English Translation

13 copy. Dipl.-Kfm. Berthold Uhlig Leipzig, am 9.1.1942, Ritterstraße 6/10. Dear Dr. V.Burgsdorff ! Since I could only come back to Leipzig yesterday, I was unfortunately not able to answer you immediately. First of all, I would like to thank you politely for your lines and say the following: I became unfit for service in the winter of 1937/38 as a result of over-stressing in the work service. The heavy bog work and perhaps a somewhat false ambition - the comrades, who were mostly earth workers from the Emsland area, did not stand up, led to me one day clapping together. In the end, a little bit of wrong treatment by the healer made it necessary to transfer to a hospital in Münster i.W. Due to the examination there, I was released prematurely. After my dismissal, I had Prof. Dr. Lahm examine me in Chemnitz. The examination showed that since birth I have had an inherently insignificant heart valve defect, combined with irritant conduction disorders. The excessive physical exertion at work in the moor had greatly aggravated this matter. A short time later I fell ill with scarlet fever, which again severely attacked the heart. After this time, I was kept under constant medical observation. When I came to the recruitment examination after calling, it was my view that I actually would not meet the requirements of a Fli Bat. He also told me that I should take care of the physical impact and :