A reluctant soldier and committed anti-Nazi, Eugen Schulte embodies the dilemma of the ordinary German who, caught up in events beyond his control, is concerned, above all, for his family’s safety. His experiences and observations during the final weeks of WWII are again relevant today, given the current climate of resurgent fundamentalisms and intolerance throughout the world, including in the U.S. This diary gives an intimate perspective of a thoughtful and decent individual— in other words of a “bad German," by Nazi standards.