Beautiful Russian Bride

A July 4 Story

Pictured is Bob Ford with Annamarie Shields, a German war

FLEEING FROM THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1945

By Annamarie Shields, of El Paso, Texas

A very long time ago, in 1925, I was born in Altena, a small town

My best friend Ilse and I walked to and from school every day,

Since music was my great love, I also took violin lessons once a

And I also learned English.

We were two very happy teenagers, enjoying climbing in the hills,

Then, on a sunny morning in 1939, we were informed that the German

I graduated from high school in 1944. Every young German girl,

Since I was planning to become a teacher, I was sent to

The German Army had occupied Czechoslovakia several years before.

Czechoslovakia was considered safer. We lived in a very large,

But the children were very homesick. Hilde, the nurse, and I

Our food was great, and since I was always hungry I befriended the

On the radio we heard about the air raids on Frankfurt, and that

Then suddenly, we were awakened by the news that Russian planes had

A train filled with German soldiers had been shot at. We did not

The situation became more serious with each passing day. But we

The lice -- that is a story in itself! Here I was, twenty years

One day the radio reported that the Russians had broken through

The officer in charge of the German army unit came to our school

It made sense to me, but I had made so many friends there that I

But there was one big problem: I could not speak their language. So

Then came the dreaded news: immediate withdrawal by the German

But Hilde and I were in hiding. When our absence was noted the army

When the train was loaded we took off towards the Czech-German

We had no food and nothing to drink all day, up to this point. To

Luckily, nobody was hurt. As soon as the airplanes left we

Some were only wearing socks instead of shoes. They were yelling at

Our train finally reached the German border where several German

Evidently the pilot did not believe our Red Crosses, because all of

I yelled to the kids to run towards the artillery noise, not away

I climbed on top of the bus and started throwing down suitcases.

We saw a church and next door to it a small house.

Beautiful Russian Bride of the Week: Alla! « Steamy Russian Women

This week’s beautiful Russian bride is Alla! Alla is 37 years old.  She is a stunning Russian bride with brown eyes and light hair. She is currently working at an advertising office. Alla is a very responsible woman, she knows how to support herself and work for a living. Our crew describe Alla as a “kind, optimistic person with a good disposition and sense of humor. Alla knows how to treat people with respect and she knows how to interact with people.”

Alla likes to cook, she is an excellent cook with Italian food. She likes to travel, read and listen to music. Our crew in Vitebsk asked Alla our question: Why are you a special person, and why should a man want to spend the rest of his life with you in particular? Alla said, “ I am tired of being alone! I will love my husband with all my heart, mind and body, this I promise to my husband. I hope we will find each other!