European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gis Are popular with but the capital of Austria is a far cry today from its storied past of love and by Ira Freeman yank staff correspondent Advance elements of our of pation troops entered this sadly battered once famous As a Gay capital of women and people poured out into the great to Greet not conquerors but As their own heroes and climbed All Over our jeeps and gis in that first Convoy they hugged us and girls kissed just As in Rome and whenever we stopped a crowd immediately Gath ered around each Man to Welcome they would Tell you How glad they were to see How much they loved and How they had always hated the viennese  Shower the gis with Flowers and As the French because the City is out of almost but Frau Leitu gave the americans what they i never saw anything like said a sergeant who had been among those men selected from the deactivated 15th army group Headquarters to make up the new United states forces for theres none of that Quanta Costa stuff we had in these austrian girls Are Nice to you out of you take them to a cafe to buy them a cup of Tea or lemonade and there after you take them you like to give them a bar of cake of soap or Cigar youre a big time americans Are taking advantage of their popularity with the but they Are a bit wary of this enthusiastic of the cites prewar population of nazi party membership is said to have totalled some of them cheered Hitler like this when he marched into Vienna in a Headquarters previously with the 91st pointed above the viennese would like us to take Oyer from the who won the City three months this is part of an open conspiracy among particularly the Middle and upper to emphasize to american troops that we have liberated the about the time of the  entry into russian and american commands were swapping some occupation territory on both Banks of the and the viennese were disappointed to learn that their they regard even As in the past As a great bulwark of Western Christian culture against infidel Barba rians from the in the they Are downcast when our soldiers Tell them apart from a Small slice administered by the Vienna has been divided into approximately 3qual thirds among the big it is not impossible that there was some Pri vate to go the first Day or two after the russian seizure of for red army patrols searched every room by for enemy soldiers and in any the russian command soon ended the searches and the red army has been Supply ing food for the austrian population far from robbing the the soviet soldiers Are buying what they and paying probably the most extravagant prices paid in any country in Europe except in the Karls Platz near the opera House there is a bustling Black every Day several thou Sand viennese can be seen milling about the big offering their personal possessions for Sale to russian soldiers and russian the Market is but local austrian police and red army maps seem to look the other any article Small enough to be carried in the pocket or a shopping bag is Likely to change hands the russians pay to for a wrist for a cigarette for a foun Tain for a Leica they buy up cheap Sun russian girls go for Cotton underwear and also cloth by the some of our Guys found a Windfall in but Immy it n for for Mac m