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08-20-2015 07:10 PM
# ADS
Circuit advertisement
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The letter translates as:
"Service station of
field post no. 42 853
Personal Staff Officer
of the Commander-in-Chief
Local billets, 28th April 1943
Dear Heinz!
On behalf of the Commader-in-Chief, I confirm receipt of your letter of 2nd April.
Generaloberst Dietl thanks you for your best wishes. He is glad to fulfil your request.
Attached, I return your photograph with the requested autograph.
With best greetings and
Heil Hitler!
Windisch-Graetz
Oberleutnant"
The Windisch-Graetz family are of ancient Austrian nobility.
I cannot comment on how common the practice of sending photographs to be autographed was.
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Thank You very, very much!
Best,
Jan
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Certainly collecting signed photos of famous Generals and RKT was prevelant amongst the German youth , HJ etc similar to the celebrities of today and many wartime signed photos / cards were sent to and signed by the person in the photo so it would seem that a request such as this would not be uncommon.
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
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Thanks Paul,
I can imagine the feeling in those days when this young guy got his signed photo in the mail.
Best,
Jan
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I remember how excited I was when I got back a signed copy of the Kriegsmarine paper from Gross Admiral Doenitz back in the 70s.
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