The Prussian Posted 26 June , 2019 Share Posted 26 June , 2019 (edited) Hello! I can´t read the entire text, but the card goes to a "Herr Goebke" (Mein lieber Herr Goebke = Dear Mister Goebke). The card is written at the training ground Elsenborn. Edited 26 June , 2019 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 26 June , 2019 Share Posted 26 June , 2019 29 minutes ago, Jools mckenna said: Hopefully more legible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 26 June , 2019 Share Posted 26 June , 2019 Haben Sie vielen Dank für Ihre frdl (freundliche) Zeilen aus Halberstadt. Wünsche Ihnen in Bezug den Flieger-???? das Beste. Die Kursus ist beendet. Die Besichtigung vor dem Kommandier(enden) General ist gut verlaufen. Hier eine Photografie die Sie interessieren wird. Wir sitzen ??? gemütlich beim Abendessen. Many thanks for your friendly lines from Halberstadt. Wishing you all the best as regards the flying ????? The course has finished and the inspection by the Commanding General went well. The photo will be of interest to you. We are sitting comfortably at our evening meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted 26 June , 2019 Share Posted 26 June , 2019 (edited) Hello Charlie! Well done, mate! Here are a few corrections, if I may Haben Sie vielen Dank für Ihre frdl (freundliche) Zeilen aus Halberstadt. Wünsche Ihnen in Bezug auf den Flieger-Schein (?) das Beste. Der Kursus ist beendet. Die Besichtigung vor dem Kommandier(enden) General ist gut verlaufen. Hier eine Photografie die Sie interessieren wird. Wir sitzen gerade gemütlich beim Abendessen. "Schein" is just a guess. In german it means just a paper according to a license. "gerade" = just Edited 26 June , 2019 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 26 June , 2019 Share Posted 26 June , 2019 Thanks for the corrections. Schein makes sense as there was a flying training establishment in Halberstadt. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 26 June , 2019 Share Posted 26 June , 2019 (edited) The word after Flieger is Plan, written with a small or "deep" "p". As the addressee is a Leutnant Goebke he was probably trying to change from infantery or whatever to become pilot or observer. The sender is a Leutnant Vorländer, at home in Cologne Antoniterstrasse 24/25. GreyC Edited 26 June , 2019 by GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted 27 June , 2019 Share Posted 27 June , 2019 Ah, that makes sense too! Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 27 June , 2019 Share Posted 27 June , 2019 I think it is a photo not of just IR68 Officers and NCOs. Judging by what is written on the back and what also looks to be different colour hat bands - Infantry, Engineers? and Cavalry? it was an all arms course of instruction. Surely not instruction in the use of binoculars Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted 27 June , 2019 Share Posted 27 June , 2019 Maybe a binocular-bourse? No, it will be a group of observers during a manoeuvre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 29 June , 2019 Share Posted 29 June , 2019 Could somebody tell me what it says on the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 29 June , 2019 Share Posted 29 June , 2019 Hi, next time it would be nice to put it the "right" way up. Saves neck-ache ;-) He sends birthday greetings and hopes to meet again. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWK Posted 29 June , 2019 Share Posted 29 June , 2019 May need some retouching here and there: Quote Liebe Mutter! Zu deinem Geburtstage sendet ich dir herzliche Glück- wunschen. Mögts du diesen Tag noch vielmals erleben Hoffentlich kannst du den nächsten schon wieder in Frieden feiern. Es grusst (Arthur?) Birthday wishes to his mother. May she have many more birthdays to celebrate. Hopefully she can celebrate the next one in peace. Interesting to see he adresses her as "du", and not "Sie"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 29 June , 2019 Share Posted 29 June , 2019 Thanks Grey and Jwk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 3 July , 2019 Share Posted 3 July , 2019 Bunch of NCO's from LIR 99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 4 July , 2019 Share Posted 4 July , 2019 Hi, he writes to his cousin that he his well, but not always as well as at the moment this photograph was taken. He is an instructor for 27 old recruits, his (3rd) company is now 300 strong and he compares it to a dovecot, as there is a lot of coming and going. The card was sent from Neumühl near Kehl. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted 4 July , 2019 Share Posted 4 July , 2019 Hello! Can anybody read the adress? I read 2.Kompagnie, Garde-Landsturm-Bataillon. But which Bataillon? The card was written end of September 1915. At this date only six Garde-Ldst.Btl. existed. Probably it will be Garde-Ldst.Inf.Btl. Döberitz. But its garrisson was the training ground Döberitz. Döberitz is crossed-out. I can´t read the "new" adress... The stamp says "Kork". Kork is a part of Kehl, that fits to the sender! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 4 July , 2019 Share Posted 4 July , 2019 Radewege, Brandenburg. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted 4 July , 2019 Share Posted 4 July , 2019 Thank you Charlie! That fits to the guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 4 July , 2019 Share Posted 4 July , 2019 Thanks again, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 4 July , 2019 Share Posted 4 July , 2019 (edited) A bunch of tired-looking soldiers(especially the NCO, who's wearing the 1910 uniform.) Edited 4 July , 2019 by Jools mckenna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 4 July , 2019 Share Posted 4 July , 2019 xmas greetings from Karl Döpping GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 6 July , 2019 Share Posted 6 July , 2019 Landsturm in a trench, next to a 8 man dugout. Nothing on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 18 July , 2019 Share Posted 18 July , 2019 German Sailors at Villa Fliegerheim. Which seems to be a hotel in Borkheide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 18 July , 2019 Share Posted 18 July , 2019 It´s not a hotel. It´s one of the quarters of the naval pilots and crew that did their service at the Seeflugstation Angernsee near Riga. They (nick)named this probably requisitioned home "Villa Fliegerheim". GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 18 July , 2019 Share Posted 18 July , 2019 Ok, thanks Grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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