- RPPC WW1 GERMAN ZEPPELIN KOMMANDO LZ - 77 CREW MAR 1, 1916 PHOTO POSTCARD
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ORIGINAL - RPPC WW1 GERMAN ZEPPELIN KOMMANDO *LZ-77 - (TACTICAL NUMBER LZ-77) (PRODUCTION NUMBER LZ-47) CREW MAR 1, 1916 REAL PHOTO POSTCARD
THIS REAL PHOTO POST CARD SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SENT TO A FAMILY MEMBER BY A FAMILY MEMBER AT THE SAME MARINE LUFTSHIFF HAFEN KOMMANDO LZ-77 IN REMEMBRANCE FOR HIS RELATIVE BEING SHOT SOWN IN THE LZ-77 ON FEBRUARY 21st. THE CONDITION IS VERY FINE WITH A PERIOD FOUNTAIN PENNED NOTE ON THE REVERSE OF THE FELDPOST POSTCARD:
--...-(OLD GERMAN SCRIPT)(BEST I CAN TRANSLATE)-----------------------------
Namur, 1 March 1916.To ????? and ?????????? A souvenir of the LZ-77on February 21st from the field ???????????? ??????? ?????? ????????????? ?????????? ????????? Forever, Papa and BrotherJosephMarine Luftschiff HafenNamur Kommando LZ-77(see pictures attached). ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT A LARGE SIGN BEHIND THE GROUP SAYS IN GERMAN: "SMOKING, FIRE, OPEN LIGHTS PROHIBITED" SINCE THEY WERE USING HYDROGEN TO FILL THE ZEPPELIN AT THE SITE BUT SEVERAL OF THE CREW MEMBERS ARE SMOKING CIGARETTES REGARDLESS.
THE CARD YOU SEE IS THE CARD YOU WILL GET.
THIS POSTCARD IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR COPY.
PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.* Tactical number Zeppelin LZ-77 (Production number LZ-47) had 6 attacks on Englandand France dropping atotal of 12, 610 kg(27, 800 lb) of bombs.Destroyed by enemyfire on 21 February1916 in the Battle ofVerdun, killing the crewof 11. Reports atthe time indicated. LZ 77 hadsearchlights, eightmachine guns, two so-called revolver gunsin the top lookout post, that was accompanied byfixed-wing aircraft andat least one other Zeppelin and had orders to bomb the nearby railway lines. LZ 77 and LZ 79 were deployed to Namur in order to carry out bombing raid on Paris. LZ 79 bombed Paris on the 29/30 of January, but was damaged by ground fire and was destroyed in a forced landing at Ath inBelgium. The Army Zeppelins were then used to support the German army in the early phases of the battle of Verdun. On21 February, the first day of the German offensive, four of the six available Zeppelins set out to bomb the French supplylines. LZ 95, the first Q class Zeppelin, was badly damaged by anti-aircraft fire and was destroyed in a crashlanding at the base in Namur. The P class LZ 77was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Revigny, catching fire and killingthe crew of 11, and LZ 88 was forced to return to its base by squalls and snow showers.
THIS REAL PHOTO POST CARD SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SENT TO A FAMILY MEMBER BY A FAMILY MEMBER AT THE SAME MARINE LUFTSHIFF HAFEN KOMMANDO LZ-77 IN REMEMBRANCE FOR HIS RELATIVE BEING SHOT SOWN IN THE LZ-77 ON FEBRUARY 21st. THE CONDITION IS VERY FINE WITH A PERIOD FOUNTAIN PENNED NOTE ON THE REVERSE OF THE FELDPOST POSTCARD:
--...-(OLD GERMAN SCRIPT)(BEST I CAN TRANSLATE)-----------------------------
Namur, 1 March 1916.To ????? and ?????????? A souvenir of the LZ-77on February 21st from the field ???????????? ??????? ?????? ????????????? ?????????? ????????? Forever, Papa and BrotherJosephMarine Luftschiff HafenNamur Kommando LZ-77(see pictures attached). ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT A LARGE SIGN BEHIND THE GROUP SAYS IN GERMAN: "SMOKING, FIRE, OPEN LIGHTS PROHIBITED" SINCE THEY WERE USING HYDROGEN TO FILL THE ZEPPELIN AT THE SITE BUT SEVERAL OF THE CREW MEMBERS ARE SMOKING CIGARETTES REGARDLESS.
THE CARD YOU SEE IS THE CARD YOU WILL GET.
THIS POSTCARD IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR COPY.
PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.* Tactical number Zeppelin LZ-77 (Production number LZ-47) had 6 attacks on Englandand France dropping atotal of 12, 610 kg(27, 800 lb) of bombs.Destroyed by enemyfire on 21 February1916 in the Battle ofVerdun, killing the crewof 11. Reports atthe time indicated. LZ 77 hadsearchlights, eightmachine guns, two so-called revolver gunsin the top lookout post, that was accompanied byfixed-wing aircraft andat least one other Zeppelin and had orders to bomb the nearby railway lines. LZ 77 and LZ 79 were deployed to Namur in order to carry out bombing raid on Paris. LZ 79 bombed Paris on the 29/30 of January, but was damaged by ground fire and was destroyed in a forced landing at Ath inBelgium. The Army Zeppelins were then used to support the German army in the early phases of the battle of Verdun. On21 February, the first day of the German offensive, four of the six available Zeppelins set out to bomb the French supplylines. LZ 95, the first Q class Zeppelin, was badly damaged by anti-aircraft fire and was destroyed in a crashlanding at the base in Namur. The P class LZ 77was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Revigny, catching fire and killingthe crew of 11, and LZ 88 was forced to return to its base by squalls and snow showers.
