WWII Letter

September 3, 1939
Apt. 70 Baer Lane, 2092,
Berlin, Germany
Dearest Anne,

How are you? How are our children, George and Marianne? Has Marianne recovered from her cold you told me about in your last letter? Make sure to buy medicines for her, I will send you some money soon. I would hate to have another one of our children pass away, like what happened to Margaret. Things are fine here… I don’t want you to worry about me. I hope to be home soon.

Good News… We have successfully attacked Poland a couple of weeks ago! On the 1st of September, we marched into Poland and fought. We attacked Poland from 3 fronts. East Prussia (north), Germany (west), and Slovakia (south). There were 2 million men, most on horseback, but easy to defeat against with our tanks. In the beginning, we launched our blitzkrieg, which we hadn’t used for 3 years, since the Spanish Civil War!! It was scary, at first, but I fought for the pride of my country. Times are tough here, though. We barely have enough food to feed all the men, but we’re surviving. It was dusty and black, smoky, you couldn’t even breathe or see a thing. But I’m all right. I didn’t get badly injured, just my arm. It got shot, but don’t be disturbed, I will get better soon in the hospital…
It was real chaos! After we attacked Poland, which was the official start of the war, Russia joined in, and helped us fight. But today, France and Britain declared war on us. I believe that if we really fight with all our might, we will come out of this war as the winners!

I must go now; I have to deliver this to the noon mail call. I hope to see you within the month, if things go smoothly. God forbid I never see you again, I want you to know I love you very much, and tell our children that I cared for them greatly!

Your caring husband,

Alfred F. Bürger