Its author is Hans Helmut Handus.
“With tears in my eyes, I listened to stories published in the project #Posta-Victory, which my wife Galina Nikulina-Handus translated into German for me. I myself was born in Frankfurt, ”he said.
According to him, he himself did not find war, but his uncle Herbert Ewald shared stories about that difficult time.
“In 1942 he was called up under the law on mobilization. He did not go to the front as a volunteer. After two years at the front, his unit was defeated, and his uncle was captured. He did not like to recall this time, but he kept repeating what hospitable, welcoming and cordial Russian people with whom he had a chance to communicate. After serving his sentence, he returned to his homeland in Germany, ”said Handus.
He noted that he himself first saw Russia several years ago, and the journey struck his imagination. As Handus added, St. Petersburg, for example, will forever remain a huge gem in the crown of Russian and world cultural treasures.
“I bow my head low before the feat of the Leningraders, who at the cost of their lives defended their wonderful city - their eternal memory,” the letter says.
Handus wished everyone who survived the war good health, clear skies over their heads and family joys.
“To those who died - eternal memory and eternal thanks for their unparalleled exploits Dear Zoya Pavlovna, to you - special heartfelt gratitude for your feat, wishes for good health and all the best,” he concluded.
The project #Post-Victory contains the stories of those who survived the siege of Leningrad, signed on the walls of the Reichstag, who hid Soviet soldiers escaping from concentration camps.
With the help of the project #Post-Victory, anyone can write letters to veterans, their stories of wars and victories will be told over the next months.
Letters sent to the editorial office of the channel will be handed over to all veterans.