November 1, Sunday
14 days without mail from Romi. Airmail letter to romi, 23
November 2, Monday
First chess evening
November 3, Tuesday
Buenberger is going home. He is tacking parcel 5 for Romi with him. Training and target practice. Letter 24, Romi.
November 4, Wednesday
Singing. Third day without electricity. Parcel from Geli.
November 5, Thursday
Training of throwing hand grenades. Letter to Geli. Letter Romi, 25, letter Mutti
November 6, Friday
Drawings for LKW (Lastkraftwagen = trucks) garage. Pay. Letter to Robert Muller. quarter master in Shlobin, regarding his boots.
November 7, Saturday
Third week without any news from Romi.
November 8, Sunday
Letter from Harry that he got the package. Letter Romi, 26
November 9, Monday
Training and target practice
November 10, Tuesday
Statistical calculations
November 11, Wednesday
Letter Romi, 27 and Mutti
November 12, Thursday
Classes in the hall. (mess hall?)
November 13, Friday
Letter from Romi and Mutti. Airmail to both (Romi, 28). Don’t know what to make of them (the letters). They puzzle me. I don’t want to guess either. It would make it even more confusing.
November 14, Saturday
For the last 14 days we lost electricity around 3 pm, just as you start needing the light. The power is switched on again around 8 pm.
November 15, Sunday
November 16, Monday
We are throwing live hand grenades.
November 17, Tuesday
November 18, Wednesday
Orders to get the roof shingles factory going.
November 19, Thursday
Military training. Russians (can’t read) M.G. (could stand for Maschinengewehr – automatic rifle) Parcel to Fredy Roid, Harry, Fuhrmann family. Tante (aunt) Moli, Mutti
November 20, Friday
Parcel for Fuhrmann’s to heavy. Repacked, to Romi and Mother.
November 21, Saturday
Inspection of roof shingle factory
November 22, Sunday
First trip into the forest. 30 Russians. 4, O.T. M. Letter to Felix and Fly
November 23, Monday
Forest
November 24, Tuesday
Forest, letter to Mutti and package with batteries
November 25, Wednesday
Letter to Mutti, (can’t read)
November 26, Thursday
Letter from Romi and Mother Fuhrmann. Romi does not want to marry me, she has been thinking it over. Airmail letter to Mother Fuhrmann,
November 27, Friday
Letter from Romi that confirms Mother F’s letter. Well, then don’t. It’s over and done with forever. Airmail letter to Romi, 29. Lupperl arrives.
November 28, Saturday
3 am, Staberl is picking us up. Welcome schnapps until 8 am. Letter from Romi. Letter to Romi, 30, and Mother F. Released her from promise of marriage.
November 29, Sunday
November 30, Monday
Letter from M.F., letter back to her. Letter to Mutti telling her about Romi and Nata.
Father Organization Todt Diary November 1942
Weigl - Was it Ernst ?
Hello - interesting diary - Do you know if he later went into schwere Panzer Abteilung 503 ?
There was an Ernst Weigl in 503.
Sorry if this was asked prior - or clarified prior - I just found this thread.
Thanks,
Dale
There was an Ernst Weigl in 503.
Sorry if this was asked prior - or clarified prior - I just found this thread.
Thanks,
Dale
Not sure about ernst weigl
Not sure about ernst weigl , may have been a distane cousin, ill ask my moms when i get a chance. But nothing in the diary so far metnioning an ernst.