WWII German Notice Normandy – Feldkommandantur 723 Caen France – Rare

Description

This is a bilingual German-French WWII-era notice framed under glass, issued by the German military authority in occupied France. Specifically, it comes from Feldkommandantur 723, based in Caen, Normandy.

These types of notices were typically used by the German occupation forces to issue rules or proclamations to the local population during the German occupation of France.

German Text (Left Side):

FELDKOMMANDANTUR 723 CAEN

BEKANNTMACHUNG

Beschlagnahme und Wegführen der Materialien, Geräte und Einrichtungen der Strassen- und Wasserbauverwaltung sowie der für diese Verwaltung arbeitenden Unternehmer ist Streng Verboten.

Der Feldkommandant.

(Signature)
Oberstleutnant u. Kommandant

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French Text (Right Side):

COMMANDEMENT TERRITORIAL 723 CAEN

AVIS

Il est formellement interdit d’enlever les matériaux, le matériel et les installations de l’Administration des Ponts et Chaussées et de ses Entrepreneurs.

Le Commandant territorial.

(Signature)
Oberstleutnant u. Kommandant

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English Translation:

TERRITORIAL COMMAND 723 – CAEN

NOTICE

The confiscation and removal of materials, equipment, and installations belonging to the Roads and Waterways Administration, as well as those used by contractors working for this administration, is strictly prohibited.

The Field Commander / Territorial Commander
Lieutenant Colonel and Commander