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From Hella in Crimmitschau. She writes about her parents’ visit that day from Berlin. Next Wednesday Hella will sit her school leaving exam for athletics. She asks why he isn’t writing. The last page is in a different hand, possibly from Hella’s parents to Günther. With envelope.

From Hella in Crimmitschau. Everyone around her is studying hard as Hella catches up with her post. Although she hasn’t written in a while she has often thought of him. She is very busy as she is on kitchen duty. She is pleased that she has lost a lot of weight. They have lots of schoolwork. She is only concentrating on the subjects she wants to. At the moment it is German. They are still not allowed to go out much, but Hella often escapes. In answer to his question there is no airport in Crimmitschau but there are in Zwickau and Werdau. The letter is continued next morning. Hella is still unclear about the details of Günther’s plane. She doesn’t feel that she can approach her sachsen comrades as he suggested, as they are avoiding her. She has been nine weeks here and only once to the cinema. However, she does not feel much like going. She closes by saying that it has nearly been a whole year since they met. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. Hella’s parents’ house was affected by the fighting. On phoning home, she found her parents distraught and so came home. It was a very difficult journey. She found the bedroom burnt out and all the windows smashed. There is no water. In comparison to those around them, though, the damage is light and they can still live in the house. She describes some of the destruction in Berlin and the woeful look of its people. Hella sometimes feels ashamed of the peaceful life she has in Crimmitschau. With envelope.

From Hella in Crimmitschau. She is enjoying being back, especially as the leaders of the camp have left and it is snowy. She was sad not to find a letter from Günther waiting for her. It has been three months since they have seen each other, so she is sending him some pictures of herself. Others have told her that she now looks much thinner than she was in the pictures. But she cannot believe this as the others are getting fatter. No-one is allowed to go to Berlin for Christmas so Hella does not know where she will be, but she will get holidays. They had a celebration last night and called it the ‘Mountain festival’. Because of the presence of the teachers the atmosphere was a bit strained. She finished his chocolate in Berlin. With envelope.

From Hella in Crimmitschau. She has not had post from Günther or her parents. She hopes that the correspondence between herself and Günther will not slowly become one-sided. As it is the second Sunday in Advent they are hoping to have a little celebration in the evening. In the afternoon she hopes to go for a walk to the next village where there is supposed to be good cake. The camp leaders are still not back and the girls are happy for the freedom this brings. In present circumstances it takes about 24 hours to travel from Berlin to Crimmitschau. An unknown female admirer is making Hella’s bed for her, cleaning her shoes etc. She cannot find out who it is. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She excuses herself for being a lazy letter writer. She has been unable to find a decent picture of herself to send. The house which she used to live in has been bombed. To her surprise she finds herself enjoying her maths classes. She is sure Günther has forgotten a lot on that subject. They have not received their French jotters. She signs off and asks when he will next be paying a surprise visit. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She thanks Günther for his card from Fürstenwalde and says he has turned into a proper little wanderer. She asks him to write to her and whether he will be coming to Berlin soon. It has been so long she could forget what he looks like. She hopes to send him a picture of herself soon. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She is sorry to have missed his phone call on Sunday and is sorry to hear of the damage done to his parents’ house in the bombing. She hopes that the house can be repaired. The Tommy scouts came during the day yesterday, but unfortunately the all-clear sounded early enough for Hella to have to go to school. Her mother has packed up their valuables and put them in the cellar to protect them from bombing. But in the cellar they are not safe from robbers. When he rang she was at a friend’s. Yesterday she went to see the film Sophienlund and found it to be too idealistic but very amusing. Tonight she is going to a German poetry evening. Will Quadflieg from the Schiller Theatre will be reading work by Hölderlin, Fichte, Nietsche, Binding, Goethe, Schiller etc. Hella says that Quadflieg is a heartthrob for young girls and even she liked him before the ‘grey times’. She asks if he has heard anything about where he will next be stationed. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. She teases Günther both that his colleagues seems to be very observant about his mail and that he has shown them a picture of her. His picture is positioned in her room so it is the first thing that people see when they come in. Yesterday she missed school and spent her pocket money on ice cream. Once again her mother had to forward her next month’s money. There was no school today and Hella went swimming. At first she was the only female in the pool. The remaining occupants were men who looked like they were in the military. Hella decided to show them what she could do and ended up banging her head on the side of the pool. If the final exams were not coming up soon, and therefore school was cancelled more often, Hella would just consist of bruises. The letter is continued on 22 March 1943. Hella had a busy weekend and so did not finish her letter. She went to see the film 5000 Mark Belohnung. She justifies watching films and reading books that are ‘kitsch’ by stating that they help her to appreciate quality films and literature. A friend came to see her on Sunday who was very excited at passing her leaving exams. Hella got a 3 for a class essay but is dreading the maths test tomorrow which will show just how much school she has been missing. A call was sent out for volunteer lifesavers so that those in charge of the swimming pools could go on holiday. Hella volunteered but has yet to be asked to do anything. With envelope.

From Hella in Charlottenburg, Berlin. Although Günther’s letter took a long time to reach her she is going to reply immediately. She puts this down to his good influence. She apologises for not coming to meet him at the station. She had intended to but became unsure when she heard he was not travelling alone. Finally she felt too lazy to get out of bed and get dressed and go down to the station. She promises that this will never happen again should the opportunity arise. Hella comments that he seems to be really enjoying his time in France and that she is jealous of all the new things he is able to experience. Things are going better for Hella and she is becoming very brown. Hella reports back that her first night on air raid duty went well though she was tired afterwards. With envelope.