for so long, they have had their knives so at our throats, that the thought of friends and delivery fills us with confidence!
Now this doesn’t concern only the Jews any more, no, it concerns Holland and all occupied Europe. Perhaps, Margot says, I may yet be able to go back to school in September or October.
Yours, Anne
PS: I’ll keep you up to date with all the latest news!
Friday, 9 June, 1944
Dear Kitty, Super news of the invasion. The Allies have taken Bayeux, a small village on the French coast, and are now fighting for Caen. It’s obvious that they intend to cut off the peninsular where Cherbourg lies. Every evening war correspondents give news from the battle front, telling us of the difficulties, courage, and enthusiasm of the army; they manage to get hold of the most incredible stories. Also, some of the wounded who are already back in England again came on the radio. The air force are up all the time in spite of the miserable weather. We heard over the B.B.C. that Churchill wanted to land with the troops on D-day, however, Eisenhower and the other generals managed to get him out of the idea. Just think of it, what pluck he has for such an old man—he must be seventy at least.
The excitement here has worn off a bit; still, we’re hoping that the war will be over at the end of this year. It’ll be about time too! Mrs. van Daan’s grizzling is absolutely unbearable; she can’t any longer drive us crazy over the invasion, she nags us the whole day long about the bad weather. It really would be nice to dump her in a bucket of cold water and put her up in the loft.
