Letter 353
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The author’s English translation, machine-read from his typed copy (scan); may contain small errors
O.U. Dec 17th 1943
Dear Parents.
Greetings from Here and I hope all is well, same goes for me. Today I am on guard again, but better even, I don’t have to stand outside, as I am deputy to the Sgt. So far the parcels I had was from Nov 23rd with roasted Goose and the cake. On Nov 26th a parcel with sandwiches, on Nov 29th with Pepper cake and Butter, and on Nov 30th with the pullover , gloves etc. I also had a parcel from Udestedt, today I also got the parcel that Kurt fetched frm home but I have not opened it yet. I was glad to get all this, now I have something good to eat again. I can understand that you don’t get much mail from me now, we have no time to write in the week. We work until 9 PM and than clean our gear. In the beginning we had Sunday afternoon off, and I could write then. I am glad to hear that you are more or less finish with the work. It is cold here too, we had hard frost, and it freezes all day. I never thought that it be that cold here. I will close now and wish you a merry Christmas, and we hope to see you again.
Your Werner
From:Pvt Werner Ketschau, FP # 56999 = Grenadier Regt 6
To: Fam. Erich Ketschau, Kleinmélsen Erfurt, Thuringia