Sütterlin handwriting
 

Hi all,

Can anyone make out what is written here? The first word is "Flugzeug" and a little further "KG 54" can be seen but the rest is jibberish to me.

The picture itself shows a fuselage of a F/L He111 of KG54 being hauled away on a lorry.

Thanks in advance,
Rudi.

Re: Sütterlin handwriting
 

Hi Rudi,

Flugzeugbruch vom KG 54 auf sonderliger ....in Freiburg ???

Re: Sütterlin handwriting
 

Gents,

i can not decipher much but possibly turning the attachment into a negative (see below) helps a little bit.

Best Regards
Norbert

Re: Sütterlin handwriting
 

to note that in the early 40ies, use of Sütterlin was prohibited,
Really wonder why ???


Rémi

Re: Sütterlin handwriting
 

Hi guys,

it looks like: Flugzeug vormals v. KG 54 auf Sonderhänger li. V...? in Fachenberg (oder ...burg).

Regards
Claudia

Re: Sütterlin handwriting
 

Apparently because Hitler decided that the Blackletter/Gothic scripts (to which Sütterlin belonged) were of Jewish origin. The use of them was prohibited in January 1941 and they had to be replaced with the Latin type.
Off course it's hard to believe that this was the real (or at least the only) reason, even with the anitsemitism of the Nazis in mind. This would have been much too irrational. You don't make a change that big based on such a ramshackle assumption.
I googled a bit and got the impression, that the real reason for this decision is not really known. If you are interested and can read German, here is a good starter:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwabacher_Judenlettern

Regards,
Christian

Re: Sütterlin handwriting
 

I agree with your interpretation Claudia,

but...this is not Sütterlin Guys, it is normal German writen with a bad handwriting

Re: Sütterlin handwriting
 

Laddies and Ladies,

i am not sure about the inscription because this is what is called in Germany a "Sauklaue" (scrawl)! There ain't no modified Enigmas connected with a scanner to decrypt such handwritings? :)

Greetings
Norbert

Re: Sütterlin handwriting
 

So bad written that , not even sure that it was german .... prohibited because half the people not able to read it, the jewish bias for interpretation of every events of that period is a bit ridiculous, first of all 2.WW was continuation of 1.WW, the fight of the sea-powers against the continental powers, wonder why the russians not in their natural place for both of them..

Remi

Re: Sütterlin handwriting
 

The name of the place could also be "Fockenberg". This is near Kaiserslautern.