Field post letters from hans koch, vienna, world war ii, eastern front, 1922-1945 previous letter (1941-06-22) letter no. 21 (1941-06-27) next letter (1941-06-30) envelope: front back text [sunday morning at 2. 15 a. M. A] plane arrived - this was the signal to attack. At 2. 15 a. M. Sharp the first cannon shot rang out and then all the guns started firing. There was a wild crash and thunder. And then the first russian planes came. There were 8 of them. They flew towards germany. After about 2 hours they came back. Then all of a sudden our fighters appeared! it was a wonderful sight. One russian after the other suddenly started to burn and sank. Suddenly a russian bomber turned around and came towards us. There is already a fighter there and it takes barely 5 seconds before it is already burning. Bright flames rise and the first one jumps out with a parachute. The plane crashes on. Date: 27 June 1941.
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