Hallo zusammen, ich bin heute gerade aus Berlin zurückgekommen, nachdem ich dort ein paar Tage verbracht habe. Ich war am Sonntag auf dem Flohmarkt im Mauerpark und habe dieses Juwel gefunden. Es ist ein Brief eines deutschen Kriegsgefangenen vom Juni/Juli 1946 aus dem Lager Rupert Idaho.
Ich bin mir noch nicht 100 % sicher, was ich damit machen soll, aber wenn möglich, möchte ich versuchen, es der Familie des Besitzers zurückzugeben oder es vielleicht zu spenden. Alles, was besser ist, als in einer Kiste in Manchester herumzuliegen.
Und wenn möglich, könnte es jemand lesen und mir kurz zusammenfassen, was da steht? Ich habe versucht, es zu übersetzen, aber der Text lässt sich mit Google Translate nicht so gut übersetzen, und der Junge an der Rezeption im Hostel hatte mit einigen Teilen auch Probleme.
Es wurde an „Teufelsbruck, B Wasserburg/A Gasthof“ geschickt, was, wie ich herausgefunden habe, eine Stadt in Baravia ist, aber das ist alles, was ich wirklich herausfinden konnte.
Vielen Dank an alle
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Someone called Hans, the PoW, is writing to his family, being very excited about June 15th that year, because it seems that they will be allowed home then. He thanks his wife to be faithful (he hopes) and to look after the children. For context, that’s how I read it.
Edit: he also talks about everyone talking about their beloved in prison, but that he might need to get used to society overall again once out.
It is a letter of love , hopefulness and anticipation from what I can make out.
My dearest Irmchen!
Today is Sunday! I can send you another
greeting. The days are getting longer and longer now,
because we are all waiting for June 15th. I firmly believe
that we will then be allowed home to our wives and children.
1 week ago I received
your letter of Feb. 26. Thank you for
everything. One is sometimes tormented by bad doubts
when one reads the newspapers, but I believe you that
you are faithful to me. How have all the right
become brooding in their captivity and are
quiet people. But I think that when we are sent home
home, then we will get used to people again.
Every evening we talk about home
and I always think of you, dearest Irmchen, and I am
am so looking forward to our child. Please stay upright
and faithful and don’t forget your Hansl, who loves you
more than anything in the world. Many greetings and kisses Hans.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
IMO you could offer this to the town archive of Wasserburg am Inn. Giving it to an archive means it has much better chances of being preserved for the future than just giving it to a relative.
[https://www.wasserburg.de/stadtarchiv/startseite/](https://www.wasserburg.de/stadtarchiv/startseite/)
Unfortunately Teufelsbruck is technically part of Soyen (soyen.de) but I could not find out whether they have a Gemeindearchiv or Kreisarchiv. Often for such small places the local state archives will often step in, but that is not a given. If the town archive of Wasserburg am Inn is not interested, they should at least be able to tell you which archive handles matters for Soyen.