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More than a century later, a message sent by a German soldier via a carrier pigeon was found.
While strolling through the French region of Alsace, located near the borders of Germany and Switzerland, a couple found a small aluminum capsule with a type of parchment paper with a handwritten message inside. Although the message was well preserved, it was written in the Gothic style, making it difficult to understand.
The discovery was handed over to the Linge d’Orbey Memorial Museum, which is dedicated to the events about the battle between the French and the Germans in 1915 in the Alsace region, on the slopes of the Vosges mountains, which are known to the battlefields that mark one of the most violent encounters in the history of World War I.
Dominique Jardy, curator of the museum, believes that “the capsule has risen to the surface of the ground over time, as with many military remains from World War I.” With the help of a German friend, in analyzing the message, he found that it was sent by a German officer of the Prussian infantry regiment based in Ingersheim, which at the time belonged to Germany. The content of the message focuses on the German military maneuvers between Bischwihr and Ingersheim. The only remaining uncertainty was the year it was written: 1910 or 1916? The handwriting is barely legible and the necessary checks will continue to be made, but Dominique Jardy considers 1910 to be the most probable year, stating that it is “impossible that it is 1916”.
The manuscript will be exhibited at the Linge d’Orbey Memorial Museum, which will guarantee the necessary conditions, such as anti-reflective glass and a hermetic environment, for its conservation.
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