Postcard for herr Hitler

Lord Zentei · Post by **Lord Zentei** » 2005-02-10 02:59pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4254265.stm

German post delivers Hitler card

German postal staff ensured a postcard to Adolf Hitler sent from England got to its destination, despite the Nazi leader being dead for 60 years.

It was sent to "Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, Reichstag, German Parliament, Berlin, Germany", from an undisclosed address.

Deutsche Post marked on the card that the address was incorrect and that the unidentified sender should be informed.

Without referring to Hitler directly, it added future mail should be sent to the German Bundestag, or Parliament.

The letter was stamped with, "Mail corrected due to insufficient address - please alert sender. Ascertained address: Deutsche Bundestag, 11011 Berlin," according to the German DPA press agency.

Deutsche Post said the delivery of the postcard was evidence of the service's good work.

A spokesman for the postal service told German publication Der Spiegel it had no right to remove mail from circulation simply because the addressee is dead.

A spokesman for the Bundestag confirmed the postcard had been received by their mail handlers.

Gustav32Vasa · Post by **Gustav32Vasa** » 2005-02-10 03:09pm

I wonder what it said?

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-02-10 03:27pm

A letterbomb perhaps?

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2005-02-10 03:28pm

Faram wrote:A letterbomb perhaps?

In a postcard? Must be reallly tiny bombs.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2005-02-10 04:04pm

Gustav32Vasa wrote:I wonder what it said?

Probably to warn him the allies were going to land on Normandy.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2005-02-10 04:06pm

this was "evidence of the service's good work?" I'd hate to see one of their fuckups then. Nice to know this isn't a problem confined to the USPS.

Hitler's Postcard wrote: Dear Adolf,

Coup is going according to plan. By the time you recieve this the war will be over. I will return shortly.

Sincerely,
Rudolf

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2005-02-10 04:10pm

You have to admit, it would be hilarious if it were about the Normandy landings or Churchill mulling over a possible truce with Germany.

FTeik · Post by **FTeik** » 2005-02-10 04:17pm

Darth Fanboy wrote:this was "evidence of the service's good work?" I'd hate to see one of their fuckups then. Nice to know this isn't a problem confined to the USPS.

To be fair, the postcard couldn't be delivered because for fourty years the german parliament was located in Bonn, not Berlin.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2005-02-10 07:36pm

Nah, it'd just been sitting in a Royal Mail sorting office for the last 40 years. Quite normal, really.

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2005-02-10 07:44pm

Dear Adolf,

Look, I'm a big fan of your work. Really, I thought Poland was a magnificant piece of work, and my God, the brilliance of France brings tears to my eyes. But now, things aren't looking so good - I mean, there's this whole mess in Russia, where I haven't served yet thanks be to God, the allies are in Normandy, and we got our tails kicked out of Africa and southern Italy. If that's not bad enough, there's this whole "Final Solution" thing you keep raving about. It's starting to scare the rest of the General Staff, and frankly, you worry me. I really don't mean this to be a reproach to your efforts in any way. You're doing a great job, and I you're a really good friend. I just don't want things to get...ugly. I think we can talk this out, and in the end it will be just like old times. Just know we're not confronting you, this is just a friendly intervention.

Sincerely,
Erwin Rommel

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-02-10 08:03pm

Dear Adolf,

HA HA HA HA HA HA.

Yours Sincerely, Joseph Stalin.

(I know it was from England, but I like this more.)

Pick · Post by **Pick** » 2005-02-10 08:34pm

It seems the mail system is acting appropriately. They can't make a precedent of treating it differently, even under these contexts, because... you just can't do that.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2005-02-10 11:44pm

Gandalf wrote:Dear Adolf,

HA HA HA HA HA HA.

Yours Sincerely, Joseph Stalin.

(I know it was from England, but I like this more.)

Better yet, it could be a stunningly witty remark from a Mr. Churchill involving crude jokes in the finest of English prose.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2005-02-11 12:45am

Dear Hitler,

In these darktimes of war, one in you are losing, I feel I must say...

...SUCK IT, MOTHERFUCKER!

With love,

Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizibeth I.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2005-02-11 01:17am

Aya wrote: With love,

Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizibeth I.

I thought that mail was only 60 years late, not 400 or so years late...unless she arose from the dead to tell him to piss off.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-02-11 01:49am

Dear Adolf,

I know things aren't looking that sharp right now, but chin up! That nasty luck in North Africa wasn't too much of a set-back, I trust. I talked to Joseph the other day- I can't feel too sorry for him after all those other examples of how faithfully you honor pacts, but you got yourself into a bit of a pickle this time. Those Soviets can be very tenacious buggers, you know. I'd love to tell you more, but the air raid siren is going off- don't worry, we're holding up fine, not to imply that you aren't doing a smashing job with your bombing campaign. I'll be sure to return the favor sometime.

Cheerfully and with Necessary Tact,
Winston Churchill

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-02-11 01:58am

Dear Herr Hitler,

HA HA! Suck it down, bitch! And give the Waffen SS my regards; I'll be seeing 'em real soon.

Sincerely,

General George S. Patton II

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2005-02-11 04:39am

Mayabird wrote:
Aya wrote: With love,

Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizibeth I.

I thought that mail was only 60 years late, not 400 or so years late...unless she arose from the dead to tell him to piss off.

I referring to the Queen Mother.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2005-02-11 07:35am

Darth Fanboy wrote:this was "evidence of the service's good work?"

Would you rather mail was never delivered if the sender was dead? I imagine that would cause problems for relatives who might be trying to tie up matters.

The fact that its Hitler shouldn't really make a difference.