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<p>Letters, unusual postcards, censored, illustrate the mood on the front, conveyed by two participants to the world’s first conflagration. The first letter, dated October 26, 1916, belongs to Lieutenant D. Stoica, commander of the Second Section Telegraph. A simple letter, which expresses much optimism, sent to his wife Ionela, two months after Romania’s entry into the national reunification war, accompanied by his portrait. The second letter, dated 1918, is more intense in terms of experiences, sent to a lady named Marie Ionescu, by a Romanian wounded during the battles. The letter, from the stamp that only marks the year 1918, could be dated approximately after November this year. The militant was in convalescence in a camp hospital, waiting to be resent on the front.</p>
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Letters, unusual postcards, censored, illustrate the mood on the front, conveyed by two participants to the world’s first conflagration. The first letter, dated October 26, 1916, belongs to Lieutenant D. Stoica, commander of the Second Section Telegraph. A simple letter, which expresses much optimism, sent to his wife Ionela, two months after Romania’s entry into the national reunification war, accompanied by his portrait. The second letter, dated 1918, is more intense in terms of experiences, sent to a lady named Marie Ionescu, by a Romanian wounded during the battles. The letter, from the stamp that only marks the year 1918, could be dated approximately after November this year. The militant was in convalescence in a camp hospital, waiting to be resent on the front.

The Letter Exchange on the Romanian Front during the First World War

Acta Marisiensis. Seria Historia

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Letters, unusual postcards, censored, illustrate the mood on the front, conveyed by two participants to the world’s first conflagration. The first letter,...

The Letter Exchange on the Romanian Front during the First World War

Pubblicato online: 26 mag 2021

Pagine: 54 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amsh-2020-0011

Parole chiave
Stoica Ionescu, division, telegraph, ambulance, war front, postcard, the World War, sentimental

© 2020 Gheorghe Bichicean et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Letter Exchange on the Romanian Front during the First World War

Pubblicato online: 26 mag 2021

Pagine: 54 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amsh-2020-0011

Parole chiaveStoica Ionescu, division, telegraph, ambulance, war front, postcard, the World War, sentimental

© 2020 Gheorghe Bichicean et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Stoica Ionescu, division, telegraph, ambulance, war front, postcard, the World War, sentimental