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This incredible World War I multi-page letter was handwritten by a WWI German soldier in 1916. What makes this letter very rare is it is traced back to a WWI German soldier who served in the 18th Infantry Division unit of the Prussian/German Army.
The 18th Infantry Division saw action in the battles ofColombeyandGravelotteand in theSiege of Metz. After theBattle of Noiseville, the division entered the Loire campaign, fighting in the battles of2nd Orléans,Beaugency-Cravant, andLe Mans.
During the opening phases of World War I, the 18th Infantry Division participated in theBattle of Liège, the AlliedGreat Retreat, theFirst Battle of the Marne, and theFirst Battle of the Aisne. In 1916, it saw action in theSomme, and in 1917 it was involved in the Battles ofArrasandPasschendaele. In 1918, it participated in theGerman spring offensiveand the subsequent Allied counteroffensives, including theHundred Days Offensive. Allied intelligence rated it a first-class division.
During downtime on the front lines, soldiers from all sides would write letters back home to their loved ones and families. Dated 1915, 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.
This is an amazing chance to own a piece of WWI history from one of Germany’s most esteemed divisions of the Great War.
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