For those of you interested in some deep details, I used Google's Gemini to translate the letters. One appears to be from a Concentration camp in Poland (Radom) March 20. 1944.
Here are the English translations
Cover (Postcard) Austria 1891
Professor Mr. Troukl !
Those who came to me were so kind and sent me the roses. They are already torn and I couldn't have them done. Careful.
Julin Brans
Cover Germany to Austria Oct 4, 1941 (during WWII)
Welcoming Mr. Eder !
Before all, I wish you a happy and pleasant stay with me, that I was happy, and I felt very happy in Polen.
Did you have the Neves in Vienna? It's not a big news, as we thought that week, the week was full of surprises and surprises. If it continues, I'll buy you a ship and make you lay low in the store.
How is it that Mrs. Eder and her little daughter, who loves us! Find out where everything is?
Our food is also very bad; we don't have a decent meal either, because we're lying on the ground, tired. If our youth is already over, we should finally start drinking wild food. It would be better for us if we could go to Vino Rival again than to have to participate in this stupid mess like always.
When we do this, my thoughts are always at home.
If I have to work long enough, I'll be a lot more productive, since I'm already a bit tired of finishing my writing and helping people who are in the kitchen. Warm Easter greetings.
Good night, Fritzk
Cover Austria 1941 (during WWII)
April 11, 1940.
Dear Trundy.
For breakfast, I had the usual black coffee, which I naturally didn't drink, so I made myself a lemonade instead. Afterwards, we received 25 pounds per 100, and from 20 pounds per 100, we get 100 pounds per day. But since I don't have the opportunity to buy anything, except for beer, wine, and cigarettes from the canteen, I have this money left over. In any case, I refuse to smoke or drink on my own, even if I always have to be drunk. I am the only one who maintains these good qualities. Everyone else does the opposite out of sheer boredom or despair. I just have ideal company, but one shouldn't say that so as not to offend against the fellowship of others. With my biography they were satisfied, but praise is only given for military matters and not for private matters.
Yesterday I had to write a short description of the life of a certain person. Some of you students couldn't even write a stylistically correct essay. The roommates are mostly poor people from working-class backgrounds; there are almost no intelligent people here. Many of them snore in power. You live in lovely barracks with comfortable beds and other primitive furnishings. You get up at 6:00 a.m. and go to bed at 10:00 p.m. For the time being, we only went out on the Sundays accompanied by Korgesetters, which wasn't a problem for me. But we weren't out alone and you really felt like a prisoner. Next, in four weeks, we'd have to leave the Binz house. I am assigned to the technical group of the power factory department and I am considering building a light for the Macksobulb and not as a fighter in the Glabrenzone!
We stayed in If Pölten for about 2-3 days. We were shown how the beds were made and no bed was shown to the others as the best. Thank goodness I sleep alone in a corner by the window and there is no one above or below me. Mostly Viennese people are here, fewer people from the provinces. Our party consisted of around 150 people, but on Monday around 500 are supposed to come. By the time we got there we had a lovely roast beef with sausage and potatoes. We ate just the meat and the rest was gone. Please Trude, visit me this weekend (but alone) and bring me some interesting illustrated magazines or books, I'm bored and also my big chocolate bar. It's very cold here in the morning. 6 minutes later, I froze my husband and his wife. Potato.
Take the Zup 10 - alb hien Heitbahnhof. Bring Kalodont with you. Jeb
Cover Poland (Radom Nazi Prison Camp) to Vienna March 20, 1944 (during WWII)
Dear Heino!
Have a free address that has a date suit stene Ostesuper. Cow 12. I am on the 16th. Th. Quite many thanks and best wishes. Glad that you received all my mail. Now it's almost two weeks better. I should have been able to rely on it once again, keep my head high, but he believes that I am, it's time for us to go home. Otherwise I would have been off the ground long ago Yes, sometimes it happens, one day, when you think you can't hold it, you receive a package from Marua, but then you have to wait like me, also from you and win the best wishes. The day is still very white, I see how long it takes until I unexpectedly arrive in Vienna. In the happy mood, my dear friends, Horma is already gone. The temperature is not very good. Before you forget, I have to go to the doctor again, as you will say. We all take care of you, all of you, very carefully. Possuders class Trudi - Heibi. She should just stay away if someone is good for her. Please stay away from me until I receive your letter.
The judges are waiting for you at the tenkeuda and Haykbara house
I'm stepping on the steps - I'm looking forward to seeing you!
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