BERLIN – A Christmas card written by a German soldier during World War II finally was delivered, 71 years after it was mailed.
NDJ World | Published: Dec 18 2012 Lifestyle
The card send from Jersey, near Normandy, France, finally was handed to the addressee’s grandson in Mühlheim am Main, east of Frankfurt, Germany.
Christmas card send by German soldier in 1941 finally arrives. Photo Credit: Photo News
The card was written in 1941 by a German soldier and addressed to his neighbor, wishing him happy holidays. The soldier was part of a German army division that was stationed at Jersey, an island about 12 miles from the coast Normandy. The island is ruled under British crown.
Photo Credit: EPA
A spokesperson for the post office said they intend to deliver all of the ‘lost’ letters to whom they are addressed.
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