Johann Beerens erfährt in Montevideo vom Tod seines Bruders Otto

The author of this letter, Johann Behrens, was employed by the Bremen shipping company "DDG Hansa", first as chief engineer and then as chief officer. He was in South America when the First World War broke out. Due to the blockade of the sea routes, the ship and crew could not return to Germany and had to wait there for four years until the end of the war. During this time, the team was housed wit…