GERMAN POSTAL HISTORY

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FELDPOST
FIELD POST
TYPE 5

The Type 5 feldpost cards all feature a border around the sender's section, although the design of the border varies from card to card. At the top is a hand-drawn image followed by several lines of text in black and brown font. The destination section has the words "Feldpost" and "An" as well as 4 solid black lines and a single solid brown line.

DAS INFANTERIE STURM ABZEICHEN

This card features the infantry assault badge above the following texts:

In diesem kampf
hat sich das
deutsche fuβvolk
ais das errviesen
was es immer war
als:
Die beste Infanterie
der Welt
Der Führer vor dem Reichstag




In this fight, has the German infantry, as the result, whatever it always was, as:

The best infantry of the world, The Führer in front of the Reichstag

DIE ARTILLERIE

This card features a heavy artillery team preparing their weapon for firing, above the following texts:

Die Artillerie
zerschlägt die Kräfte
des feindes
Sie bahnt
den anderen Waffen
den Weg zum Sieg!





The artillery destroys the forces of the enemy. She paves the way, the other weapons, the path to victory!

PIONIERE VORAN!

This card features pioneers in a fast boat above the following texts:

Pioniere voran!
Wir Kämpfen
und helfen
und brechen
die Bahn




Pioneers ahead! We fight and help and break the train

DIE INFANTERIE

This card features an image of the infantry assault badge above the following texts:

Die Infanterie
ist die hauptwaffe.
Alle anderen Waffen unterstützen sie. Mit feuer
und stoβ ringt sie den
feind neider. Sie bricht im
Angriff seinen letzten
Widerstand, an ihrer
Abwehr scheitert
der feindliche Ansturm.




The infantry, is the main weapon. All other weapons support them. With fire and she pushes the enemy of envious people. It breaks in Attack its last resistance, at their defense fails the enemy attack.