Possible Clues:

• Austrian's 'Alas!'
• Oldenburg exclamation
• Alas, in Passau
• '___ was!' (German exclamation)
• 6-Down, in Essen
• German's 'Dear me!'
• ''Alas!'' in Austria
• Franz's "Alas!"
• 'Oh!' in Österreich
• ... a surprised German