Mrs. Philip R. Cohen

Germany April 2, 1945
Dear Mom,

This is the first chance that I have had to write in almost a week. I am fine and having just received your letter of Mar 20th am very happy to learn that all at home are in good health.

As you now know we are over the Rhine. We have been on the go so much and going so fast that I just couldn’t find any time at all to write.

What I am seeing and doing now is almost to big to put on paper. We clear many towns each day and as we go forward streams of Russians, French, Greek and other nationalities of former German Slaves start streaming back trying to get to their home lands. You see whole families which had been uprooted walking by kids in arms, old people, everyone then is when you get to feel that all you have gone throu and are going throu is worth it.

The Germans are still the same. Now they all say they were waiting for us and that they hated Hitler. They tell you all of this very sincerely and in the next breath say look how small Germany is. That shows that it is inbred in them to keep looking for more land. This should be the last attempt to get more land for them We hope each one of them gets a lot size 6X3.

I hope to be able to write again soon but please don’t worry if it is a bit longer then usual. Not much else to say. Regards to all and take good care of yourself. Love Louie

Mrs. Philip R. Cohen

April 6, 1945
Dear Mom,

I have a few minutes to spare so am using to good advantages by catching up on some of my letter writing.

I am fine and from your last letters am glad to learn that all at home are in good health also.

We have slowed down a bit and as a result have been in this place for the last two days. I guess we had been going to fast and so a lot down (?) was to be expected. We really can’t do any complaining as we have come a long way in the past few weeks.

Yesterday I received three of the packages sent me last fall. They came to Germany back to England and now back here to Germany again. For all the travel they went throu they were in pretty good condition. One was from George, Mae, One from Annie Weiser and one from Ellie and Mimmie.

Weather here has been very spotty rain, clear and mostly cold.

How was the Easter business? I hope it was satisfactory.

Not much else to tell you My regards to all Take good care of yourself Love Louie

Mrs. Philip R. Cohen

4/12/45 FDR DIES

Saturday April 14, 1945
Apr 15 1945 (post-marked)
Dear Mom,

As you probably realize I have been very busy and so have been a bit behind in my letters to you. The rest of the gang are way behind but I hope to be able to catch up with them before long.

I am in very good health and have been glad to learn from your letters that all is well at home.

The way we are fighting now is very different from what we did before. It is much like last year in France. We keep on the move all the time. If we stay in one place more than a day or more we think we are getting a big rest. However we are not complaining as we all know it is the shortest way home.

We have just heard that the President died. It was a terrible shock to all of us. As an army it makes no difference as there is a job to do no matter what happens but as an individual it matters an awful lot. His passing at this time is a very big loss. I only hope that we can surmount his loss.

I haven’t much else to say at this time. So will write again in a few days. Very best regards to all of the family.
Take care of yourself. Love Louie

V-MAIL
April 15, 1945
Dear Helen

You probably know that I have been constantly on the move or I would have written much sooner. I have finally been able to snatch a few minutes and so am trying to catch up a bit on my mail.
I am fine and everything is going along OK. We are now and have been for about a month in the 7th and thus we are in a different sector. It really doesn’t make much difference when it comes down to brass tacks. We heard that the President had died so it makes a difficult picture of things. We will have a harder time concluding a lasting peace.

Not much else to say. Regards to Henry & the Kids. Yours Louie


4/20/45 NUREMBURG, GERMANY FALLS TO ALLIES

Mrs. Philip R. Cohen
Germany April 20, 1945
Dear Mom,

Just a few lines to let you all know that I am fine and that I am happy to learn from your letters that all of you at home are in good health.

We have, as you know, been on the move now for the last month and it is one jump after the other. We are in the 7th Army now and have been for the last three weeks and so we are in the southern part of Germany. This war here resembles a erroneous (?) one night stands all over the country. We don’t have a chance to rest at all and to be able to clean up a bit is a real treat.

I am enclosing a money order for seventy – five dollars. I think I have enough War Bonds so do what you wish with it.

I had a letter from Henry Rothblat and he is fine. He received your package and sends his love to you.

I haven’t anything else to write so my best regards to all.

Take care of yourself Love Louie

Mrs. Philip R. Cohen

Germany April 24, 1945
Dear Mom,

Just a few short lines to let you know that I am well and that everything is going along as well as possible. We are still going and noone knows when we will stop. It seems that we will have to cover every foot of this land with an Allied soldier before it can be said that the war is over.

We are now in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps and the last two days we had rain, sleet, hail and snow. Today the sun is out and there are good prospects of a nice warm day for us.

We can all say, when we get home, that we covered Germany from one side to the other and the truth of it is that it is a very beautiful country.

Your mail has been coming throu very well for the way we are traveling. I hope mine to you is just as good.

Not much else to say at this time. Regards to all the family. I’ll write them as soon as possible.
Take care of yourself Love Louie