Postcard /Photo Translation , Please

[dean427]

Hi Guys,
I hope I’m not wearing out my welcome, but I would like to share this Photo / Postcard that I got in a bag of personal items (mostly pictures) with everybody, and was hoping that someone could please take the time out of there busy day to translate the back for us. I don’t have access to a scanner , so I had to include as many close up shots as I could in order the read it better. Please feel free to share any comments that you may have. Greatly appreciated….Dean

[Paul D]

One for Andreas i think !!

[HPL2008]

It cost me a few more gray hairs, but I managed to decypher it all. It's a postcard sent by a soldier at Constance [Konstanz] to a master bricklayer and his family at Dürmentingen.

The card says:

"Konstanz, den 12.12.36

Meine Lieben!

Am Dienstag haben wir eine
Battl. [= Battaillons-] Übung gehabt. In der Nacht
vom Sonntag auf Montag werden
wir nach Friedrichshafen fahren mit
dem Dampfer u. [= und] von dort mit dem
Zug nach Weingarten zur Regts. [= Regiments-]
Übung. 50 % dürfen nur mit. Unter
diesen Besten bin auch ich. Es dauert
ein zwei Tage. Über Weihn. [= Weihnachts-] Urlaub
kann ich immer noch nichts genaues
sagen. Befinden gut. Was ich
von Euch auch hoffe. Viele Grüße an
alle von Gustav"

...meaning...:

"Constance, 12 Dec. 36

My dear ones!

On Tuesday, we had a
battalion exercise. During the night
from Sunday to Monday, we will
go to Friedrichshafen by
steamer and from there by train on to
Weingarten for a regimental
exercise. Only 50 % are allowed to go. Among
these best ones will be me. It will take
one or two days. As for Christmas leave,
I still cannot say anything definitive.
I am well. Which I
hope of you as well. Best regards
to all from Gustav"

Konstanz, Friedrichshafen, Weingarten and Dürmentingen are all in Baden-Württemberg, Konstanz and Friedrichshafen being located by the Bodensee [Lake Constance].

[dean427]

Thank you very much HPL, So sorry about the Gray hairs.
Dean