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A soldier and his beloved, waiting by the window and reading his field post letter, field postcard with motif, February 1970

The text reads: “Although I'm standing at dark midnight, Now by the mild light of a lamp, Go to your little room, And send your bedtime prayers to the Lord, And for your dearest faraway”

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    The dialogue between the front line and the home front

    For the eight to nine million soldiers called up in the Habsburg Monarchy during the course of the First World War and their families, friends and acquaintances, the military postal system often provided the only form of contact. Receiving a sign of life in the shape of a letter or postcard was essential both for the soldiers at the front as well as their families at home.