairy tale ever to come true ? Will this year, 1944, bring us victory? We don't know yet. Speeches by Gerbrandy, the Prime Minister of Belgium, King Haakon of Norway, de Gaulle of France, the King of England and, last but not least, Churchill. English and American troops are already engaged in heavy combat. Good luck!" BBC broadcast in English at one: 11,000 planes are shuttling back and forth or standing by to land troops and bomb behind enemy lines 4,000 landing craft and small boats are continually arriving in the area between Cherbourg and Le Havre. The year 1944 is the year of complete victory. BBC broadcast in English: "This is 0 Day." General Eisenhower said to the French people: " Stiff fighting will come now, but after this the victory. BBC broadcast in German at eleven: speech by Supreme Commander General Dwight Eisenhower. BBC broadcast in German, Dutch, French and other languages at ten: The invasion has begun! So this is the "real" invasion. Conclusion reached by the Annex while breakfasting at nine: this is a trial landing, like the one two years ago in Dieppe. "British landing craft are engaged in combat with German naval units," according to the BBC. According to the German news, British paratroopers have landed on the coast of France. Where possible, the British will drop pamphlets an hour ahead of time. Further, as a precautionary measure for those in the occupied territories, everyone living within a zone of twenty miles from the coast was warned to prepare for bombardments. "This is the day." The invasion has begun! This morning at eight the British reported heavy bombing of Calais, Boulogne, Le Havre and Cherbourg, as well as Pas de Calais (as usual). My dearest Kitty, "This is D Day," the BBC announced at twelve. What are we going to live on next month ? Yours, Anne M. The bottom of our black moneybox is in sight. Continuous bombing of Pas de Calais and the west coast of France. She sleeps in the cat box and does her business in the wood shavings. Scharminkeltje (name of new warehouse cat) can't stand pepper. Dussel caught with brewer's yeast tablets, while we've got none. Kugler's birthday when we can't have one ourselves. The van Daans don't see why we should bake a spice cake for Mr. Close friendship between van Daan, flirtations, kisses and friendly little smiles. A quarrel between Dussel and the Franks over the Capitulation on the part of Dussel. MONDAY, JDearest Kitty, New problems in the division of butter.
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