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Karl and Käthe Kollwitz to their son Peter

German · Kurrent · 17 Oct 1914 · Berlin

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121

Feldpostbrief

Zurück tot [?]

[Stempel: BERLIN NO / 17 [?].10.14. 10-11 V / * 55 k] [Randvermerk: Aufgabestempel [?]]

An den Kriegsfreiwilligen

Peter Kollwitz

22. Reserve [gestrichen] Armeekorps | 4. Kompagnie

44 Reserve [gestrichen] Division | Eskadron [gestrichen]

Res. Infant.-Regiment Nr. 207 [gestrichen] | Batterie [gestrichen]

1 Bataillon | 1 Kolonne

Die Angabe eines Bestimmungsorts unterbleibt, wenn der Empfänger zu den Truppen gehört, die infolge von Marschbewegungen den Standort wechseln.

(4. 13)

Translation · English

121

Field post letter

Return – dead [?]

[Postmark: BERLIN NO / 17 [?] Oct. 1914, 10–11 a.m. / * 55 k] [Margin text: posting postmark [?]]

To the war volunteer

Peter Kollwitz

22nd Reserve [struck through] Army Corps | 4th Company

44th Reserve [struck through] Division | Squadron [struck through]

Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 207 [struck through] | Battery [struck through]

1st Battalion | 1st Column

No destination is to be given if the recipient belongs to troops that change location because of marching movements.

(4. 13)

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