Just before the Russians arrived, Siegie and I were sitting on the curb where we had sat when the Americans arrived. Dad was in the kitchen in the great hall of the castle. Mom had gone for a quick visit in the chapel with the other women and children. The other women, wives and daughters, were in the chapel of the castle dressed as nuns. They had most of the children with them. Siegie and I were supposed to be there too, but we just hadn't gotten around to going there.

When the Russians arrived, t...