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Today we have a postcard from Helene’s nephew -- soldier Paul Zerzawy – addressed to his brother Robert Zerzawy in Brüx, Bohemia.
Fieldpost 211, 14. December 1917
Dear Grandmother, dear Robert, dear Käthe!
My letter, which describes all my recent experiences in great detail, is almost ready. This letter will be sent as a circular letter. I hope that you all will be sitting around the Christmas table when it is due to arrive in Brüx, so that the letter will not have to be passed on to Przemyśl and Vienna. Käthe’s cards of November 19, December 5 and 9 have followed me and I received them today. I am healthy.
Kisses,
Paul
Paul is quite playful in addressing the card, calling himself a cadet in waiting and his brother Robert “Mr. Lawyer.” We will see the promised letter to everyone in the December 17th post. He calls it a “circular letter” – something that should be distributed to multiple recipients. Paul gives us a warm and happy image of the family together for a holiday meal. His father was stationed in Przemyśl and his aunt Helene was in Vienna.