German WWII Feldpost Envelope and Letter, FP 21748, 1942.
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Original era mailing. German WWII Feldpost envelope and letter. Postmarked 1942. Mailed to the Wife of Gefr. Neinz in Krefeld. Clear eagle postmark on the envelope. Feldpost number 21748, in Jaunuary 1940 this number was assigned to regimental staff, Artillery Regiment 169. This regiment formed the artillery segment of the 69th Infantry Division, which was posted to Norway until 1943 when it was sent to the Eastern Front. The division was destroyed in the battle of Tilsit in January 1945, it's survivors retreating to the fortress of Konigsberg, where once again the remnants were destroyed in April 1945.