File:15 - Carte Postale de Raymond Auguste Traumann à ses parents 24 Octobre 1944.pdf
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English: Post card written by Raymond Auguste Traumann to his parents Ernest Joseph Traumann and Marthe Elisabeth Germaine Alaret 24 October 1944 (90mm by 140mm)
Either first or last, he wrote under "Adresse du Correspondant" (Correspondant address) His parents, Château Sanson at Clairac He starts with dating it to 24 (October 1944) He states that he received their letter from 19 (October), and thanking them for their congratulations to him, but that he didn't do anything exceptional, saying that many of his friends/comrades did as much or more than he did. There were apparently ones that were resupplying the Chirurgical du Bois Cody Shelter while it was being pounded by artillery. There were ones at the (stock) exchange that went to the board walk Georges V to avoid the flames coming from the houses. There were also nurses that stayed at the aid stations night and day tending to the wounded, where either the wounded themselves or some others "turned off" from the lack of Oxygen. He says that he neither forgets those who had given everything giving their lives, and also honorably mentioned the twelve Equipes Nationales (mentioning Jean from the previous post card) or from the "D.P.". Finally he finishes his remark with the statement that the youth of Le Havre had don its work. He adds on saying that it was Claude Bunge, the son of Ivan, who had been killed at Sainte Adresse while trying to pick up the wounded under the pounding of artillery. His body was buried with men of the military sent by a scottish detachment (which would hav been part of the british occupational forces of Le Havre and/or the surrounding area). Moving on, he says that Madame de Prez is waiting to leave in a hospital of the front, but "like the late orders (? unsure if correct wording) it is possible that she comes with us to find prisoners in Germany". It is not known exactly what he is talking about when he is saying that they are going to find prisoners in Germany. Maybe it has something to do with repatriating someone or some people? It is possible that this has something to do with the CRF. He then writes on the side saying that as for the bed (he might be responding to a previous letter from his parents, something he said earlier, or just thought of noting this) it is not possible to find one. He states that even if he could find one he wouldn't have a good feeling thinking about all those people that would be still sleeping on the ground on bags. On the front sides he starts talking about how it is God that he must thank (he capitalizes every pronoun having to do with him, Dieu, Lui, and Sa, God, Him, and His). He claims that during the siege he always had confidence in him and that he was sure that nothing would happen to him. His protection to him had been effective, as while he went back to see the places he had been there were many "drop off points" (craters and places where the shells had hit and exploded) all around each area he was in, seeing himself intact, and leaving the thought incomplete. He added to this paragraph by putting a C shape around in on the left He ends the letter with one final paragraph saying that they are all still taking out bodies under the ruins, so far having found around 1350 bodies, and asking whether there still remains as many more, saying in english "Who knows" He finishes saying kindness from de Courant, Quettier, Muller, and Lacurnbu (spelling cannot be completely identified properly), OK (?), among others. This letter/post card definitely showed his christian faith while in the danger of dying, and belief that it was god who saved him. It also showed his human bias towards thinking that he couldn't possibly be hit (or more likely not fully thinking properly that it could happen to him or that he could die). It also shows his thinking of others, since he felt it would be better for him to sleep on the ground on a bag as the others were than comfortably unlike the others.
Le Havre le 24 Le Havre the 24
CARTE POSTALE - POST CARD CARTE POSTALE - POST CARD |
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This was written by Raymond Auguste Traumann to his parents. It would have been then obtained by Jacques Louis Traumann which then would have been obtained by his son Eric, who then gave it to his grandson Paul Sidle, who now retains current ownership. It was then scanned. |
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2023-08-22 |
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