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WW1 GERMAN FRONT LINE
WW1 GERMAN FRONT LINE
WW1 GERMAN FRONT LINE
WW1 GERMAN FRONT LINE

WW1 GERMAN FRONT LINE " DEATH WIRE " SWITCH HOUSE - PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC c1917

$ 100.32

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Region of Origin: Germany
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Condition: Used
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    WW1 GERMAN FRONT LINE " DEATH WIRE " SWITCH HOUSE - PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC c1917
    RARELY SEEN FRONT LINE GERMAN
    " DEATH WIRE " SWITCH HOUSE
    ALONG THE BELGIUM BORDER WITH ELECTRIC LINES AND ELECTRICAL BOXES CLEARLY SEEN ALONG WITH THE
    BOLTZE-BURG
    SIGN ABOVE A DOOR.
    The Wire of Death
    " DEATH WIRE "
    -
    The Wire of Death
    In 1915 the Germans constructed an electric fence for 125 miles along the Belgian border with the Netherlands. The purpose was to prevent crossings of the border: volunteers for the Belgian army via England , spies , clandestine post deliverers , smugglers , refugees , resistance fighters . It also needed less German soldiers to guard the Belgian-Dutch border. Estimates suggest as many as three thousand people were electrocuted by the fence.
    ON THE REVERSE A PERIOD NOTE IN OLD GERMAN SCRIPT:
    TAKEN NEAR ARMENTIERES
    (FRANCE)
    in
    BOLTZE-BURG
    (MATCHING A SIGN ABOVE A DOOR ON THE BUNKER).
    (
    BOLTZE-BURG =
    REFERRING TO " ELECTRIC BOLT TOWN "A NAME GIVIEN THEIR SWITCH HOUSE)
    THE CONDITION IS VERY FINE.
    SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST.
    THIS POSTCARD IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR COPY.
    PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.