Need feldpost translator!

[damoli]

I have a bunch of german feldpost from world war 2 that I want translated. Is there anyone that knows gothic german and is able to read the old time typing? I can provide you with high quality scans! I have some really amazing feldpost (SS soldier in Normandie, SS polizie, anti tank officer in russia KIA etc etc) so other then getting to take part in the great history of the letters I can also pay you a small fee for helping me out. Are you interested? Send me an message!

[Hank C.]

I have a bunch of german feldpost from world war 2 that I want translated. Is there anyone that knows gothic german and is able to read the old time typing? I can provide you with high quality scans! I have some really amazing feldpost (SS soldier in Normandie, SS polizie, anti tank officer in russia KIA etc etc) so other then getting to take part in the great history of the letters I can also pay you a small fee for helping me out. Are you interested? Send me an message!

Post them - 1 at a time - in the "Translation Needed" thread at top. Be patient.

And just out of curiousity - if you can't read them, how do you know they're "amazing"? most Feldpost was subject to censor, and dealt with mundane day-to-day activity.

best
Hank

[damoli]

Post them - 1 at a time - in the "Translation Needed" thread at top. Be patient.

And just out of curiousity - if you can't read them, how do you know they're "amazing"? most Feldpost was subject to censor, and dealt with mundane day-to-day activity.

best
Hank

Hi, Hank and thanks for the answer!

How I know they are "amazing"? Well first of all because I think just being able to read a private letter, handwritten and sent by a fighting SS soldier is an amazing thing itself! But also because I had 3-5 letters translated by a proffesional from each LOT and there is some great content in this letters! It would for sure have been censured if discovered. I was very surprised to see how much the soldiers writing actually reviled!

[feldpost 58]

Hi,

I do not go out of my way to collect feldpost letters, but over the years have acquired a good selection (over 1000+)
Most are on mundane subjects "the weather is nice" etc, but some prove to be absolute gems!
Even a routine letter can shed light on the situation faced by soldiers on a day to day basis, and to me have a "magical" feel stripping away the years to uncover how a person felt on a particular day.
These letters are true insights into WW2, and it is interesting to research (via feldpost numbers) where a particular man was stationed and the circumstances he was in when a letter was written.
Many collectors look down of feldpost, but I find the subjects written about very interesting and have rarely come across a letter (maybe six) which has been subject to any obvious censorship. Millions of letters must have been written by German soldiers, and any censors must have worked on a random basis due to the volume of post sent during the period.

Best wishes,

John

[Jock Auld]

Damoli,

I like a bit of feldpost too.

I bet historians would love to have some Greek or Roman feldpost to read in the quantaties that are still available, at next to nothing, for a soldiers thoughts on the day it was written.

My neighbour was schooled in this script and if you want to, drop me a line and I will put you in touch with her.

I am sure if she did it it would not be an arm and a leg and she is second nature with it, often she gets upset reading the odd few when visiting my wife and I side track her to get an exact translation.

Regards

Jock