Letter 220

5th War Christmas 1943

My dear All.

Today I sit down and put my thoughts tp paper on this day,

thinking of you far away. But first let me wish you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and maybe the letter will get into your hands by the end of January. But does it matter? As you would like to know that I am very well. Yesterday I got quite a few parcels again, so I am not going hungry on this day. But we wish the war would come to an end and end the murdering , If we live to see that day, then Humanity will be far better. For Christmas we baked our own cake too, for days we had been saving the

ingredients for Plate and Pot Cake, Schnapps we brewed

ourselves, and we shall try that this afternoon. We don’t care the taste as long as the result is good. If you send me something again, make it a can of Sugar beet syrup . I wish I could save all the tin cans here. I suppose there are not many presents from Father Christmas at home, I noticed the empty stores on my furlough last spring. We had a few comfortable hours under a tree, it is getting dark now, we drink a bit more than usual, so the sad thoughts are staying away. I will close now, and lets hope for a victorious New Year.

Heinrich.

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

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