Christoph, I have a few minutes before heading out to tell you what Norton said. I read him the Jan Bitterburg email that I sent you above. I had referred to that email earlier on this website when you and I first started communicating. Then I never went back to reread it - or put it on this site because you kept sending so much incredible new information that we both kept working on.
Well when I reread about the artillery fire and the period that Jan B.. thought it was going on - that did not make sense with all of our now known knowledge. Jan referred to March 9th until April 9th that Siegburg lay under constant fire by artillery. I never heard Dad mention artillery fire in that March 9th to March 15th period. And why would he run out of the Abbey if the Americans were so close. And why risk being killed by the Americans. And why would it take 6 days to meet up with any Americans. And why why why...
Well Norton confirmed that he Norton knows what artillery fire is - and there was None! He was adamant - that they were never under artillery fire! They were bombed and under fighter planes but no artillery fire.
I was thinking I could send Jan B. an email and tell Jan B. that. Also then I could see if Jan could ever locate that document from Mrs. Korte-Boger on the closing of the field hospital.
I have a few minutes before heading to Mom's and I will draft something up for Jan. My guess is your logic and mine will concur that it is proper for me to write. I was thinking that because this is your hometown you might have a different thought on how I approach this.
Jean J