This four-page letter was posted at Öhringen on the 4th of September 1941 to Gefreiter Gerd Illenberger, via L.G.P.A. Posen, L 23579 (A). The number is presently thought to relate to Sonderstaffel 22, though its exact role and location at that date still need confirming. The letter records the 100-gram parcel limit for items sent east, citing transport priority for ammunition and provisions, mentions tobacco shortages, home radio news about the Eastern Front, and the family's anxiety for Gerd. On the reverse is a "Kampft mit uns!" Reichskolonialbund label, adding a small propaganda detail. Together, the cover and letter offer an interesting snapshot of the home front to Luftwaffe connections in the opening months of the Soviet campaign. Ref: 04.09.1941 - 37/21