{"id":335,"date":"2025-06-25T15:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/herr-otto-gallus\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:57:40","slug":"herr-otto-gallus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/holocaust-and-genocide-studies\/post-cards\/herr-otto-gallus\/","title":{"rendered":"Herr Otto Gallus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Accession Number:<\/strong> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW20447354 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20447354 BCX8\">2022.02.8.19<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Stamp: <\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160777718 BCX8\"> 6 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW160777718 BCX8\">Winterhilfswerk<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW160777718 BCX8\">Deutches<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160777718 BCX8\"> Reich<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Postmark: <\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW248177360 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248177360 BCX8\">MAGDEBURG, meaning it was postmarked in Magdeburg.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Front: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\">The postcard is addressed to \u201cHerr Otto Gallus\u201d at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW234649477 BCX8\">Augustestra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW234649477 BCX8\">\u00df<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW234649477 BCX8\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\"> 74 in Magdeburg, Germany. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\">The handwriting on the side is difficult to decipher and distinguish. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\">Some snippets that can be <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\">identified<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\"> are: \u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW234649477 BCX8\">teukunft<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW234649477 BCX8\">festleges<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\">. Es front\u201d (future <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\">determines<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\">. It <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW234649477 BCX8\">fronts).<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW234649477 BCX8\">Swerk<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW234649477 BCX8\"> Volkes\u201d (work nation).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Back<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The handwritten letter is dated June 12, 1936, from the town of Wolmirstedt, Germany.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[2510],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\"> The handwriting is difficult to decipher, so what follows is the best summary of the letter&#8217;s contents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The sender is writing to \u201cdear Uncle Otto\u201d and expresses happiness about a safe return from a \u201cvery beautiful trip\u201d. 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