Feldpost

When I was a younger man I thought it smart to purchase a feldpost letter at a stamp show...i now realize that a letter between a soldier and his wife is a very personal thing..fortunately I can not read German !

I suspect that both have passed away. I would be curious to know what it said, but I can't read German either.

Are their any other markings on the back?

I have some letters written by my Grandfather to my Grandmother whilst he was in the army. It does feel a little strange reading them, but wonderful to think of them as a youg couple, chatting about everyday things, including the misbehaviour if their 2 year old son - my father!
I think old letters personalise the past and help us remember that the human experience is common to all, no matter where in the world, or when in history.

I was given a bunch of old WWI covers from an anonymous source (i.e. I didn't know the families involved in any way). One or two of the covers contained letters and, in fact, I am just looking at a 5-page letter on American YMCA AEF notepaper. While it's much too long to post, this excerpt may show the mindset of those involved:

Castillon, France - April 10, 1919:
"...it would hardly seem possible that a man who was in France in 1916 and making an effort to get into action, would fail in the attempt and yet that is my case exactly. My friend and I both accomplished this feat. He was First Sergeant under 72 hours orders to report to the front, when the Armistice was signed. I came over Sergeant, arrived at the training camp Novmeber 8th, I believe. The Armistice was signed the 11th. I am returning a Sergeant Major of the Batallion, an empty honor, with nothing accomplished...we have been in Castillion since January 30th waiting for transportation to the United States...who knows but we may have made a mistake by not conquering Germany when we had the chance. It would indeed be a crime against civilization if such a sacrifice as has been made should be permitted to be lost..."

Revstampman no markings on the back !

If their had been a Feldpost # I might have been able to tell you where it was posted.

I have a Feldpost cover, I have no clue as to where it is from or what the message says, but I think the language is Czech or Slovak. Here is the front and back:





Any ideas? Thanks.

Sent from Austrian Fieldpost Jan. 14, 1917 to Libochovice in Czechoslovakia.

K.u.K. stands for "Kaiserlich und Königlich", or "Imperial and Royal". "K.u.K. Feldpost" = Imperial and Royal Fieldpost.
The Purple Stamp is the Unit Stamp. I can only make out the 1st half. So, not much help with that If you can decipher it I should be able the find the branch of service and possibly the unit. "Kommando de Kriegs....."

Thanks Rev. Under the glass it appears "Kriegsbruck" but I can't make out the rest.

I assume the 229 in the postmark means a unit or location?

wt1, what a remarkable statement at the end of your post. The writer certainly seems psychic in that pronouncement.

Much is written about Kings, Queens, Generals and Admirals. The "common" man or woman's point of view often gets lost in the list of dates and facts that passes for history. Documents like these redress the balance somewhat.
Great thread!

Even the smallest jottings sometimes are poignant,
I remember seeing a rock somewhere, where a guy
had scratched his name (On the Oregan Trail)

...or this piece of grafitti from a Pompeii wall
"Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. "

The common man speaks through the ages.

I don't know how much more Germany could have been conquered...a generation of men lost...civilian population blockaded and starving.