The Diary
The diary, which Kellner titled Mein Widerstand, meaning My Opposition, is divided into ten volumes, with a total of 861 pages. There are 676 dated entries. The handwriting is in the Sütterlin script, a style of German lettering no longer in use. Included among the pages of the diary are more than 500 newspaper clippings; a "collage effect" that enhances the diary's historical significance.
The diary seldom deals with the Kellners’ personal lives, their daily tribulations and how they managed to survive during the war, although there are occasional entries to that effect, such as this one written on 20 March 1942:
We were informed of the prospect of a shortening in food rations. 300 grams of meat or sausage per week. Once the Führer asserted he had the right to require sacrifices because he himself was ready to accept any personal sacrifice. If now the idea came into his head to starve to death, then I would not want to take away his right to ask all his fellow fighters to do the same.
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