I just got this postcard , dated 11-6-17 ,showing 2 Kraftfahrer next to a gravestone that reads : "ICI -SONT TOMBES -3 Soldats Francais -Vietimes de la Retraite - de 1814 "
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The 2 Kraftfahrer in their black leather tunics and visor caps .. -
...and close-up of the one guy .Comment
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..and the other guy . This seems to be "Jul.=Julian " ,since he has an "O" over his head , who wrote the card . Note , that he has removed his collar tabs with the "car"-symbol and he seems to have cover slip-ons over his shoulder boards . But he is wearing his haevy "butcher-knife" bajonet with his unit's "Troddel" on it .Comment
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Here now the written side of the postcard , dated 11-6-17 . German Text : Jul. =Julian is asking his friend Karl to send him a rationstamp booklet for bread , since he is in bad shape , --and he can not ask his own family to send same ! From this , I assume that the food conditions at the frontlines had to be bad from the middle of 1917 on !. I hope Vic Diehl will like this Postcard for his Kraftfahrer Files ! Posted by Bernd .Comment
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Nice card ! Thanks for posting
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DougO,
Thanks for posting this card. It is now in our file and much appreciated.
To date we have had over 18,000 visitors to our Auto/Aero site. Hard to believe so many people visiting an obscure site about an obscure topic.
But it is new information and also FREE.
Thanks again.
VicComment
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Hello Bernd,
I may have shown these to you before, but here are two different patterns of the Kraftfahrer enlisted man's leather Schulterklappen for the driving coats.
Chip
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