Lothar writes

‘In the meantime, Lothar has also joined in. I had long expected it. But the speed at which he is moving is still upsetting. 25 April 1917, in the field. ‘I have now happily achieved the tenth kill. Manfred is going on leave in the next few days. I hope he can stay for a long time, because he really needs to get away from this exhausting job. It's a great pity for me, of course, because I was able to learn a lot from him. And yet I'm happy that he's taking a break. I can't go on holiday now..."’