Field post letters from hans koch, vienna, world war ii, eastern front, 1922-1945 [[:|previous letter]] () letter no. Blank (1945-03-12) [[:|next letter]] () envelope: front back card - front card - back card - back text on march 8th we had to leave again, drove to berlin again, stayed there for a day and then continued on here. In berlin we were able to eat in one of the best restaurants on the kurfürstendamm. On the way back i wrote a letter to you on the moving train that a soldier wanted to take with him to vienna, i hope he did?! we had hardly arrived here when we heard the latest news - the whole battalion, i. E. The whole blankenburg garrison - was on the march to a town in central germany about 160 km away. Well, we were ready, you can imagine. Now, as you know, we were supposed to be sent to potsdam. As we weren't there, two others were sent. Almost everything had already gone, only a few of the follow-up units were still there. We went straight to the commander, who had been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel during this time, and reported us. He assigned us to the follow-up unit, so we'll probably stay here for a while, how long is uncertain, about three weeks. - you see what a business trip like this can be good for. Good luck! i've telegraphed you straight away - you can keep writing here, but poste restante, i. E. My name then blankenburg/harz and "poste restante" underneath. If i go away, the mail will be forwarded to me. Unfortunately, i haven't received any mail from you yet. It's going terribly badly now. Date: 12 March 1945.
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