Letter from German soldier held by Americans APO 516 1st MLS area 1946

[p-59a]

This is my original post...https://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/for...ch?id=11721555... this is one of the letters.

[Gerdan]

He was captured in an American POW Camp (150th Labor Supervision Center) in France.
He writes about his situation in the camp and the different fellow prisoners who came from differen social classes.

Gerdan

[HPL2008]

Allow me to add a full translation:

"France, 2 March 46

Dear parents, Helga and all.
Even though there is much on my mind that I would like to let you know, it is hard for me to find the right way to start. And after one has written but a few lines, the space is already filled. As you can imagine, life behind barbed wire is very monotonous. However, there are always some comrades who provide a little entertainment. For the thing is: Here in the prisoner camp, we have a varied mixture of all classes and professions of an entire nation. And just as one can find high-ranking civil servants, there are also performers, artists, musicians and comedians. This latter group of comrades is responsible for the other ones being able to find some much-needed diversion. These few happy hours and, above all else, the mail from home are the only things that make our time as prisoners halfway bearable. A thousand greetings from far away, your Albert."

[p-59a]

Allow me to add a full translation:

"France, 2 March 46

Dear parents, Helga and all.
Even though there is much on my mind that I would like to let you know, it is hard for me to find the right way to start. And after one has written but a few lines, the space is already filled. As you can imagine, life behind barbed wire is very monotonous. However, there are always some comrades who provide a little entertainment. For the thing is: Here in the prisoner camp, we have a varied mixture of all classes and professions of an entire nation. And just as one can find high-ranking civil servants, there are also performers, artists, musicians and comedians. This latter group of comrades is responsible for the other ones being able to find some much-needed diversion. These few happy hours and, above all else, the mail from home are the only things that make our time as prisoners halfway bearable. A thousand greetings from far away, your Albert."

Thank you very much for the translation!