„Die Soldaten auf dem Bilde suchen ganz kleine Tierchen, die furchtbar krabbeln.“

            Letter generously translated by Nettenscheider; penned in Lambersart on the 25th of October 1915 and addressed to the sender's children, Ilsa and Editha Bartels in Wolfenbüttel. Einheitsstempel: Königl. Preussen Festungs-Maschinengewehr-Abteilung. Postage cancelled 26.10.1915 (24. Infanterie Division).

Three fellows take advantage of the warmer weather and strip off their tunics and shirts to hunt lice. Apart from causing discomfort, lice also caused "trench fever". It is estimated one in five German soldiers suffered a bout of trench fever during the war. 

Lambersart lies to the north of Lille in the Nord region of France.

Taken on: October 21, 2022

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