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Wr.

English translation: Wiener

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German term or phrase:Wr.
English translation:Wiener
Entered by: Timoshka

06:56 Nov 15, 2023
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
German term or phrase: Wr.
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."
Timoshka
Local time: 10:25
Wiener
Explanation:
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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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Many thanks! Vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Wiener
philgoddard
2 -1guard regiment
Zoi Patrinou


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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -1
guard regiment


Explanation:
Wachregiment
Abkürzungsverzeichnis - Bundesarchiv https://apps.bundesarchiv.de/digitalisate/Abkuerzungsverzeic...

Zoi Patrinou
Greece
Local time: 18:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Edith Kelly: hardly
2 hrs
  -> I didn't get your comment. Just seems a bit ironic...
neutral  uyuni: 1940 gab es in Wien aber keine Stasi...
3 hrs
  -> You are probably right 🤔. Thanks for the clarification.
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Wiener


Explanation:
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

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Many thanks! Vielen Dank!
Notes to answerer
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.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  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.
1 hr
  -> Exactly! Thanks.
agree  Kartik Isaac
2 hrs
agree  Edith Kelly
2 hrs
agree  uyuni: That's what I thought. Until the 'Anschluss' it was the US embassy in Austria's capital and became just a consulate afterwards...
2 hrs
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