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 russia, june 27, 1941 dear parents! my warmest and most heartfelt greetings from far away. Yes, you will be amazed. Your hansl is in soviet russia. You don't need to be afraid, i'm not on the front line! we're moving forward slowly. You must have been surprised when war with russia was announced on sunday? i am proud to be able to be there. I will now describe to you how the war started. We were given the time on saturday. It was supposed to start at 3:15 a. M. We were all excited. Sunday morning at 2. 15 a. M. A [plane came, this was the attack signal. ]. Date: 27 June 1941.
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