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Oscar and his Platoon in a Cafe. WWI, 1915. Hamburg, Germany.

22 Thursday Mar 2012

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I love this photo for its candidness. Unbelievably clear and real. On the back is a postcard written from Oscar. The translation comes from my grandfather:

My dear Parents, my best thanks for today’s postcard. After I worked very hard all day drawing, I recuperated for a short while in the Cafe. When will you, dear father, come visit here. From Manfred (Oscar’s Brother) I received a card the other day. Best wishes from your devoted son, Oscar. 

I really wonder what oscar was “drawing”. Maps? Army plans? Clearly he felt safe enough to invite his father up to Hamburg.

 

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Oscar’s WWI Military Identification Packets

29 Wednesday Feb 2012

Posted by snapshotsofourpast in Gerd, World War I

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I eventually want to upload the inside contents of all three booklets, however, I need to decipher the German inside. From what I gather, every German solider had these three items. The Militärpak suggests he first enlisted in 1906 and was called up for duty in 1915 (during WWI)

 

 

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Oscar in WWI Uniform. 1915.

27 Monday Feb 2012

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Oscar in his World War I German Uniform. On the back is a postcard written to his parents, Sophie and Seigmund von Halle (translation to come).

This is one of my favorite photos (to date). My great grandfather was evidently proud of his time in the German army. He saved numerous photos and materials from World War I, including his Military identification forms, which will be scanned soon. His father. Seigmund, served under Otto von Bismark. Henriette’s relatives even fought for German Liberation from Napoleon.

Oscar’s brother, Manfred von Halle, lost his arm during WWI. You can see a photo of him recovering in the hospital in the materials section of my thesis.

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