World Battlefronts, THE ENEMY: F

Germans have a phrase for the millions who have been bombed out of their homes, jammed into undamaged houses—"the Führer's guests."* A German lucky enough to get out of Germany told this story in Stockholm last week:

"My house near Berlin was not bombed, fortunately. After the big November raids we were busy repairing some broken windows, helping our neighbors. Then one bombed-out family moved in with us, then another. The first week it was not bad.

"Then one of the bombed-outs got influenza. Someone began sneaking food from the cupboard. Then after the...

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