Bergstrasse

Bergstrasse was named Langemarckstrasse from 1935 to 1946

  • 1942 February 15, Sunday morning – Snow-covered streets unrecognizable. Toward Zschertnitz, past the old brickworks, then straight past the Moreau monument as far as the Elysium, a large inn just at the beginning of Langemarckstrasse, formerly Bergstrasse, in Racknitz. On the way Dr. Friedheim fell twice, once very heavily; later he produced a certificate from Dr. Rostoski: gallbladder, liver, hernia, diabetes … went home. A pitiful group assembled in the house entry. One rupture without rupture belt, one cripple, one hunchback … Seventeen “older” men should have come, two had not turned up, three were sent away, of the remaining twelve several were over seventy, I at sixty literally the youngest. **p13
  • 1942, February 18, Wednesday evening – Yesterday and today “mustered” at the “Elysium,” marched off, Langemarckstrasse as far as the Toll House, continued along the main road in the direction of Kaitz. [… ] Different foreman, different supervisor, again both were very humane and anti-Nazi. “Don’t say that we treated you well, not at the Community either, rather say we were bad; otherwise we’ll be in trouble.” — “Don’t knock yourself out.” **p17
  • 1942, March 1, Sunday – On Saturday to Zellscher Weg again, then finished clearing Langemarckstrasse and its continuation to Kaitz. (We had begun the job at the beginning of the week, after the storm last Sunday, then abandoned it again. Our orders are very muddled.) Saturday work ended at half past one. At home: housework. Ida Kreidl and Frau Pick were here in the evening. I could hardly keep my eyes open. **p21
  • 1942, July 13, Monday morning – The Glasers live in an eccentric-looking house (a little colonial in style) at 23 Bergstrasse, close to Schnorrstrasse. There at one, and received by Frau Glaser who was extremely friendly He was expected in the next half hour, but did not come until three. She had been used to his complete unpredictability for decades, she said with resigned admiration. Eva appeared soon after me, she had been able to eat lunch in town. We spent the next five, almost six hours with the Glasers. **p100
Bergstrasse 73, Elysium, Moreay Monument, 1915
Credit: AltesDresden.de

Source: 

  • ** I Will Bear Witness, Volume 2: A Diary of the Nazi Years: 1942-1945, Victor Klemperer, Publisher ‏: ‎ Modern Library; Illustrated edition

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