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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.

From Günther in Greifswald. Time has been flying since they last saw each other. He is almost back to where he started. The only difference is that he is not a student anymore. They are stationed in Greifswald to protect the capital. Unfortunately, the enemy has not shown itself during the full moon or while the moon was shining in general. It would be effortless to detect the enemy, and flying is more fun than when it is pitch dark. He is content with his life in Greifswald. He has flying duty at night and has to stay awake to await orders, which sometimes never come. He then sleeps in the mornings until lunchtime. Günther reminds Hella to use his regular Feldpost number so her letters do not go missing or get sent back. Since he had not received any letters from Hella for a while, he called her parents. He also asked his mother if she knew where Hella was now. Günther asks her whether she has received the chocolate and the photo by now. He has a stock of cigarettes and tells Hella to let him know if she can use them to buy something she would like. With envelope.

From Günther at the officers’ quarters somewhere in the Netherlands. Günther reports that he had to leave all of his things behind. He and his comrades were having their Sunday coffee and cake in town when they were suddenly called to flying duty and had to rush back to the air base. The motors of their machines had already been started, and there was just enough time to get changed. In less than 30 minutes, they were on their way to the Netherlands. There, the machines were immediately prepared for their next flight, but then nothing happened. They are still waiting for their next flying duty. A few days ago, Günther received the wedding cake from Hella’s mother and shared it with his two roommates. However, he still has not received a letter from Hella. He wonders if she is too busy to think about her poor Günther and threatens to get back at Hella by not sending her any more chocolate. He hopes a letter will be waiting for him when he gets back to Greifswald, or he will be very upset. With envelope.

From Günther in Greifswald. There was indeed a long letter from Hella waiting for Günther upon his return to Greifswald. He immediately writes back to her after learning that she feels lonely in Cimmitschau. During the latest attack on Hanover, Günther flew his first mission. Even though he arrived a little too late to shoot at the enemy, he enjoyed flying through the dust clouds of explosions. He hopes to fly his next mission against the Tommies soon. Günther continues his letter on 30 September. He was on flying duty last night, but they could not take off because it was too foggy. He listened to dance music on the radio instead. While there is enough time to learn how to dance, there are no suitable dance partners. Since Günther is a night fighter, he sleeps during the day. He prefers not to go out and even said no to a dance night with female students from the local university organized by a few officers the other week. He did not want to take the risk of dancing with someone he had not seen before. In his opinion, female students often wear specs and are not generally the prettiest girls. Günther hopes to be able to send her another package soon since it is the only thing he can do to console her. With envelope.

From Günther in Kassel-Rothwesten, Fliegerhorst, Offiziersheim. He has been very busy and so unable to write. A daylight air battle with the Americans has earned him a time of peace. He is using this time simply to eat and sleep in the two rooms assigned to him. He is finding this rest period quite taxing as his thoughts are quite depressing. Youth seems to be passing him by. At twenty he feels like an old man, happy just to be alive, to have survived. With envelope.

From Günther in Kassel. He thanks Hella for the picture she sent. He recently flew over Berlin and asks if she can send him a map showing where her school is. He finds it difficult that he does not know of any landing sites in Berlin. He does not have a picture of his plane. It is a month now since he has been able to watch a film due to being called out. Comments on how difficult it is for Hella to be allowed some free time. With envelope.

From Günther in Fürstenwalde. He does not have much free time to write letters so, in order that Hella does not feel neglected, he is sending her his photo. He apologises for the mess on Monday, but it was the only way he could get time alone with his cousin.

From Günther in Fürstenwalde. It is early in the morning, and they just woke up, but Günther uses the time to write because he feels guilty. His request for leave had been granted, so he left on Friday evening and arrived at their house very late. He only met his father there, who camped out at the ruins of their home to protect their property. Unfortunately, Günther caught a cold because he slept near a broken window. The next day, he and his father worked very hard, and in the evening, they went to their friends’ house, where his mother was staying. They also worked very hard on Sunday because Günther had to be back at 9 a.m. on Monday. He does not want Hella to believe that he did not think of her. He even called her on Sunday evening, but no one answered. Thus, he had to return to Fürstenwalde in a sad mood. There are more reasons for him to be in a bad mood. They have been waiting to be promoted to Oberfähnrich (First Lieutenant) for ten days now. Nonetheless, they dressed as such yesterday evening and almost did not recognise themselves. Günther is sure that Hella will be just as astonished. With envelope.

From Günther at the officers’ quarters somewhere near Belgrade. Günther carried a letter for Hella around for three days but never got the chance to mail it, so he is writing a new one. It makes him sad to hear that she is always so disappointed when no letter from him is in the mail. It takes him a long time to finish a letter because he gets distracted so easily. Günther hopes they will be able to spend time together in a couple of weeks since writing letters is getting boring. It will be his last holiday in Berlin before his deployment, and he wants her to make sure she will be in town. Günther will arrive between the beginning and the middle of June. He saves whatever he can to spoil Hella when they see each other. With envelope.

From Günther at the officers’ quarters somewhere near Belgrade. Günther takes the opportunity to write to Hella while his comrades are still at dinner. Sometimes he is so bored that he goes to bed earlier than necessary. Today, he even mended his socks, which he usually would not do. Yesterday, he tried swimming again, but it did not go too well. She may have to give him lessons if he does not improve soon. He can keep himself above water for a while, but not for too long, and there always has to be someone to watch him. When things look bad, Günther looks at the stars. He has become quite the astronomer. They learn the basics in celestial navigation class. The weird names of the stars are the worst part since learning vocabulary has never been his strong suit. But Günther does not believe that there is anybody who only has strengths and no weaknesses. He has to finish the letter because his comrades are back and seem to want to lose at cards. He asks Hella if she would prefer him to lose instead because of the proverb [lucky at cards, unlucky in love]. He would be happy to keep losing if it meant getting what he loves. With envelope. Water-damaged.