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From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She has skipped school this week, but in the current turmoil this was not noticed. The teachers are having to help out with clearing up after the bombing and supporting the homeless. The last attack was the worst that they have had. The gym is now full of the remains of furniture. She has spent a lot of her spare time peeling potatoes for her mother. She hopes he has recovered from the exertions of a training walk. She signs off as there is to be a nice spread for coffee as it is her sister’s birthday. With envelope.

From Günther at the officers’ quarters somewhere near Belgrade. He complains that Hella is always ironic, and he is afraid that it will cause him to become shy again. He does not feel comfortable writing what is on his mind anymore. The weather is not as nice now, so he cannot sunbathe anymore. He is the only one not on duty, so he has decided to answer his mail. A huge coincidence caused Günther to reunite with two old military school comrades. They play cards in the mess every night, drink wine, and lose track of time. They only go to bed at 11 in the evening, which is much too late because they have to get up early. This behaviour must end soon because, in two days, flying duty starts again. To answer Hella’s question about how long he will stay there, Günther estimates his stay to be about four weeks. He would like to know how long his letters take to arrive. He sends them directly to Berlin-Tempelhof with Lufthansa, but her letters take four days to arrive. With envelope.

From Hella in Berlin. She calls Günther a monster. First she had to wait a long time for his letter, and when it does arrive, it contains a dressing down. Hella admits that Günther is probably right in what he says, as others have said the same, and Hella promises to make an effort. Hella cried her eyes out today over a maths test. If she had got a two in the test, she would also have got a two in her report card. However, she had to hand her paper in blank. She could not do the test. None of her neighbours would help her in spite of pokes in the ribs and messages. They have heard that there redeployment will take place from the middle of May until 1 September. They were examined today and Hella was one of the few who passed as fit to work in a hospital, with a family with many children or in the government bunkers for children. Those who are conditionally fit will work in offices. Hella is looking forward to not having to go to school. She asks Günther not to take her teasing to heart. She reports that one of his letters took three days to arrive. With envelope.

From Günther at the officers’ quarters somewhere near Belgrade. His birthday was as uneventful as expected. His comrades forgot all about it, and they had flying duty in the morning and had to study for the oral exam in the afternoon. The exams took place this morning. Now, the only thing left to complete is a 1-hour test flight. Apart from that, there is not much to do. Only when everyone is done with their exam will they be deployed. Günther thanks Hella for making his birthday at least a little special by sending him four packages, including chocolates and biscuits, and looks forward to thanking her in person soon. Hella and his parents were the only ones who thought of him on this birthday. His dad even wrote him a letter of two pages, which is unusual for him. Günther does not believe that there will be a fourth year of war. As he has already told her, he will not be at his current location for long anymore, so Günther suggests taking a break from writing letters until he knows where he will end up. This will also relieve the burden on the postal service. He is saving some of the sweets she sent him for later. With envelope.

From Günther in Ingolstadt. Now that he has settled back into his everyday military life, Günther finally finds the time to write to Hella. It took him a while to get settled after ‘quiet’ Belgrade and his holiday. Their first flying duty was only a couple of hours after they had arrived at their new post. Flying duty is okay, but they also have drills and early-morning exercises. Instead of flying as straight as possible, they are now expected to fly in circles. It is an adjustment for their stomachs, but they were made fighters, after all. He and one other lieutenant share two rooms. Luckily, his comrade has brought a radio so that they can enjoy their free evenings together. Neither the quality nor the quantity of the food are up to Günther’s standards. There is no chocolate either, meaning he cannot send Hella any. Therefore, he looks forward to being transferred in two weeks. He wants to know whether their photos are done yet and asks Hella to send him some of them, but only the good ones. Since Günther cannot always be with her, he at least wants to carry the newest photos of Hella with him. Now that their holiday is over, Günther hopes that Hella goes to school again regularly. He wants her to focus on school during the day, and then she can think of him at night. This is the way he does it, too. He sends greetings to her and her family. With envelope.

Postcard from Hella in Lietzow with a picture of the Stubbenkammer promontory on the island of Rügen. She sends greetings from her holiday.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She arrived home the evening before and is surprised at the atmosphere in Berlin. In Binz the rumours and gossip could be ignored, but in Berlin everyone is listening to them. At first she became very worried then decided that the situation, although bad, was not as bad as all that. Those living in Berlin got a shock when Hamburg was bombed. On Monday she starts work. She will spend twelve days at the Olympic stadium to cover holiday leave for a Kindergarten assistant before travelling to Thüringen for four weeks. She is glad of the time in Berlin as she will be able to put in some athletic practise for her School Leaving Certificate, something which will be difficult in Thüringen. Her suntanned skin is causing people to stare in Berlin where everyone is so pale. Hella should have gone to get her photo taken at Meyer on Monday. However, when her mother picked up her passport photo she was told that there was no point in using them as Hella was so brown, so Hella will have to wait. If Günther does not like the enclosed photo he should let Hella know. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. The number of children in the Kindergarten has gone down to six, but they are still very busy. The children are provided with good food, and as their carers, the ‘aunts’ do not go short. However, Hella complains that some of the aunts are profiteering from the food provided for the children and taking it to their own homes instead of giving it to the children. Work in the Kindergarten finishes on the 12th. Then everyone gets moved to Thüringen. Hella hopes she won’t have to go as her sister is getting married at the beginning of September and she would like to be able to go to that. Hella comments that many people are leaving Berlin, including Günther’s family. In Hella’s apartment block, most people have already left. She asks how long Günther will be in Parchim. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. Hella has deliberately not written in a while so that he can experience how unpleasant it is to have to wait for post. Her time looking after children has now finished. It is unknown where her school will go. Although they do not have lessons, they still have to attend a roll call. Her things are ready for leaving. They even have to take a feather bed with them. They won’t be separated out into civilian quarters but will stay all together in a camp, just like in the KLV. Hella is supposed to be a KLV leader herself, but argues that this is not possible as she wants to sit her leaving certificate and stay together with her school. She went and got her picture taken for Günther. She hopes to be able to stay in Berlin to the end of the month as there is a film coming out that she would like to see. She went to Günther’s house to return a book. The house is looking good again. Only his father was there, but she received a letter from Günther’s mother. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She starts by saying that a letter she had sent to Günther on the 7th has been returned as the address was unknown. She admits that whilst she sometimes deliberately makes him wait for news from her, this time she was innocent. It is difficult to obtain paper to write letters on. The weather is extremely warm, but she is able to buy ice cream from the money earned whilst working. The school still does not know where it will be sent. She is enjoying frequent trips to the cinema. She suggests recording letters on tape instead of writing them, but thinks that she would soon run out of things to say. With envelope.