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German term or phrase:
Darnachrichtung
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German term
Darnachrichtung
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
From a 1940 letter, written in Budapest, Hungary:
"Wir haben naemlich das nach Lemberg gesandte Paket vor einiger Zeit durch die Post mit einer Benachrichtigung zurückerhalten, welche wir unserem Schreiben zu Euerer Darnachrichtung beifügen."
The sentence is quite clear (with the exception of the word "Darnachrichtung," which I can't seem to find anywhere).
"Wir haben naemlich das nach Lemberg gesandte Paket vor einiger Zeit durch die Post mit einer Benachrichtigung zurückerhalten, welche wir unserem Schreiben zu Euerer Darnachrichtung beifügen."
The sentence is quite clear (with the exception of the word "Darnachrichtung," which I can't seem to find anywhere).
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This is from the Reference item, below (which cuts off with a paywall): "According to Grimm’s dictionary, the German Nachricht (“piece of news,” “tidings”) first carried the sense of “message to be acted upon [darnachrichten] and heeded” [1]. The German term thus did not refer to just any piece of new information, but to a co…"
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It should not be Danknachricht, as they sent the package and it was returned to them...
The big question for me is, if the package was returned, did they send this letter to the same address hoping it will get through better than the package? And yes, it apparently did, but weird nonetheless... more context would be helpful...
https://monde-diplomatique.de/artikel/!525513
It could be Nachrichnung or maybe Danknachricht
Both of these make sense within the context.