| Website notes on this letter | |
| ~~~
xxx |
A wavy line in a letter indicates that Rudolf Hess was amused. He also inked a short line under the words "Umgebung, Tun und Lassen".
xxx is his brother Alfred's similar laughter-sign. |
| Grohé | Gauleiter von Köln |
| Butz | Nickname for Rudolf Hess's four-year old son Wolf-Rüdiger Hess. |