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    A very nice shot with grenade bags, wire cutters etc. etc.

    Hard to read the back, but I got the "Dear Mother, look after the photo, do not give it to anyone, it may be a last sign of life"... the rest is really hard to read... cannot figure out the guys name....ma1.jpg.45f7789aab65946e1796e760e1dd77c1.jpgma2.thumb.jpg.24e454ff0a37c603dc1d2f0357db0c2f.jpgma3.thumb.jpg.9f7a4aff4a10db312d90ab51e10cc027.jpg

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    I don't see a name. It looks like:

    Sturmtruppen des Mar. Korps fertig zum Sturm 
    Flandern den 3.9.17

    Zur Erinnerung an meiner Zeit bei der Sturm Abtlg. des Marine Korps
    Krieg 1917
    Flandern Offensive August Sept. 17.

    Posted (edited)

    Hello!

    Great photo! I agree with Dave´s "translation".

    Here is a bad-quality-photo from my collection. Note the Sturmabteilung cap-bands!

    The writer wears my last-name...

    Feldpost 837 belonged to the 1st Naval Division.

    I found a Paul Bauer (Marine-Grenadier) in the casualty lists, but I don´t know, if it could be him...

    http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/2368645

    The "Sturmabteilung des Marinekorps" was set-up in mid-1918 by "Generalkommando des Marinekorps Brügge".

    So I´m alittle bit puzzled, that your photo is dated summer/autumn 1917!

    Probably in that time the unit was stil not budgetary.

    Actions 1918: Coastal protection and battles in Flanders.

    Sturmabteilung Marinekorps (1).jpg

    Sturmabteilung Marinekorps (2).jpg

    Edited by The Prussian

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