WWI Kriegsfahrt Zum Einjährigen Dicke Bertha Caricature Heidelberg Feldpost (Vintage PC 1915)

highly rare and original world war i german military caricature field postcard (feldpost) from 1915.
the front displays a fantastic black and white satirical drawing by student artist k. himmelsbach for the high school class u iia (untersekunda). titled kriegsfahrt zum einjaehrigen 1915, it parodies the students rushing to get their academic military certificate ("einjaehriges"). it depicts pupils being fired from a massive siege gun named berta-kettengasse (referencing the famous dicke berta cannon) towards a hill flying the "einjaehr." flag.
the back is postally used as feldpost to a military war hospital (kriegslazarett, xiv. armeekorps). it features a handwritten message signed by otfried wackernagel mentioning his friend ziegler and that they finally received their certificate.
canceled with a circular heidelberg postmark dated july 31, 1915 (31.7.15).

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

postally used in 1915

condition: very good...stain on right border...corner wear...please also refer to scans which show complete front and backside of postcard

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