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The author’s English translation, machine-read from his typed copy (scan); may contain small errors

Gro8bothen May 31* 1940

Dear Papa.

Thank you for the letter and card , Mutti and Gerhard are in oat field to cut down the thistles and we are alone. The Potatoes have come out already, except one field. We planted the cabbage yesterday, Traudel won an award with the Girls Hitler Youth , Thursday we were going for a march out but it rained , Greetings by my heart

Helmut.

At the memorial there is a flag on the roof we took a wreath there.

Greetings from Mutti.