COLLECTION NAME:
Gustav Klemp German World War I collection
Record
Identifier:
C0250B01P10_002
Title:
Postcard featuring a photo of a Russian Church in Brest-Litovsk, Russia
Creator:
Klemp, Gustav
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
Subject:
Postcards
Subject:
Brzesc Litewski (Poland)
Description:
Text in German: Front: [print:] Russische Kirche, Brest Litowsk | [ms:] Russia | Gefr. Klemp 11. Prinz. L. I. R. 5. Osten Back: [print:] Herausgegeben von der Feldbuchhandlung der Bug-Armee || [ms:] Feldpostkarte! | Frau Martha Klemp | Podgorz. Thorn | Marktstr. 11. || Osten 26. 9. 16. | Liebe Martha! | Einen herzl. Gru� | und die Mitteilung | da� ich [noch] gesund und | m[unter bi]n. | H[?] allen | Dein Gustav || [postmark:] K. II. Feldpoststation
| 27. 9. 16 5-6 N | [?] 191 [stamp:] Bef�rderung zugelassen. | 11. Komp. Landw. Inf. Regt. Nr. 5
Text in English: Front: {Russian Church, Brest Litovsk, Russia - Private Klemp 11th Prince Landwehr Infantry Regiment 5. East} Back: {Published by the field bookstore of the Army of the Bug - Military service postcard! - Ms. Martha Klemp, Podg�rz, Toru?, Market street 11. - East, September 26, 1916. Dear Martha! Kind regards to you, with the message that I am healthy and fit. Yours Gustav [postmark:] K. II. Feldpoststation, September 27. 1916 5-6 pm [?] 191 [stamp:] Carriage permitted. 11th Company Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 5}
The city of Brest-Livosk was considered part of Poland from the end of WWI until the annexation by Russia following the end of WWII. Brest Litovsk is known today as Brest, Belarus, following the breakup of the USSR in 1991.
| 27. 9. 16 5-6 N | [?] 191 [stamp:] Bef�rderung zugelassen. | 11. Komp. Landw. Inf. Regt. Nr. 5
Text in English: Front: {Russian Church, Brest Litovsk, Russia - Private Klemp 11th Prince Landwehr Infantry Regiment 5. East} Back: {Published by the field bookstore of the Army of the Bug - Military service postcard! - Ms. Martha Klemp, Podg�rz, Toru?, Market street 11. - East, September 26, 1916. Dear Martha! Kind regards to you, with the message that I am healthy and fit. Yours Gustav [postmark:] K. II. Feldpoststation, September 27. 1916 5-6 pm [?] 191 [stamp:] Carriage permitted. 11th Company Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 5}
The city of Brest-Livosk was considered part of Poland from the end of WWI until the annexation by Russia following the end of WWII. Brest Litovsk is known today as Brest, Belarus, following the breakup of the USSR in 1991.
Date:
1916-09-27
Decade:
1910s
Genre/Form:
Cityscape
Type:
Image
Format:
Postcard; sepia
Collection:
Gustav Klemp German World War I collection
Rights Statement:
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Physical Location:
Box 1, Page 10
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Extent:
3 1/2 in. x 5 1/4 in.