A committed soldier fights on for Hitler

4th November 1941: Like many Germans, Karl Fuchs believes that the war against Russia is very nearly over

As the weather turned colder the roads froze and enabled the Wehrmacht to resume the advance.

The letters of Karl Fuchs¹, written to his family as he fought his way across Russia during Operation Barbarossa, reveal the thoughts and feelings of someone committed to the Nazi cause. Born in 1917, he was probably typical of many men of his generation brought …