Summary
World War I-era German postcard featuring a photograph of a group of hospital patients and nurses, all dressed in hospital whites, posing in a garden setting. The back of the postcard does not have a postmark, and may possibly have been kept as a souvenir. It is addressed to 'Meine Leibe' - 'My love'.
During World War I around 11 billion letters or postcards were sent from the front free of charge through the German military mail system. Millions more letters were sent to the front by families and friends at home. From 29 April 1916 onwards postal service stations were set up at every army command station in order to monitor the content of the mail and to create reports on content. The transmission of classified military or rebellious and discouraging information was prohibited.
Physical Description
Postcard featuring a photograph of hospital patients and nurses, all dressed in hospital whites, posing in a garden setting. Some patients are lying propped up on beds, others are sitting in wheelchairs, and others are holding crutches. On the back of the postcard, a short message is handwritten in German, printed in black ink.
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Inscriptions
Message of back of card handwritten in German. It begins 'Meine liebe...' (my love)
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138 mm (Width), 87 mm (Height)
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References
Australian War Memorial website: [Link 1] accessed March 2014 Information on World War I German postal service from German History in Documents and Images (GHDI) web site [Link 2] accessed 9/2012.
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