Letter 201

In the East Sept 30th 1943

Dear Beloved all at home.

Now comes the time that I will answer your letters again and yesterday I got your letter fom Sept 9th and you said you had not had any mail from me lately. I hope that some of my letters have arrived now. I am well but very tired and have much work to do. I could have done with all the lost parcels, these were the most craziest weeks since I am in Russia. Now we are inside a farm . I just returned from a 2 day trip with my wagon to fetch straw mattresses and Iron beds. One wagon we had full of furniture and we shall make a good home here. But maybe one night the alarm will sound and we are ordered to the front, but in afew hours march we are back in Battle again. From this war there is not much to see back home, but tell those pessimist to shut their mouths and tell them to come and see for themselves. Meier from Rolfshagen and Séffker from Bückeburg I met here too. Erwin had participated in our last Battle. I write here as if it was easy but the Russians attacked with swarms of Fighter Bombers and Panzers and had us surrounded for 8 days. The ring around us was only 4 Kilometers wide in the end but we got out. I have mailed 150 Marks again so let me know when it arrives, I spend some at the PX Wagon for Schnapps and Wine and I must say that is the best medicine for a bad stomach. How far are you with the Garage now? Have you got the manure spreader? Is the Corn all good and long enough? I am here and can not help but there is nothing I can do. That is all for now, Greetings to the Haus Bredemeier.

Heinrich

From: Heinrich Bredemeier, FP # 10331 Art.Regt 117

To: Heinrich Bredemeier, Rehren A.O.# 12, near Rinteln Weser.