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Lot 411

Collection of Documents - ATS Soldier - Italy, 1944-1945

Collection of letters from Mira Hafner, an ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) soldier in the British Army. Italy, 1944-1945 / Eretz Israel, 1940s.
The letters were sent to the author, editor and literary critic Avraham (A.B.) Yoffe. About 25 letters were sent at the time when Hafner served in Italy with the ATS forces. Enclosed are additional 30 letters from the 1940s, sent by Yoffe to Hafner, and some other letters.
Mira Hafner, born in Poland 1924, fell in the line of duty in February 1948 when she was ambushed by the Arab Legion. Size varies, overall good condition.