{"product_id":"imperial-german-wwi-engagement-announcement-june-1918","title":"Imperial German WWI Engagement Announcement-June 1918","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Imperial German World War I engagement announcement card announcing the engagement of Ella Ziesmer and Leutnant d. R. (Reserve Lieutenant) and Company Commander Otto Krieger during the final year of the First World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe elegant embossed announcement reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElla Ziesmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOtto Krieger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeutnant d. R. und Kompanie-Führer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReserve Lieutenant and Company Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVerlobte (Engaged)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWerden-Ruhr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJune 1918\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Z. Zt. im Felde”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurrently serving in the field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis final notation is particularly significant, indicating that Lieutenant Krieger was actively serving at the front when the engagement was announced. Cards of this type were mailed to family and friends to formally announce engagements while officers were away on military service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe card features high-quality embossed borders and fine period typography, representative of upper- and middle-class German stationery of the Imperial era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal 1918 engagement announcement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrisp embossed decorative border\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent printing and strong contrast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinor age toning and light handling wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmall edge tear on the left margin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisplays exceptionally well\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike standard wartime postcards, this is a personal family announcement from the closing months of World War I. The groom’s rank as a Reserve Lieutenant and Company Commander places him in a position of considerable responsibility during one of the war’s most difficult periods. The phrase “currently serving in the field” provides a direct connection to active military service at the time the engagement was announced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonal military engagement announcements from Imperial Germany are considerably scarcer than standard patriotic postcards or military photographs and are sought after by collectors of World War I ephemera, Imperial German militaria, and genealogy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43167834734669,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/9229\/8829\/files\/5F9D7D4F-6015-4EE6-B254-CA9A03F14BAD.jpg?v=1782404227","url":"https:\/\/whiskeyrebellionantiques.com\/products\/imperial-german-wwi-engagement-announcement-june-1918","provider":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}