Field post letters from hans koch, vienna, world war ii, eastern front, 1922-1945 previous letter (1945-02-10) letter no. 309 (1945-02-12) next letter (1945-02-21) envelope: front back text [it's almost unbelievable how time has flown and how much has changed since then. If someone had told us in 1941 that i would be a soldier for four years and who knows how long, we would have thought they were crazy. Although everyone carries a "marshal's baton in their knapsack" ["everyone carries a marshal's baton in their knapsack!" - after napoleon - anyone can work their way up to the highest tasks and offices. ] i am still a "glorious" corporal! believe me, mamschl, i could be more, but i know exactly what i'm doing! if it were otherwise, i would probably have been gone a long time ago. Well, i feel really good like that too. Because o. Gefr. Is not a rank but a "worldview". I know that you love your o. Gefr. Just as much as a general, so i don't care about anything else! the course i wrote about doesn't start until 8 or 14 days later, so i still have a few days to go. Well, my dear mother, i've been waiting for your first letter. I hope you get well soon, that's the most important thing! warm greetings and kisses from your hansl what happened during the x-ray? Date: 12 February 1945.
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