Excerpt of letter from Lt. Otto Brauneck to home

    Event ID: 28

    Categories: 

    Testimonial
    Nederlands
    Marke 2 Wereldoorlog 1

    24 July 1917

    50.816141687498735, 3.2403333562695864
    Markebeke
    Marke

    Source ID: 1

    Marke 2 Wereldoorlog 1 p.   

    Excerpt from a letter home from Lt Otto Brauneck. This was his last letter (sic). This letter arrived home after his parents received the telegram of his fatal crash. ‘Yesterday von Richthofen asked me if I would like to become leader of a Jagdstaffel. I only had to agree and by tomorrow I would have one. He would be sorry if I left, but on the other hand he would not stand in my way. I tell him I wanted to wait a little longer with that, since he and Oblt. Wolff could not fly for the moment. Last night His Excellency Kogenluft von Hoeppner was visiting; he also spent the evening in our casino. Richthofen has fortunately recovered again, although the wound is still very large and the skull bone is exposed. This morning there were no flights, as there was a dense fog.’

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