In this emotionally gripping third episode of our series on Anna's Story, hosts Jessica and Wilbert dive into the harrowing events of March 1945. Listeners will follow the Friedrich family as they are abruptly evicted from their home in Setschan by partisan soldiers and forced into a crowded, local ghetto. The episode explores the deep psychological toll of displacement, highlighted by the heartbreaking saga of the family's loyal dog, Daxi, and a brief, tense return to their looted home.

We break down the systematic stripping of the community's resources, culminating in a second, even more terrifying eviction that separates the family and sends Anna to an empty house with eighty other young girls. This episode tackles the difficult theme of survival in the face of compounding grief, including the tragic deaths of baby Karl and older sister Kathi. This is a story of resilience that will leave you deeply moved and eager to hear how the family navigates the dark road ahead.

00:00 — Cold Open: The sudden eviction of March 25, 1945

02:15 — Momentum Media Advertising Intro & Resolving the Cliffhanger

05:00 — Layering clothes and packing for survival under gunpoint

08:30 — Life in the Setschan Ghetto and the loyalty of Daxi

12:15 — The brief return home and the tragic fate of Daxi

16:45 — The second eviction and the terrifying courthouse interrogation

21:30 — Separation of the family and life inside the Adam Weber house

25:15 — Compounding tragedies: The loss of baby Karl and Kathi

28:45 — Book Recommendation and Outro with a cliffhanger for Episode 4