I think Slados has looked up this soldier and is giving you his service history, ie which regiments he served with between which dates, and making the point that he belonged to a Panzer Regiment.
I think Slados has looked up this soldier and is giving you his service history, ie which regiments he served with between which dates, and making the point that he belonged to a Panzer Regiment.
lol no way this is worth the pound i spent on the letter its interesting
It is the unit info corresponding to the feldpost number written on the envelope --- 27732 F --- your letter was written 17th of May, 1943 so it seems your man would have been a part of 10. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division, soon to be 10. SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsberg". Seems they were in France at this time.
thank you so much for your help so far this is awesome
Thats great information Slados.
Panzergrenadiers are mechanized infantry, (i.e. soldiers who are transported into combat in motorised vehicles).
this is brill i want to know whats in the letter now i now see why people enjoy doing the reseach
The letter is written in 'sütterlinschrift' in English that's sütterlin writing. It is difficult to read, but if you want to know what the ss man wrote, you can find the sütterlin font online and use that to help decipher the letter. It will take some time, I did it my self too with some of my letters.
The letter was written by an SS private named Helmut Heim and sent to one Miss Luise Waller. It says:
"O.U. [= Ortsunterkunft] 17.5.43
Liebe Luise!
Herzlichen Dank für Deinen Brief vom 13.5.,
den ich heute erhielt. Daß es Dir noch gut
geht freut mich. Dasselbe kann ich auch
von mir schreiben.
Ich hätte Dir schon im letzten Brief schreiben
können, daß ich an Deiner Verlobung
zweifle, aber ich wollte Dich nicht ent-
täuschen. Ich habe den Brief einen älteren
Kameraden lesen lassen u. [= und] der sagte
gleich zu mir: u. [= und] das glaubst Du?
Nun ja, wenn es auch so gewesen
wäre, hätte ich ja trotzdem nichts
dran ändern können.
Ich hab Dir doch einmal geschrieben, daß
ich zu den Panzern versetzt worden bin,
u. [= und] da bin ich jetzt in der Werkstatt.
Wir liegen in Südfrankreich, eine
fabelhafte Gegend. Heute hat es wieder
über 30° Wärme. Du kannst Dir denken,
daß ich jeden Tag baden gehe. Nun
zu der Uniform, es ist eine schwarze.
Ich hätte Dir ein Bild geschickt, aber solange
ich von Dir kein großes habe, schicke
ich Dir keins.
Will nun für heute schließen.
Es grüßt Dich recht herzlich
Dein Helmut"
Translation to follow.
Andreas you as always are too kind !
You really need to charge for a translation service as the amount of folk who buy things when they cannot understand a word of German and then need a translation seems to be ever on the increase . I think we need to at least insist that they donate to the forum or become gold members !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
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The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
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