Article about: Hello, I am having difficulty deciphering the handwriting on the reverse of the photo postcard, so, my translation is at a halt, originally advertised as Arbeitsführer Kienzl / Kinzl, after
Hello, I am having difficulty deciphering the handwriting on the reverse of the photo postcard, so, my translation is at a halt, originally advertised as Arbeitsführer Kienzl / Kinzl, after research on a related subject, I believe it could be Arbeitsführer Künzel, I'm hoping the message penned on the reverse may hold some clues, any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks for taking the time to read the thread, G
P.S., It looks as though he may have been retired at the time of his writing this..
To my good, hard-working, former employee and dear comrade"
R. Ellinger
"Wanted for a happy thought
Sieg Heil the Fuhrer!"
Kienzle
Munich, 3 Apr.44.
RAD work leader a.D
According to Google......
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
Thanks for the input !
I have had a few different translations and the seem to point to this man
Meinem treuen, fleißigen, ehemaligen Mitabeiter und lieben Kameraden
R. Ellinger (?)
Zum freundlichen Gedenken gewidmet
Siegheil dem Führer!
Kerzl
München, 3.4.44. Rad.-Arbeitsführer a.D. > (Major)
My faithful, hard-working, former employee and dear comrade
R. Ellinger (?):
Dedicated to friendly remembrance
Hail to the Fuehrer!
Kerzl
Munich, 3.4.44. Rad.-Arbeitsführer a.D. > (Major)
The name can't begin with a "K" - if we have a look at the word "Kamerad" we can see the Kurrent "K". Neither is there an "ü" in the name! (Ü would have the two dots above the "U"!) In my opinion it is an "H", see the chart below:
I am not sure about the first letter in the signature, it looks like a five letter surname. Signatures can be very different to the way a person writes normally, but I would read the rest as -
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