German soldiers Feldpost Covers with Feldpost Number 11190 (Großdeutschland)
Feldpost number: 11190 (24.3.1944. - 6.11.1944.)
3. Schwadron Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung GD (Großdeutschland)
To meet the demand of the large volume of mail being sent, the German postal system soon had to adapt to the soldier’s needs. The large, complex mailing system used by the German soldiers was called the Field Post system or, as it was known in the German language, the Feldpost system. Units of soldiers with the job of administering mail service were assigned to German troops. Each German unit serving on the battle front was also assigned a five-digit postal number, which was the code for their unit. The unit mail was encoded with this system to maintain secrecy about troop movements and location in the event the mail fell into enemy hands. Apart from the unit code, the mail functioned the same as any normal mail service.
One perk of the Feldpost mail system was that soldiers were allowed to send letters and postcards free of charge.
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