WWII Red Army Postcard – Sent from Berlin Cellar During Battle 1945 – Mentioned in a Book – Translated – Rare

Description

A very interesting postcard, written in the basement of a Berlin House during the battle.

This is featured in a book on the Battle of Berlin 1945, should be published this year.

Translation

Dear friend! I have received all your letters and am very glad and
thank you many times, the only letters that I recieved, are yours. I
congratulate you, and your relatives, with May 1st

– day. I am writing
this postcard sitting in a cellar in Berlin, so we have taken it, you
may congratulate us. Besides, I was awarded the “Red Star Order”.
Enough now, I’ll write more later.I embrace everybody and shake
hands and wish you all the best with your exams. – Nikolay.
(Sgt BESPALOV – 52330)

* The Russians entered Berlin on April 22nd
* The red stamp 27.4.45 is the date the unit “postal service” accepted the Postcard