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Need a postcard translated from German!

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  • 29-11-2013 11:17pm
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    LiamBowesBJJ
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    We were clearing out some old photo frames and found this postcard behind one of the frames from a POW prisoner sent to our grandad a translation would be greatly appreciated


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    Lawrence1895
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    LiamBowesBJJ wrote: »
    We were clearing out some old photo frames and found this postcard behind one of the frames from a POW prisoner sent to our grandad a translation would be greatly appreciated

    From what I can decipher (since it is some old german handwriting):

    'I am sending all my best wishes to you from Germany. (Alois Hans, the name of the guy who wrote the postcard) 22 years have passed ever since, but I could not find your address.

    The rest seems to be in English, and it mentions a POW camp in the Suez Canal.

    By the way, it shows a motive from my hometown Dortmund (the 'Westfalenhalle), but it was sent from a town nearby called Datteln (address 'Dortmunder Strasse 29')

    Hope, that was of any help :)


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    LiamBowesBJJ
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    Thank you so much!


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    Carry
    Registered Users Posts: 1,024 ✭✭✭Carry


    That's an interesting postcard.

    As Lars already translated, it's
    "Best wishes from Germany ... 22 years have passed ever since, but I could not find your address."

    "You remember 112 MV Suez Canal POW."
    The next sentence is hard to decipher, looks like "I wish you well".
    Then: Your fellow Alois Hans.

    Since Alois wrote part of it in English I guess it might be an English/Irish co-prisoner (fellow) he got friendly with and they probably learned bits of each others language.

    Interesting story behind it. Do you know more?


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