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TRANSCRIPTION
Anschrift:
Feldpost.
z. H.
Herrn
K. Oberleutnant & Kp.- Führer
Mergner
Bayer. Landw. Inf. R. Hr.4.
1.Bayer. Landwehr
Division
Stempel:
S. B.
L. J. R. 4
Offenbach a. Queich
12. März
4 -5 N
16
Abs.: Hptm. Maisel, Offenbach/a/Queich
Offenbach a Queich 12. 3. 16.
Sehr geehrter Herr Kamerad!
Vielen Dank für frdl. Kartengrüße.
H. Oblt. Leupold ist zum 22. R.
R., Oblt. Lang zum 15. L. R., Oblt.
Sick nach Landau versetzt worden.
Z. Zt. nur noch H. Lt. Kracher & Grünberger
bei der Kp. Dienst z. Zt. ziemlich anstrengend.
Fast täglich kommt eine
neue Ausbildungs-Verfügung.
Es geht dies allmählich auch auf die Nerven.
Bitte alle Rekruten Herren zu grüßen.
Bestens grüßt Ihr ergeb. Maisel
..
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Offenbach an der Queich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (49.195992, 8.192833)
Wikidata Reference: Offenbach an der Queich, Q631832
Strasbourg/Frankreich (48.5831, 7.74761)
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Title
Konrad Mergners Feldpost von der Westfront
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europeana19141918:agent/32bd12e96e0a5f4813d70d145a025032
Date
1914
1918
Type
Story
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deu
Deutsch
Country
Europe
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Europeana 1914-1918
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Europeana 1914-1918
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http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/Year
1918
1914
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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU
Begin
1914
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1918
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mul
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Wolfgang Mergner | europeana19141918:agent/32bd12e96e0a5f4813d70d145a025032
Hans-Konrad Mergner | europeana19141918:agent/8a82d73516ebcf45cc30be17183460e7
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2019-09-11T08:25:27.711Z
2020-02-25T08:19:37.069Z
2013-11-28 11:20:09 UTC
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Feldpostkarten von Konrad Mergner, die er während seines Einsatzes an der Westfront schrieb.Konrad Mergner (1880-1934) war Studienrat in Lemgo. Der Vater zweier Söhne wird als penibler und akkurater Lehrer und als kaisertreuer Beamter beschrieben. Er soll streng, aber gerecht gewesen sein und neigte dazu, alles zu notieren. Mergner war nicht grundsätzlich gegen den Krieg, für ihn stellten die Geschehnisse ein unvermeidliches Übel dar. Er hegte keinen Hass gegenüber Franzosen. Aus seinem Tagebuch geht hervor, dass er selbst im Krieg Wert auf Ordnung legte, ein uneindeutiges Hin und Her mochte er nicht. Er schrieb über alltägliche Begebenheiten stets in einem nüchternen Ton. Mergner war Oberleutnant im 4. Bayerischen Landwehr-Infanterieregiment und später Hauptmann im 10. Bayerischen Reserve-Infanterieregiment. Zu seinen Einsatzorten zählten hauptsächlich Flandern und Lothringen, jedoch kämpfte er nicht an vorderster Front. Einmal wurde er verwundet. Die Auflösung der Truppe in den letzten Etappen des Krieges verurteilte er. Für ihn war es unbegreiflich, dass man sich einfach so davonmachen konnte. Die Auflösungserscheinungen der Truppe gingen in seinen Augen einher mit der Auflösung der ihm vertrauten Staatsordnung. Nach dem Krieg arbeitete Mergner wieder als Lehrer in Schweinfurt.
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Anschrift:
Feldpost.
z. H.
Herrn
K. Oberleutnant & Kp.- Führer
Mergner
Bayer. Landw. Inf. R. Hr.4.
1.Bayer. Landwehr
Division
Stempel:
S. B.
L. J. R. 4
Offenbach a. Queich
12. März
4 -5 N
16
Abs.: Hptm. Maisel, Offenbach/a/Queich
Offenbach a Queich 12. 3. 16.
Sehr geehrter Herr Kamerad!
Vielen Dank für frdl. Kartengrüße.
H. Oblt. Leupold ist zum 22. R.
R., Oblt. Lang zum 15. L. R., Oblt.
Sick nach Landau versetzt worden.
Z. Zt. nur noch H. Lt. Kracher & Grünberger
bei der Kp. Dienst z. Zt. ziemlich anstrengend.
Fast täglich kommt eine
neue Ausbildungs-Verfügung.
Es geht dies allmählich auch auf die Nerven.
Bitte alle Rekruten Herren zu grüßen.
Bestens grüßt Ihr ergeb. Maisel
..
- Deutsch (German)
Anschrift:
Feldpost.
z. H.
Herrn
K. Oberleutnant & Kp.- Führer
Mergner
Bayer. Landw. Inf. R. Hr.4.
1.Bayer. Landwehr
Division
Stempel:
S. B.
L. J. R. 4
Offenbach a. Queich
12. März
4 -5 N
16
Abs.: Hptm. Maisel, Offenbach/a/Queich
Offenbach a Queich 12. 3. 16.
Sehr geehrter Herr Kamerad!
Vielen Dank für frdl. Kartengrüße.
H. Oblt. Leupold ist zum 22. R.
R., Oblt. Lang zum 15. L. R., Oblt.
Sick nach Landau versetzt worden.
Z. Zt. nur noch H. Lt. Kracher & Grünberger
bei der Kp. Dienst z. Zt. ziemlich anstrengend.
Fast täglich kommt eine
neue Ausbildungs-Verfügung.
Es geht dies allmählich auch auf die Nerven.
Bitte alle Rekruten Herren zu grüßen.
Bestens grüßt Ihr ergeb. Maisel
..
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Anschrift: Feldpost. z. H. Herrn K. Oberleutnant & Kp.- Führer Mergner Bayer. Landw. Inf. R. Hr.4. 1.Bayer. Landwehr Division Stempel: S. B. L. J. R. 4 Offenbach a. Queich 12. März 4 -5 N 16 Abs.: Hptm. Maisel, Offenbach/a/Queich Offenbach a Queich 12. 3. 16. Sehr geehrter Herr Kamerad! Vielen Dank für frdl. Kartengrüße. H. Oblt. Leupold ist zum 22. R. R., Oblt. Lang zum 15. L. R., Oblt. Sick nach Landau versetzt worden. Z. Zt. nur noch H. Lt. Kracher & Grünberger bei der Kp. Dienst z. Zt. ziemlich anstrengend. Fast täglich kommt eine neue Ausbildungs-Verfügung. Es geht dies allmählich auch auf die Nerven. Bitte alle Rekruten Herren zu grüßen. Bestens grüßt Ihr ergeb. Maisel ..
Anschrift: Feldpost. z. Zt. Herrn K. Oberleutnant & Kp.- Führer Mergner Bayer. Landw. Inf. R. Hr.4. 1.Bayer. Landwehr Division Stempel: S. B. L. J. R. 4 Offenbach a. Queich 12. März 4 -5 N 16 Abs.: Hptm. Maisel, Offenbach/a/Queich Offenbach a Queich 12. 3. 16. Sehr geehrter Herr Kamerad! Vielen Dank für frdl. Kartengrüße. H. Oblt. Leupold ist zum 22. R. R., Oblt. Lang zum 15. L. R., Oblt. Sick nach Landau versetzt worden. Z. Zt. nur noch G. Lt. Kracher & Grünberger bei der Kp. Dienst z. Zt. ziemlich anstrengend. Fast täglich kommt eine neue Ausbildungs-Verfügung. Es geht dies allmählich auch auif die Nerven. Bitte alle Rekruten Herren zu grüßen. Bestens grüßt Ihr ergeb. Maisel ..
Anschrift: Feldpost. z. Zt. Herrn ??? Herr Oberleutnant & Kp.- Führer Mergner Bayer. Landw. Inf. R. Hr.4. 1.Bayer. Landwehr Division Stempel: S. B. L. J. R. 4 Offenbach a. Queich 12. März 4 -5 N 16 Abs.: Hptm. Maisel, Offenbach/a/Queich Offenbach a Queich 12. 3. 16. Sehr geehrter Herr Kamerad! Vielen Dank für frdl. Kartengrüße. H. Oblt. Leupold ist zum 22. R. R., Oblt. Lang zum 15. L. R., Oblt. Sick nach Landau versetzt worden. Z. Zt. nur noch G. Lt. Kracher & Grünberger bei der Kp. Dienst z. Zt. ziemlich anstrengend. Fast täglich kommt eine neue Ausbildungs-Verfügung. Es geht dies allmählich auch auif die Nerven. Bitte alle Rekruten Herren zu grüßen. Bestens grüßt Ihr ergeb. Maisel ..
Feldpost. z. Zt. Herrn ??? Herr Oberleutnant & Kp.- Führer Mergner Bayer. Landw. Inf. R. Hr.4. 1.Bayer. Landwehr Division S. B. L. J. R. 4 Offenbach a. Queich 12. März 4 -5 N 16 Abs.: Hptm. Maisel, Offenbach/a/Queich Offenbach a Queich 12. 3. 16. Sehr geehrter Herr Kamerad! Vielen Dank für frdl. Kartengrüße. H. Oblt. Leupold ist zum 22. R. R., Oblt. Lang zum 15. L. R., Oblt. Sick nach Landau versetzt worden. Z. Zt. nur noch G. Lt. Kracher & Grünberger bei der Kp. Dienst z. Zt. ziemlich anstrengend. Fast täglich kommt eine neue Ausbildungs-Verfügung. Es geht dies allmählich auch auif die Nerven. Bitte alle Rekruten Herren zu grüßen. Bestens grüßt Ihr ergeb. Maisel ..
Feldpost. z. Zt. Herrn ??? Herr Oberleutnant & Kp.- Führer Mergner Bayer. Landw. Inf. R. Hr.4. 1.Bayer. Landwehr Division S. B. L. J. R. 4 Offenbach a. Queich 12. März 4 -5 N 16 Abs.: Hptm. Maisel, Offenbach/a/Queich Offenbach a/ Queich 12. 3. 16. Sehr geehrter Herr
Feldpost. z. Zt. Herrn ??? Herr Oberleutnant & Kp.-
English Translation
Field postcards by Konrad Mergner, which he wrote during his deployment on the western front. || Konrad Mergner (1880-1934) was a teacher in Lemgo.
The father of two sons is described as a meticulous and accurate teacher and as an official loyal to the emperor.
He is said to have been strict but fair and tended to take notes of everything.
Mergner was not fundamentally against the war, for him what was happening represented an inevitable evil.
He harbored no hatred of the French.
His diary reveals that he valued order even during the war, he disliked ambiguous back and forth.
He always wrote about everyday events in a sober tone.
Mergner was a first lieutenant in the 4th Bavarian Landwehr Infantry Regiment and later a captain in the 10th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment.
His deployment locations included mainly Flanders and Lorraine, but he did not fight at the front line.
Once he was wounded.
He condemned the dissolution of the troops in the last stages of the war.
It was incomprehensible to him that one could just walk away like that.
In his eyes, the signs of dissolution of the troops went hand in hand with the dissolution of the state order with which he was familiar.
After the war, Mergner worked again as a teacher in Schweinfurt.
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