David F Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 (edited) Hi guys,I posted my collection of Imperial postcards in the collectors showcase section of the site herehttp://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20225and was wondering if someone could help with translating the rear of this postcard?Many thanks in advanceDavid F Edited July 21, 2007 by David F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David F Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 here is the front side of the postcard.I am assuming that he is the person who wrote the postcard to relatives but any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 You couldn't ask for a nicer portrait of that weird style of field cap, or to contrast the contrast in quality a pre-war-made tunic like that being worn by a mere private had with the nasty stuff in wear by the end of the war! It is addressed to Hermann D?hler in R?tzengr?n bei Auerbach in the Voigtland.Returnee is witten: GEFREITER (which he is not in the photo--no collar rank in that ? basic training pose) L. Gerisak, 1st Fortress Medical Company, Posen.From Posen 15 Novemberhe sends Dear Hermann this portrait as a souvenir, says they will be right soon "in function" (spelled wrong) and "up through today everything's really been going very well. Many greetings to the workers of Reiboldsgr?n (!) with hopes of a healthy reunion,Louis"Can't imagine a Babelfisch would get much out of it, since it's in incomplete sentences and spelled wrong, though Louis the workers' friend has a legible enough hand. Basic grammar school educations were better back then than a lot of what comes out of colleges these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David F Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share Posted July 22, 2007 thank you very much Rick for the info.Always nice to have the personal side to the war.CheersDavid F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David F Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share Posted July 22, 2007 After a quick look at the Volsbund there is no record of Louis Gerisak,so i could assume that he survived the war?but i have 5 Herman Dohlers who died in WW1 .Unfortunatly there is no more information so that is pretty much a dead end.Thanks again for the info Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David F Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share Posted July 22, 2007 OK one last request.Here is the back of another postcard.The name i think is Georg Baier but is the rest his address or something else?Again many thanks.and the front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Another terrific quality shot, wearing the M1916 Bavarian state edging on his collar. Yes, to Georg Baier junior in Sulzbach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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