Decipher German Writings

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by Igor Karpov » 02 May 2023 23:51

Seeking any help with this one.

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by LuckyStrike23 » 26 May 2023 17:20

Can anyone help with the last name? These are Wehrmacht officials. I found everyone except of him....
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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by Hohlladung » 29 May 2023 20:39

@#242

I could be Jarau.

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by LuckyStrike23 » 30 May 2023 09:08

Thanks. Found it already - it is Oberstabszahlmeister Karl Jann (badly writtten)

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by Igor Karpov » 18 Jun 2023 16:07

Anyone with deciphering the last name? Thank you in advance.

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by Hohlladung » 20 Jun 2023 19:10

Hi Igor,

Well, signatures. My first guess would be: Frackmann.

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by LuckyStrike23 » 26 Jun 2023 14:11

Can anyone help with the 3 unknown names?
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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by Hohlladung » 26 Jun 2023 22:25

Hi LuckyStrike,
I read for:

1) Felix Eckardt
2) Uffz. Holzknecht
3) PzSchtz. Dewermann (try also Drewermann/Devermann/Drevermann)

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by LuckyStrike23 » 27 Jun 2023 08:10

Thanks.

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by Igor Karpov » 06 Jul 2023 11:53

Hohlladung wrote:
20 Jun 2023 19:10
Hi Igor,

Well, signatures. My first guess would be: Frackmann.

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It was a most helpful guess, Armin. Thank you,

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by LuckyStrike23 » 06 Jul 2023 16:42

Can anyone read the location / town?
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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by Hohlladung » 06 Jul 2023 18:04

Hi,

Vlotho an der Weser/Westfalen

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlotho

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by LuckyStrike23 » 06 Jul 2023 18:28

Thanks. Will see if it helps to identify the person. This guy was writing to his wife in 1915, so I would assume his name was also Eichholz. But I do not find any German officer (except of a doctor) with that name during WWI.

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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by Igorak89 » 07 Jul 2023 08:57

Please help. It is explanation for a map (Erklärung). I can recognize only Q letter and some other letters but unable to figure out what it means. It is Old German.
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Re: Decipher German Writings

Post by Hohlladung » 10 Jul 2023 10:32

Hi Igorak,

I read:

Q Zügel Öffen, alwo sie auch den Horizont zu Ziegler tief abschalen.
I hope this makes sense to you, because it doesn´t make much sense to me.

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