Letter 177
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The author’s English translation, machine-read from his typed copy (scan); may contain small errors
May 22™ 1943
Dear Beloved Parents !
Please do not worry about me, we were not in Stalingrad but much further south in the Kalmucksteppe and here there is no shooting going on at the moment. I am further back because of wound on my arm, (the 2™ time ) and I am resting with the supply unit . I am enclosing my certificate for the Iron Cross , it is a bit damaged but I had it in my pocket since February. This, as I wrote to you, I got when we blew up the Russian armored Train and only recently we had found out that it had 22 T-34 tanks loaded for the southern front, naturally, these tanks were destroyed too But now the time has come to think about turning away from the Caucasus before the Russians close the door in front of our noses at the Don River crossing. A lot of material is already stacked up here and our Leadership knows what they have to do. Some units already loading up and are on the way to the
northwest. But it is not a panic
Greetings Kurt
No, I have seen nothing of Heinz Bredemeier since last winter.
From: Sgt Kurt Oelmann FP # 14131 Inf Regt 117, of the 111" Infantry Division.
To: Family P. Oelmann, Rinteln a.d. Weser Niedereweg 12