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Nov 15, 2023 06:56
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German term
Wr.
German to English
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This comes from a letter, written in 1940 in Vienna:
"Diese Woche kam nach langer Zeit eine Karte von Strasser aus Triest. Er ist schon 6 Monate in Italien, hat von einem Cousin aus Los Angeles ein sehr gutes Affidavit und erhielt vom Wr. amerik. Konsulat die Auskunft, daß er dort nicht registriert sei, worüber er sehr verzagt ist. Alles kommt gewöhnlich anders als man denkt."
"Diese Woche kam nach langer Zeit eine Karte von Strasser aus Triest. Er ist schon 6 Monate in Italien, hat von einem Cousin aus Los Angeles ein sehr gutes Affidavit und erhielt vom Wr. amerik. Konsulat die Auskunft, daß er dort nicht registriert sei, worüber er sehr verzagt ist. Alles kommt gewöhnlich anders als man denkt."
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philgoddard
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Zoi Patrinou
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philgoddard
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
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Wiener
The US consulate in Vienna.
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Note added at 1 hr (2023-11-15 08:43:32 GMT)
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It closed in 1941.
http://history.state.gov/countries/austria
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Note added at 1 hr (2023-11-15 08:43:32 GMT)
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It closed in 1941.
http://history.state.gov/countries/austria
Note from asker:
| I thought about that, but found out with a bit of research that the American Consulate in Vienna was closed in 1938 and didn't reopen until after the war. |
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Björn Vrooman
: "After the Anschluss of 1938 incorporated Austria into Nazi Germany, the U.S. Legation in Vienna was closed and became a Consulate General. The Vienna Consulate General was closed July 9, 1941..." It's 1940, so I don't see the problem.
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Exactly! Thanks.
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K. Isaac
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Edith Kelly
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uyuni
: That's what I thought. Until the 'Anschluss' it was the US embassy in Austria's capital and became just a consulate afterwards...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks! Vielen Dank!"
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Zoi Patrinou
Greece
Greece
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Greece
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guard regiment
Wachregiment
Abkürzungsverzeichnis - Bundesarchiv https://apps.bundesarchiv.de/digitalisate/Abkuerzungsverzeic...
Abkürzungsverzeichnis - Bundesarchiv https://apps.bundesarchiv.de/digitalisate/Abkuerzungsverzeic...
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Edith Kelly
: hardly
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I didn't get your comment. Just seems a bit ironic...
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uyuni
: 1940 gab es in Wien aber keine Stasi...
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You are probably right 🤔. Thanks for the clarification.
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