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German wartime postcard
« on: Wednesday 06 April 22 10:58 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone,

I work at a WW2 era heritage attraction and a gentleman brought in a postcard which his father acquired (not quite sure how) sometime during/after the war. It's been in a box since then and no-one has so far been able to read it, even the address is causing problems! He's very interested to know what it's all about - is anyone able to shed some light on this?

Thanks in advance!



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Re: German post-war postcard
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 06 April 22 11:07 BST (UK) »
Not post-war - it was sent in 1943 per the postmark
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Re: German post-war postcard
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 06 April 22 11:10 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Wednesday 06 April 22 11:07 BST (UK)
Not post-war - it was sent in 1943 per the postmark

Thanks for that! Better change the thread title!
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Re: German wartime postcard
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 06 April 22 12:08 BST (UK) »
I have real problems with that German script. The addressee is I think a Milli Mebeu in Munich.
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Re: German wartime postcard
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 06 April 22 12:35 BST (UK) »
Obgefr (Obergefreiter)
Willi Weber

Wl 09041u

L.G.P.A München 2 (Luftgaupostämter)

Rheydt den 10.4.1943

Mein lieber Willi,
Am Wochenende sendet
dir liebe Grüße und Küsse deine
Tilde. Kann von mir berichten das
ich gesund und munter bin. Ob das
bei Dir auch der Fall ist, wo man
erneut von den schweren Kämpfen hört
morgen mehr.  Deine Tilde

my dear willi
Sending you love and kisses this weekend, your Tilde.
I´m keeping well and in good health
Hope you are also keeping well.
We keep hearing from the heavy fighting.
more tomorrow
Your Tilde

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Re: German wartime postcard
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 06 April 22 12:47 BST (UK) »
Well I got that wrong. Well done Dave!
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Re: German wartime postcard
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 06 April 22 12:51 BST (UK) »
So it would appear that Willi Weber was a corporal in the Luftwaffe?
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Re: German wartime postcard
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 06 April 22 13:15 BST (UK) »
Quote from: davecapps on Wednesday 06 April 22 12:35 BST (UK)
Obgefr (Obergefreiter)
Willi Weber

Wl 09414u

L.G.P.A München 2 (Luftgaupostämter)

Rheydt den 10.4.1943

Mein lieber Willi,
Am Wochenende sendet
dir liebe Grüße und Küsse deine
Tilde. Kann von mir berichten das
ich gesund und munter bin. Ob das
bei Dir auch der Fall ist, wo man
erneut von den schweren Kämpfen hört
morgen mehr.  Deine Tilde

my dear willi
Sending you love and kisses this weekend, your Tilde.
I´m keeping well and in good health
Hope you are also keeping well.
We keep hearing from the heavy fighting.
more tomorrow
Your Tilde

Thank you very much for this! Is 'Wl 09414u' a postcode?

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Re: German wartime postcard
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 06 April 22 16:03 BST (UK) »
WL 09041 is the Feldpostnummer - war service post number
WL could stand for Wehrmacht Luftwaffe, not sure though

The post number 09041 belonged to the
Batterie Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Regiment 1290 who fought in France
in 1943

https://www.axishistory.com/books/383-germany-military-other/feldpost/8934-feldpost-numbers-09000-09999

Feldpostnummer 09041
(Mobilmachung-1.1.1940) 5. Batterie Flak-Regiment 6
(25.1.1943-31.7.1943) gestrichen, (Tunis)
(1.8.1943-23.3.1944) 3.3.1944 13. Batterie Heeres-Küsten-Artillerie-Regiment 1290
(7.11.1944-Kriegsende) 2.12.1944 gestrichen.

https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Heeres-Kusten-Artillerie/HKAR920.htm
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