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Rare WW1 1917 German Telegram Regarding AFK Troop Movements Le Chesne St. Juvin

$ 79.17

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    Description

    Although I cannot find a year given the areas of the movement of the unit this would definitely be in 1917, and is dated August 30th.   Below is a best translation of the telegram.  It involves a unit from the AFK as described below of which this soldier was likely an officer.
    ss aok 3.+ 30/8  7,40 n
    an ortskommandanttur le chesne
    der am 30. 8. von der artl . pruefungskommission in marsch gesetzte " artl . -berichtigungstrupp nr . 21" wird in den naechsten tagen in le chesne eintreffen.  der trupp ist nach st . juvin weiterzuleiten.  der truppfuehrer (truppführer) hat sich dort beim artl . - kdr . der 33. i . d . zu melden a . o . k . 3  rm 1 a art . nr 5672/17 rm 4.+
    ss aok 3. + 30/8 7.40 n
    translation:
    to local commandant le chesne
    the 30th of August of the artl. Examining commission set in motion "Art. correction squad No. 21" will arrive in Le Chesne in the next few days. the squad is to forward to St. Juvin. the troop leader (troop leader) has been there at artl. - kdr. the 33rd i. d. to report a. o. k. 3 rm 1 a kind. No. 5672/17 rm 4. +
    Measures about 8 x 11.5 inches.
    The soldiers name is Gafonisa? Frigner and was a part of the 45th Artillery Messtrupp (Testing Crew) of the 32nd division of the German Imperial Army.  He was inducted in to the Army on the 28th of March, 1914 and eventually became part of the Replacement Battalion for the Artillery Inspection Commission (APK) based out of Berlin, a military authority of the Prussian army of the "highest cabinet order".
    This is one part of a set of 7 documents found together so I am confident they all belong to this soldier.  While every document does not contain all of this information, I was able to piece together the information from each document to put together his abbreviated bio above.  The documents are all listed separately due to the complexity of the information but should probably be preserved together so message me if you are interested in them all before they are sold as I will consider offers on the entirety of the set if reasonable.
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