ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS CARD??? Help I.D.

[derwood58]

I got this card recently and was wondering of the writting on back...also rank of this young officer.any input will be greatly appreciated.thanks !!!

[tempelhof]

it's partly in French and partly in German.

i do not read french but i believe the first line says "Prisoner of War" or "Prisoners of War". The rest looks perhaps like a name, serial number, and location. i am sure we have someone who will come along and straighten that out.

as for the writing on the bottom, under the line, it says:

stocking size 9
shoe size 39
(can't read this word)
coat size 40

hope this helps.

[Paul D]

it's partly in French and partly in German.

i do not read french but i believe the first line says "Prisoner of War" or "Prisoners of War". The rest looks perhaps like a name, serial number, and location. i am sure we have someone who will come along and straighten that out.

as for the writing on the bottom, under the line, it says:

stocking size 9
shoe size 39
(can't read this word)
coat size 40

hope this helps.

Pretty much spot on mate , the number is probably his prisoner number and the remainder the location of the camp.

[derwood58]

it's partly in French and partly in German.

i do not read french but i believe the first line says "Prisoner of War" or "Prisoners of War". The rest looks perhaps like a name, serial number, and location. i am sure we have someone who will come along and straighten that out.

as for the writing on the bottom, under the line, it says:

stocking size 9
shoe size 39
(can't read this word)
coat size 40

hope this helps.

Yes thank you this helps alot...

[tempelhof]

glad to be of some small service.

[HPL2008]

The missing word in the list is "Kleid" = "dress".

As for the rank of the man in the photo: He is actually not an officer, or even an NCO, but a Private. (To tell his exact rank, we would have to see his left upper sleeve, where the rank pips/chevrons for other ranks were worn.)

[tempelhof]

that's great HPL2008. and exactly what i thought: "Kleid".

i take it (perhaps incorrectly) that you are a native speaker. i am aware of "Kleid" meaning either "dress" or "gown" in English. for my own erudition, i was wondering if you are aware of any more meanings that might be particular to military use. Of course, in English, we would not translate this as "dress" as in English this refers to an exclusively female garment. i am wondering what else it could be translated as in this particular use?

i found the initial "k" appeared lower case to my eye and i decided to defer to a conservative translation and stayed away from making the assumption. and of course i hesitated because of the typical English translation.

thank you!