Field Postcards 1914-1918

Field postcard with congratulations to the 7-year-old son, combined with the wish that he never has to become a soldier.

Field postcard from the first year of the war.

Photo of Robert Wolter (born October 16, 1871 in Gunsleben near Magdeburg, died April 11, 1938 in Oldenswort) in medical uniform, taken in 1915 in Kaunas (Russian Kovno); Photo of the married couple Robert and Christine Wolter taken in 1915 in Oldenswort …

A group of German soldiers have their picture taken in the already heavily shot-up church of Montfaucon in the Argonne Forest. It is the collegiate church (Collégiale) Saint-Germain, the ruins of which can still be seen today behind the American Monument …

A 1917 field postcard sent by Friedrich Reinboth showing a woman in unknown Slavic costume. The card was sent to Friedrich's parents in Nordhausen on September 26, 1917 and ends with the sentence: "In the hope that an early end will result in a f…

Field postcard dated 1917/09/07; Sender: Herr Varduhn (father of Elsa); Unit: 1st Art. Ammunition Column.113 J.-D.; Addressee: Elsa Varduhn; Location: Groß-Welle, Prignitz, Brandenburg; Kolor-PK: couple in traditional costume from Poland

Field postcard, humor card featuring two (well-fed) soldiers, on which is written: “What? Does England want to starve us? That's not possible, that's out of the question." Georg Ebertshauser sent this card on June 29, 1915 from Amberg to his …

Field postcard, written on February 2nd, 1915 from France to Maria Söllner, Schwandorf, with the motif of a French airship near St. Mihiel.

Field postcard from April 15, 1915 from Schwandorf with graphics: Military biplane on a reconnaissance flight on the Marne, written to Rudolf Söllner, 6th Infantry Regiment, in the field

Field postcard "Congratulations and greetings for the new year", motif: coat of arms of the German Empire, written on December 26, 1914 by Berta Pöll, Hanau, to her uncle Rudolf Söllner, 6th Infantry Regiment, in the field

New Year's greetings from Borkum from H. Neuhaus to Mathilde Oeckermann from Gr.Mackenstedt.

Field postcard from Cord Oeckermann to his family in Gr.Mackenstedt.

Max Kranz (see other articles), a civilian winery owner and merchant in Hatzenport on the Moselle, began his war effort on August 3, 1914, the day the German Reich declared war on France. As a deputy officer, he was drafted into a foot artillery regiment …

Field postcard from the reserve hospital in Aachen from Johann Wittenberg to the Oeckermann family in size Mackenstedt. The motto of the postcard is a stanza from the poem "Prayer during the battle" by Theodor Körner (1791-1813).

Field postcard as a printed drawing of a combat shelter entitled: "A villa under the ground". Sent to the Oeckermann family in Gr. Mackenstedt.

Birch bark birthday card from May 6th, 1915 from Uncle Hugo to his nephew Friedrich. He writes: "My dear little Friedrich! I am sending you my warmest congratulations on your birthday from distant enemy country. May the good Lord keep you and your de…

Field postcard from a soldier to his sister in Oberergoldsbach, District of Landshut, Lower Bavaria. Caption: "Lodzer Guys." Stamp: "Et. Insp. 9th Army"

Field postcard from a soldier to his sister in Oberergoldsbach, District of Landshut, Lower Bavaria

Field postcard from Fritz Daneke from the Zuffenhausen garrison to Mathilde Oeckermann from Gr. Mackenstedt.

Inscription - "Much enemy much honor." Motive: Kaiser Wilhelm II and Crown Prince

Erwin Billik, who was born around (or after) 1893, served as a musketeer with the II. Reserve Battalion of the 24th Infantry Regiment, III. Company, I Corps. He may not have survived the war, my family never talked about him.; Two postcards owned by Erwin…

A field postcard from March 20, 1916, postmarked in Memel on March 21, 1916. The motif shows playing children reenacting the war.

Field postcard from Michael Magel (1881-1918) to his brother-in-law Remigius Waldmann dated May 3, 1915. The front shows a photomontage of a field with aviators. Two more postcards to his wife Kreszentia Nagel, a farmer in Boos near Memingen. The front sh…

Field postcard with photograph of two corpses surrounded by soldiers. According to the inscription on the postcard, the corpses are "shot down English airmen officers". Date of recording unknown. The location of the recording is probably the wes…

Field postcard with ink drawing (self-portrait) by Johann Prinz, Sudetenland, which he wrote on October 10, 1915 from a Russian prisoner of war (Siberia).

A 1916 field postcard sent by Sergeant Friedrich Reinboth with the stereotypical depiction of a "Russian". The postcard was made by Kahan & Co. GmbH in Berlin and sent by Friedrich on September 7th, 1916 to his brother Karl, who at the time …

Field postcard from Heinrich Schnell to Mathilde Oeckermann in Gr.Mackenstedt.

Field postcard with the artillery song

Adolf Koriath came to Westenfeld (today Wattenscheid) from East Prussia, where he worked as a miner until he moved there. He also met his wife Wilhelmine (1885-1967) in Westenfeld. While her husband fought on the western front as a soldier in the 7th comp…

Death pictures, mourning cards and souvenir poster for the soldiers Karl and Josef Brunner, as well as Albert Hierhammer field postcard dated October 20, 1914 from Karl Brunner to his wife Anna Brunner. Note: Incorrect last name on souvenir poster.

Field post from a soldier to his mother in Oberergoldsbach, District of Landshut, Lower Bavaria

Field postcard of a soldier to his sister in Oberergoldsbach, District of Landshut, Lower Bavaria, stamped "Werkwerkstatt Koluschki"

Field postcard from a soldier to his mother in Oberergoldsbach, District of Landshut, Lower Bavaria. Caption: Folk types from Poland.

Field postcard from Isny from Wilhelm Cohrsen to Mathilde Stührmann from Gr.-Mackenstedt.

This field postcard shows a view of the town of Vodovrat (Vodovrati) in Macedonia. The place is about halfway between Skopje, the former Üsküb, and the Greek border at Evzoni. The sender of the card is "Ersres (substitute reservist) Klefenz, currentl…

Field postcard to infantryman Ludwig Schütz, 21st Infantry Regiment, II Replacement Battalion. Caption: "The sun went down in the west. Oh brother, dearest brother, kiss me goodbye, I feel that I am dying, And must leave here."

Photo and postcard of Joseph Scheck (born on March 18, 1882 in Tegernheim, died on March 19, 1962 in Tegernheim); Photo of Scheck in uniform from 1914 with the text: "Campaign 1914 / Who knows if we'll see each other again / In faithfulness! Ingo…

Field postcard with Paul Hansen in uniform (far right), addressed to his sister Alma Hansen of April 20, 1917; 2. Field postcard with a picture of a group of soldiers, Paul Hansen third from the left. The caption reads: "II. EMGK Lockstedt 1917. Gren…

Field postcard made of birch bark. Sent by Franz Hametner, private in the Imperial and Royal Pioneer Battalion No. 2, 3rd Company, to Mr. Maier in the community center in St. Valentin, Lower Austria. Date: March 3, 1915

Field postcard to Margarete Kummert (living in Hahnbach) from Joseph Winter

Field postcard from Cord Oeckermann (first from left) to his family in Gr.Mackenstedt.

Field postcard from the Granison Oldenburg from H. Stindt to Mathilde Oeckermann in size. Mackenstedt.

Field postcard to Mathilde Oeckermann. Illustration of a marketplace in Russian Poland.

It is a card from a friend (named Georg) to my father when he was in the Senne camp after being wounded before he was ordered to Russia. In July 1915, the friend still expects the war to end soon, thanks him for the cigars he has sent and asks for other f…

Motif: Young people playing war games Inscription: "Young Germany in 1914"