Private Papers of H H Kassman – Card and Letter from Kassman to Mother, December 26, 1942
Date:
26.12.1942
Location:
לוב
Personality:
H. Henry Kassman
Keyword:
חג המולד
Organization:
הצבא הבריטי
Archive:
Imperial War Museum (IWM)
Folder Number:
Gunner HH Kassman 9-12.1942
Description
Page 10: Card to mother. “Christmas greetings from ‘the Mediterranean'”. Part of Kassman’s note: “Sorry about the card. All I can get.” Card illustration (line drawing) shows three soldiers talking and laughing together, identified by Kassman as one British, one German, and one Italian.
No date, presumably 12/1942
Pages 10-11: Letter to mother. Military Christmas activities (meals and a speech, party); very heavy rainstorm and Kassman’s attempts to keep his bivouac from being flooded (and the aftermath).
