Letter 216

In the Field Dec 10th 1943

Dear beloved All at home !

I suppose you too have been waiting to hear from me and it’s the same here Yesterday a truck from the Battery went to fetch all our mail I had 2 parcels, from Oct 1* I wonder where the mail hold up is. I suppose whatever you mailed will not arrive all, or a new Post Office is build here just for me. I was transferred from the ols 12 th Battery to the 1 Batter and my FP # is the same with an capital A it wont be any improvement nor worst for me. All it is I don’t have to handle the heavy shells anymore and as long as I am not in the Infantry, I don’t care what it is. You just keep on praying that God will protect me I don’t know the reason why I was transferred to a new Battery but I don’t care. Maybe we will get a salary rise like the Infantry? But Money is not worth a thing here. The salary as a soldiers will make nobody happy. Lets see what the future will bring. I am well, but I need a pair of socks again. It is already cold but nothing like the winter 2 years ago. We had a very mild Fall here and let us hope that the retreats finally will stop. Lets finish the war to a victorious end I would love to come home and work there again , that is my only wish, I don’t like the lazy life like I had it here many times, we swore at the lice a thousand times . You are building a garage for the tractor, I will be a nice house I hope by Christmas it should be finish. How much did it cost then? I am glad that you look after things there and do the improvements. Let me know if the 150 marks got home, a few more weeks and Christmas is with us again. Let us hope the Russians leave us alone as well.

Greetings Heinrich

From: Pvt 1st Class Heinrich Bredemeier, FP # 10331 Art.Regt 117

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