Letter 149

Rothenburg, Nov 9th 1942

Dear Beloved All !

I waited quite a few days abut at last I got mail from you First I got the large parcel and athen a letter with a note, that you had mailed a parcel with the watch. Thank you very much for it all. The Parcel with the cake from last week has not come, and it’s the 3rd parcel that has gone lost , if the watch gets here, I will let you know, I am well and I assume at home all is well too, I hear no complains . The wheat is in the ground now and you are selling the brown Horse. I hope for a good price , I have heard that Farmers can not grind their own fodder corn, is that true?

L Gellermann, where is he now? That medal we call the Hunger Order for the winter battle 41/42 I got as well , I need a new one soon. It was not great news , that’s why I never mentioned it. You are still looking at the map trying to find the last City I was, it was Mosdock, from that City we made the attack across the Terek river.

From there we advanced onto the mountains of the Central Caucasus. We got as far as the great Invasion Road that ends at Tiflis , Naltschick and Alagier, and had I stayed on, I would have been in these cities now. The news keeps on about the Terek and I can assure you that is where the action is. Shortly before we crossed the Terek, it rained one night, 1200 Bombes, dropped by planes. Everything was on fire that night, it was a an upheaval for us we feared for our lives but after all that, the Russians had to give way, and we wondered how fanatic the Russian youngsters were. They did not take German Prisoners, they fight till death, . I had also a letter from Major Lange and he writes a nice letter and all I can say is, keep it coming Herr Major. For now Greetings,

Heinrich.