Letter 230

K.d.F. City May 13th 1944

My dear All!

Today I am writing this letter from different place , I am ina Guard House amongst a group of old Infantry me, and I just completed my first inspection walk around the Prisoner camp. We have 16 000 prisoners here that need constant supervision. I got here yesterday but I think I will only stay here 4 weeks. The weather is good and I enjoy the guard walks and it is much quieter here and I stay in the camp with good Comrades. A few hundred meters from here is the huge factory and that is where a lot of work is to be done. But I can not think of a better job in the whole Army like this one here. I don’t think I can come on a short furlough yet, but you could send me a parcel but do not think we go hungry here, , I just like a bit to eat on the side. I am well and look forward to get your first letter and it takes as long, as it did to Russia. The enemy Bombers are trying to find these factories and wooden barracks but in an alert, the whole area is being shrouded in chemical fog. I have a good bed with even a spring mattress. Greetings to you all.

Heinrich.

From: Pvt 1st Class Heinrich Bredemeier, 20, City of the K.d.F. Car, Guard hose Command.

To: Family Heinrich Bredemeier, 20 Rehren AO #12 Near Rinteln. Note: in 1938 the town of Fallersleben was renamed

City of the Kraft durch Freude wagen

(City of the Strength through Joy Wagon} that was also known as the Volkswagon works and had at times up to 20 000 Prisoners of war and Concentration camp inmates working there. In 1945 the name of the town was changed again and is now called

Wolfsburg and still makes Volkswagen there and in Chattanooga - Tennessee.