Feldgrau letter 7 dated 25&27/4/42

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Feldgrau letter 7 dated 25&27/4/42

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This is the third and final letter from Gfr. O. Rindchen. The letter is 4 sides long and contains another single sided letter in a separate small envelope that was enclosed with the main letter.


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Page 3
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Page 4
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Envelope front
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Envelope back
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Enclosed smaller letter and its envelope
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Re: Feldgrau letter 7 dated 25&27/4/42

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Enclosed small letter:

Mein Lieb!
Heute, an unserem 8. Hoch-
zeitstag möchte ich dich recht
lieb u. herzlich grüssen.
Möge uns dieser Tag noch recht
oft und in Gesundheit, zusam-
men mit unseren Kindern,
beschieden sein.
Meine Gedanken werden beson-
ders heute in Liebe bei dir, un-
seren Kindern und unserem
"zu Hause" weilen.

Dein Otto
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Re: Feldgrau letter 7 dated 25&27/4/42

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Thank you for that. A very personal letter I think.
Can you add anything about the feldpost number on these?

35789 letter 4
00693 letter 5,6,7

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Re: Feldgrau letter 7 dated 25&27/4/42

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FPN 35789 (Letter 4) 28/1/42
3. Batterie Artillerie-Regiment 155

For FPN 00693 I already mentioned the unit here (letter 3) Betriebsstoff-Verwaltungs-Kompanie 986. The FPN for this unit didn't changed during this period.
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Thanks once again Richard.
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Richard,

Am I right in thinking that 3. Batterie Artillerie-Regiment 155 was part of 21. Panzer Division serving in africa in January 1942?

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Mike James wrote:Richard,

Am I right in thinking that 3. Batterie Artillerie-Regiment 155 was part of 21. Panzer Division serving in africa in January 1942?

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Re: Feldgrau letter 7 dated 25&27/4/42

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Mike, the first page was too small and faint for me to read.
Perhaps you can re-scan it?
Some words I was not sure about and added a "?" after the word.
Hiltraut


2.
gut geht.
Bötefuhr hast Du Zigaretten geschenkt,
er raucht ja gar nicht. Die werde ich
ihm, wenn er bis Donnerstag
kommt, wieder abnehmen. Deine
überströmende Dankbarkeit hat ihn
ja sicher gefreut.
"Komm doch in meinen Arm "...,
....... - oh wie gern Schätzel! 3 Wochen
wird es ab mindestens noch, da ich
jetzt zuerst Knippler, der an Weihnach-
ten mit mir zu Hause war,
fahren lassen will. Hoffentlich klappt
dann alles so wie ich es mir vor-
stelle. Das wäre ja dann so gegen
Pfingsten. Aber wie leicht kann da
ein Strich durchgemacht werden. Nun,
auf jeden Fall freuen wir uns

3
mal drauf.
Wegen mir brauchst Dir keine Sor-
gen zu machen, wir kommen nicht
hier weg. Wir werden hier noch Ehren-
bürger.
Hat Dir das Erika gesagt, mit dem
25 mtr. vom Feind? Dürfte doch etwas
übertrieben sein. Erleben werden sie
ja bestimmt etwas. Wenn ihnen
nur nichts passiert.
Das war wohl Weber Sepp (?), den Du im
"F...länder" trafst? -
Morgen, wo ich frei habe werde ich noch
den 2. Strumpf kaufen. - Geld hast
Du noch nicht weggeschickt. Ich schrieb Dir
schon 2 mal deswegen. Oder willst
Du mir keines mehr schicken. Brauche
ja eben nicht viel, besonders für Essen.
Täglich tue ich mir gut, an den geschickten

4
Sachen. Ich werde z.Zt. wieder ein
ganz großer "Esser". Eß Du mir vor
allen Dingen auch fest, schreib mir
ob Du es auch machst.
Neues gibt es sonst nichts. Was sagten
Hammels (?) zum Kaffee u. wie schmeckten
die ...? Du schreibst gar nichts davon.
Mir scheint Du bekommst nicht alle Briefe
von mir, die Deinigen erhalte ich schein-
bar alle. Ich schrieb Dir mindestens jeden
2. Tag. Sind eigentlich die 2 Päckchen jetzt
da?
Jetzt habe ich inzwischen Wild (?) noch ge-
schrieben. Für Dich weiß ich weiter auch nichts,
als daß ich Dich ganz lieb hab.
Hoffentlich hast Du unseren Hochzeits-
tag gut verbracht, wäre da zu gern
bei Dir, meinem Lieb gewesen. In Ge-
danken werd ich es, wie ja täglich, beson-
ders sein. Immer
Dein Otto
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Feldpost
Frau Else Rindchen
Landau/Pfalz
Ludendorffstr. 28
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Gfr. Otto Rindchen, 00693
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Here's Page 1 again Jiltraut, - hopefully more readable this time.

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Re: Feldgrau letter 7 dated 25&27/4/42

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Much better, Mike! :)
Here is the first page, what I could read.
Hiltraut

24/25.IV.42 (24/25.April 42)
Mein liebes, treues Mädel!
Es ist 1/4 4 h. Ich muß nämlich
diese Nacht wieder Wache machen, da
wir durch den Urlaub zu wenig
Leute sind. Ich muß von 2 bis früh
wachen, während abwechselnd 1 Kame-
rad draußen Wache hält. Da habe ich
nun ja schön Zeit, meiner Liebsten,
wie ja schon öfters in diesem Krieg
in einem Brief zu gedenken. Ich tue
das um so lieber, da ich auch heute
wieder von Dir Post u. zwar vom
Montag, 20. IV., erhielt. Ich danke
Dir dafür. Vor allen Dingen freut
es mich, daß es bei den Kindern
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Re: Feldgrau letter 7 dated 25&27/4/42

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Thank you Hiltraut,
I'll post the next letter tomorrow.

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Re: Feldgrau letter 7 dated 25&27/4/42

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Mike, here is a translation (hope it is sufficient)
of the Feldgrau letter 7
Hiltraut

1
24/25.IV.42 (24/25.April 42)
My dear, faithful girl!
It is a quarter to 4 h. Namely I
have to keep guard duty this night,
as we are too few people because of the
furlough. I have to stand guard from
2 to morning, while one comrade takes
turns outside standing guard. So now
I have a fine time to commemorate my sweetheart
in a letter like already many times before in this war.
I do this all the more, as I received mail from you
today, namely from Monday, 20. April. I thank you
for it. Above all I am glad, that all is going
well with the children.

2
You gave Bötefuhr cigarettes
he does not even smoke! I am going
to take them away from him if he comes
by Thursday. He probably enjoyed
your lavish gratitude.
"Do come into my arm"..., ...-oh gladly, my sweetheart!
It will take at least 3 more weeks,
as I do want to let Knippler, who spent
Christmas home with me, leave first.
Hopefully then all will work out the way I envision it.
That would be then around Pentecost. But how easy
can that be thwarted. Well,
in any case we are looking forward to it.

3.
Because of me you do not have to worry,
we are not leaving here. We will become
honorary citizen yet.
Was it Erika who told you it, that with the
25 meter from the enemy? Might be exaggerated
quite a bit. They certainly will
experience something. If only nothing happens to them.
It was probably Weber Sepp, which you run into at the "F..länder"?
Tomorrow, when I am off, I will buy the 2. stocking. -
You did not send off any money yet. I wrote to you
already twice about it. Or don't you want to
send me any anymore? Don't need really much,
especially for food. Daily I am benefitting from

4.
the sent goods. I am becoming right now a
pretty big "Eater". First and foremost do eat
a lot yourself, write to me whether you are doing it.
There are no news to report. What did
the Hammels say about the coffee, and how did the ... taste?
You are not writing anything about it.
It seems to me that you are not getting
all the letters from me, the ones from you I seem to get all.
I wrote to you at least every second day.
By the way, did the two parcels arrive yet?
Now I wrote in the meantime Wild also.
For you I don't know anything else besides
that I love you very much.
I hope that you spent our wedding anniversary well,
would have loved to be with you, my sweetheart.
In my thoughts I will be there especially, like daily.
Always,
your Otto

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Enclosed small letter:
My sweetheart!
Today, on our 8th wedding anniversary,
I would like to send you dear and hearty
greetings.
May us this day still often and in good health,
together with our children, be granted.
My loving thoughts will linger especially today
with you, our children, and our "at home".
Your Otto
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