Herzliche Weihnachts (Merry Christmas)

Barry Hoffman Nazi Postcard Collection

Herzliche Weihnachts (Merry Christmas)

May 9, 2023

Accession Number: 2022.02.11.4.8
Date: 12/23/39
Postmark: “Feldpost b, 23.12.39,” Taggesstempel der Feldpost
Artist: H. Wesselholt

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Entitled “Herzliche Weihnachts- Und Neujahrsgrüße vom Westwall,” which translates to “Merry Christmas and a happy Yew Year from the western wall.” The western wall, or “Siegfried Line,” extended from the Netherlands to Switzerland, providing an effective boundary against Germany’s opponents.

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The card is listed as “Feldpostnummer 10940,” and addressed to Pg. Stadlmair Waller. “Pg.,” or “Parteigenosse,” was the title used to address a comrade of the Nazi party. The soldier is sending Christmas greetings to his family in Augsburg.

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