Wolfhilde von König • 30 augustus 1939

• Wolfhilde von König (1925—1993) was als meisje lid van de Hitler-Jugend en hield in de oorlogsjaren een dagboek bij, dat in het Engels is vertaald als Wolfhilde’s Hitler Youth Diary 1939-1946.

Munich, 28 August 1939
Vati was recruited into the German Army this morning. We are all surprised, because Vati isn't all that young any more. He will first go to Grosskarolinenfeld. Hopefully he can soon return.

Munich, 30 August 1939
I wonder what our Führer will announce on September l in Parliament. Polish acts of terror against their ethnic-Germans take ever stronger forms. Fearful apprehension is visible on the faces of all the people that I see on the streets, in shops, or that I may pass anywhere else. There is anxiety and worry about the future: "War or Peace."

Munich, 1 September 1939
The order is given. The Führer has called his people to arms in order to protect the German country, our Homeland, and to defend it against the enemy. The Führer spoke in military uniform. In his great historic speech he said, "The German youth will perform their assigned duties with happy hearts." These words make us proud and confident about the times to come.

Munich, 3 September 1939
England and France declare war on Germany because we will not withdraw our fighting troops from Poland.