Field post letters from hans koch, vienna, world war ii, eastern front, 1922-1945 previous letter (1937-10-17) letter date (1938-05-18) next letter (1938-05-22) envelope empty page 3 (landscape) 2. ) [but i'm just telling you], grit your teeth and hold on. Later, when it's over, you'll be glad and proud that you made it. I think it's natural for you, as a german boy, not to tell your mother about getting up early and going to bed late when you're dead tired. Just keep it up, then you'll definitely reach your goal and you'll do and act rightly. Even when i came to the reich, as a poor, unknown refugee, nobody helped me; i went to work piecework in a cement factory, where i'd never done any hard physical work. I gritted my teeth and held on. It was incredibly difficult. I got sick, developed a heart defect and was completely broken, but i persevered and managed it. I wrote home to my parents that i was doing great, that i was working in an office, etc. Why make the heart of a mother who loves her child more than anything heavy? i see that you think the same, act the same way and that makes me so happy for you. Great work, my boy. Date: 18 May 1938.
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