WWI Imperial German 1915 Postcard Captured French Soldiers Comrades POW Feldpost

Original WWI German postcard from the “Kriegsgefangene” (Prisoners of War) series, showing two captured French soldiers in their distinctive uniforms with red trousers and kepis.

Printed at the upper left:

“Kriegsjahr 1914–15. Gefangene Franzosen ‘Etwas Feuer, Kamerad’”

Translation:

“War Year 1914–15. Captured Frenchmen — ‘A light, comrade.’”

The colorized image shows one French POW lighting the other soldier’s cigarette. Their uniform details are clearly visible, including the red trousers, dark tunics and numbered kepis.

The reverse is marked “Serie: Kriegsgefangene” and “Feld-Postkarte.” It is postally used with a lengthy handwritten message and a clear Büttel postal cancellation dated April 12, 1915.

Card number 27929 appears at the lower right.

A very interesting original WWI postcard depicting French prisoners of war during the early period of the conflict.

Condition is as shown with age-related edge and corner wear, light creasing, surface wear and other signs of postal use.

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