ABSTRACT
Germany was at war on two fronts. In early August 1914, in the middle of what was supposed to be a holiday, Karl Abraham found himself back in Berlin, along with Hedwig and the children. Abraham expressed his own relief in response. He was in touch with his confidants again. A number of letters had been lost. The letters Abraham wrote to S. Freud leave no room for doubt that he did surgical work, but it is not clear precisely what. He probably had to apply bandages and perhaps assist with operations. Abraham had only one category of patients in his practice: unmarried men with inherited wealth. Both Abraham and Freud immediately started to worry whenever that happened. Freud's mood improved in January. In March 1915, Abraham was transferred to the military hospital in Allenstein, which, until the end of the Second World War, was in East Prussia, not far from the then German–Russian border.
