Dearest Marina:
Our unit has moved out of Rostov and into the surrounding country side. We have not seen much action which I am grateful for given that we are accompanied by these incompetent Italians. Our unit has bivouacked with elements of the 8th Italian Army. These are supposedly the elite troops of the Italian Army, the Alpini Mountain Regiment. I regret that we do not have stronger allies.
Our unit had to assist them clear out a building on the western edge of Rostov. They frantically contacted Sturmbannfuhrer Muhlenkamp because they claimed to have encountered a strong contingent of Russian heavy infantry and were suffering heavy casualties. It turns out they had mistakenly attacked a hospital and some of the Russian nurses, none too pleased, had somehow obtained several PPSh 41 submachine guns and were making the Italians pay. These women killed two Italian officers and seven other soldiers before they disappeared. The women made a mockery out of the Italians. I cannot believe the ferocity of these Russian women. We have even seen Russian women pilots on the front lines.h 41 sub-machine gunRussian PPSh 41 sub-machine gunussian PPSh 41 sub-machine gun
The Italians are even more unsufferable at night. The Sicilians are the worst. They sit around drinking wine bragging about how they are going to start the new Italian empire and how Italy is the birthplace of Western Civilization. The silly idiots must not remember that it was the Greeks who founded Western Civilization and the Wehrmacht conquered Greece in under six weeks. Their tanks are no match for either our tanks or the Russian tanks which make their obsolete vehicles look like horse drawn carriages by comparison. I hope we never have to depend on them to assist us in battle. I hear that they are being sent to assist our glorious 6th Army on its drive to Stalingrad. Good riddance to them! I still hope to see the Black Sea next week. Best wishes to you and your family. I keep your photo next to my heart at all times.
With great love, Michal.
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