Letter grouping - Panzergrenadier KIA near Stalingrad 1942

Letter and document grouping for a Panzergrenadier who was killed around the Don river in Southern Russia, on the approaches to Stalingrad. Johann Steinfort, an infantryman with the rank of Schütze, was killed on the Eastern Front on December 7th 1942. He served with panzer grenadier regiment 64. The grouping consists of the following 6 letters / documents:

-December 5th 1942 dated Feldpost letter written by Schütze Steinfort and mailed to his family. I only partly translated the letter, he mainly writes about his family (wife and two children). Written 2 days before he was killed.

-December 7th 1942 dated letter from Steinfort’s units’ doctor (Oberstabarzt) informing his family that he was killed in a tank attack (Panzerangriff) on that day. The letter informs his widow that she could obtain more information from various Wehrmacht agencies. Some of her husband’s personal articles could not be returned because his position was taken by the enemy. He’s buried in a military cemetery close to where he was killed, which is located in a collective farm named “Kranaja Swesda”. 

-April 1943 dated, 2 page, double-sided, Wehrmacht official document, stating the compensation and pension payments that Steinfort’s widow and 2 children will receive in the future. Signed and stamped by an officer. 

-July 1943 dated letter written by Steinfort’s widow to his company commander asking questions about his death, including where his burial site is located (I couldn’t narrow it down, the farm’s name is very generic) and a photo of his grave site. She also asks if any of his personal items can be returned. Makes for sobering and sad reading, a wife pleading for more information about her husband’s death. 

-September 1943 dated letter from a staff officer in the 6th army (interestingly identified as “6. Armee u. Hegr. Afrika”. Steinfort’s unit is identified as the panzer grenadier regiment 64. Steinfort fought in Stalingrad before being sent to another location. The officer reports that he was killed along the Don river, his death being witnessed by an NCO by the name of Leo Schmitz, who was wounded the same day. This NCO’s contact information is provided.

-November 1943 letter written by NCO Leo Schmitz, sent to Steinfort’s widow. He essentially confirms the details of her husband's death.