Stories categorised in 'Austria'. These stories may contain references to other themes.
We found ourselves just inside the Russian zone with no Soviet troops about, some 15 kms. from the American...
Behind the tanks were a mixture of Italian and German infantrymen, an Italian pushed me over and kicked...
This went on for two weeks till the 15th March, which is the greatest Hungarian national remembrance day in...
With one of my friends I climbed up in the church tower and had a jolly time ringing the church bells...
Austria — the “Austrian Auschluss” - in which several of her family perished, she...
Shot to pieces during the siege of Buda or captured by the Russians and sent to the USSR as prisoners of...
We helped the mother and child to the nearest farm in Hungary and made our way towards Budapest. This...
A slightly lighter tale from this period is of my dad's mate, private Potts, who was regarded as the...
The penultimate meeting It was in February 1945 that the Big Three wartime leaders - Winston Churchill,...
It was during our sojourn in Strassburg, Carinthia, Austria, in 1946 that "B" Squadron, of the...
We offered English, Maths, History and Geography, as well as Modern Languages, Economics and Philosophy. I...
This had a most unexpected benefit owing to the perspicacity of the Lance Corporal i/c the bathhouse, who...
Maidens and hornets After a few weeks it was apparent that many of the village maidens would have a shower...
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