Jan fought bravely by all accounts, but courage alone was not enough to win the day. Well, it would seem there was an incident with enemy insurgents. You'll remember we last had word that he'd been stationed on the Greek island of Kyros and assigned to Admiral Ostler. I write with sad news of your brother Jan. A big bomb came and hit her right on the head. I am writting this letr to tell you our Mummy is deaded. (letter is included here with all spelling errors intact) I wanted to let you know I no longer work at the armaments factory.įrieda and myself and several others decided enough was enough. Once we have beaten the British and Americans into submission and wiped the Reds from the face of the planet, we will stop constructing tanks and return to making the best automobiles in the world.Īnd when you return, my son, it will be as factory overseer! I tell you, when you return you will not believe the difference. Make those Partisans suffer the way we have.Įxciting news! The new assembly line is operational. Walter, you must make them pay for what they did to our daughter and to Dortmund. What little consolation there is lies in the fact that she didn't suffer. That monster Churchill killed our beloved Mila. The British have rained bombs upon us for months. How are you, my boy? Truth be told, things are not so good here in Cologne. Hasn't Cologne suffered enough?ĭo write to me, darling. Five people dead, I think, but a lot more injured. Or maybe you haven't been able to post your letter yet. I suppose you might have written to me and that the mail might have passed in the post. Of course we are!Īnyway, you're a papa now. Your father worries that it means we're getting old. Write soon and put us out of our misery.Īs you can imagine, I'm thrilled to be a grandmother. Tanje says you can't agree! He's a week old and has no name. On Christmas Day your darling Tanje gave birth to a bouncing baby boy. Happy New Year, my darling! I have such wonderful news for you. What are you doing there, little brother? Of course, you can't tell me. I guess maybe they think you might be able to talk me out of my silly subversive beliefs. Not as surprised as I am that the prison authorities let me write you. How are you brother of mine? Surprised to get a letter from me? Its's very cold here and your father had another one of his turns. Italy! Why have they sent you to Italy? You're an ox of a man, why aren't you on the Eastern Front with the rest of them.ĭo they think you're a sissy? No son of mine is going to be called a sissy. The League of Young Girls is having a parade tomorrow. Papa says I should stop now and do my homework. Have you killed many people yet? Papa says what you're up to is ultra-secret and no-one even knows you're there. Papa thinks they were aiming for Hamburg but that something went wrong. Are you okay? Schulau was bombed last night.
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