Rare 1916 Champagne (France) WWI German Soldier's Handwritten FIELDPOST Letter
Rare 1916 Champagne (France) WWI German Soldier's Handwritten FIELDPOST Letter
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This incredible World War I two-page letter was handwritten by a WWI German soldier in 1916 with a location mark of Champagne, France. Champagne known for the ‘The First Battle of Champagne was the second offensive by the Allies against the German Empire since mobile warfare had ended after the First Battle of Ypres in Flanders. The battle was fought by the French Fourth Army and the German 3rd Army. The offensive was part of a French strategy to attack the Noyon Salient, a large bulge in the new Western Front, which ran from Switzerland to the North Sea. The First Battle of Artois began on the northern flank of the salient on 17 December and the offensive against the southern flank in Champagne began three days later.
This German soldier’s letter is a beautiful double-sided piece of WWI German history.
During downtime on the front lines, soldiers from all sides would write letters back home to their loved ones and families. Dated 1916, this original World War I German soldier's fieldpost letter offers an incredible view of what German soldiers went through on the front lines. This letter has an extensive amount of German writing and it's signed by the German soldier as well. While the letter is not translated, it truly is a remarkable piece of World War I history and offers an interesting story as to how this letter survived all these years.