Handwriting help
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I found some photos of the prince, but I'm not quite sure it's the same man. The rank is the same (the prince was an Oberleutnant), though. In 1940, when he visited his grandfather for the last time, he held the rank of Fahnenjunker.
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What I read
Hiltraut
Besatzung eines Mienensuchbootes in Wien.
Hiltraut
Besatzung eines Mienensuchbootes in Wien.
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Minen... perhaps?
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16-23.5 1935
z. Stbsreise f. Genstbs. Reise des ((Rev. Wien ??? komdrt???))
Here's a difficult one
z. Stbsreise f. Genstbs. Reise des ((Rev. Wien ??? komdrt???))
Here's a difficult one
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This Oberleutnant has a new little friend. Can anyone figure out what is written on the back? The only thing I get is "25. Mai"... (Photo colorized by a free online colorization tool.)
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What I read.
Hiltraut
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Dir, meinem herzliebsten Mädel,
als ein kleiner Gruß aus weiter
Ferne zu unserem 25. Mai.
Ich habe Dich ja so unendlich
lieb, Dein Horst. -
Hiltraut
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Dir, meinem herzliebsten Mädel,
als ein kleiner Gruß aus weiter
Ferne zu unserem 25. Mai.
Ich habe Dich ja so unendlich
lieb, Dein Horst. -
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What a sweet message! What words to use in lines 2 and 3 for an accurate translation?
"To you, my dearest girl,
as a small greeting from xxx
xxx to our May 25th.
I hold you so infinitely
dear, your Horst."
"To you, my dearest girl,
as a small greeting from xxx
xxx to our May 25th.
I hold you so infinitely
dear, your Horst."
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I think "vast distance" or "great distance" does make sense.
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Ah, so it's more a distance in geography than in time. Well, that makes sense. Thanks, all!
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Please help me read the writing. I can read some of it, but not everything.
Thanks
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What I read.
Hiltraut
Dezember 1944
Malente “Bergenhöh”
Ehepaar Dr. med.
Eberhard Ahrens + Fr. Klara
gestorben Im Jahre 1945
Sources:
https://web2.cylex.de/firma-home/pensio ... 48792.html
https://www.axishistory.com/whats-new/3 ... tt-malente
Hiltraut
Dezember 1944
Malente “Bergenhöh”
Ehepaar Dr. med.
Eberhard Ahrens + Fr. Klara
gestorben Im Jahre 1945
Sources:
https://web2.cylex.de/firma-home/pensio ... 48792.html
https://www.axishistory.com/whats-new/3 ... tt-malente
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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eberhard_Ahrens
Committed suicide just after the war, aged 53.
Committed suicide just after the war, aged 53.
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A couple new challenges. This one is from Slantsy near Leningrad (Saint Petersburg). I think the text gives a hint about the women in the photo, but can't for the life of me figure out what it says. Russian women going to Germany as "guest workers"? Any takers?