Feldpost: The War Letters of Friedrich Reiner Niemann

Feldpost: The Wartime Letters of Friedrich Reiner Niemann documents the life and frontline experiences of a German soldier from the 6th Infantry Division from 1941—1945. Niemann, a well—educated youth from a close—knit family in Cologne, was sent to the Russian Front four times. He wrote his final two letters home from Poland on 12 January 1945 before he disappeared during the Soviet Vistula—Oder Offensive. In his extensive correspondence, Niemann describes the fighting at Rzhev, Russia, 19...