Karl Wagner is a disgruntled middle-aged instructor at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College. He finds himself concerned about the direction which the German nation is headed in—just as he is killed by a terrorist attack. Only to awaken and find himself reborn as an infant, Bruno von Zehntner, the youngest son of a noble family renowned for its part in the German war industry a few years after the founding of the German Empire. Bruno, as he is now known, desires to rewrite history and ensure the German Empire emerges victorious in the coming century. And in doing so, finds himself entrenched in a world filled with Blood and Iron!
The great thing about Bruno being deployed to the Balkans, particularly the City of Sarajevo, was that it shared the same time zone as Berlin. Because of this, he could call his wife that very afternoon, which was a mere few days after leaving her side, and ask for her aid in a matter related to his campaign.
Normally Bruno was not the type of man to share his work with his wife, after all one could consider that a major breach of security protocols. But Heidi's family ties to a Princely family largely involved with military and foreign intelligence allowed him to speak with the woman about such matters.
Even so, Bruno made sure all communications were encrypted before attempting to reach the woman. As a wealthy military family with noble status, Bruno's ability to wire his house in a way to receive and give out encrypted communications via a variety of means was easily established.