3944 - Calenberg Land, Lower Saxony, Germany

I am a year behind, and about 250 cards in arrears.

I am having trouble pinpointing where the person who sent this card lives. In her bio and on the card she says she "is from a little village in Calenberger Land, between Hildesliem and Hannover."

The card is from Maschsee, Hannover. Maschsee is an artificial lake south of the city centre of Hanover. It covers 78 hectares and is a very popular recreation area and venue for various water sports. It was built during the Great Depression as a job creation project. The Nazi Party, when they came to power in January 1933, viewed the project as favourable as it would help reduce unemployment levels, which was central to their propaganda. The project began in March 1934 and the official opening took place in May 1936. The Nazis opened the grand opening with a march, followed by 6000 sporting people taking place in a rally.

During World War II, the lake was covered with canvasses and fake landscapes on floating islands to try to confuse Allied bomber pilots as to there location on bombing runs on Hanover.

In 1986, the Masch Lake Festival (Maschseefest) started as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the lake's opening. It is held over several weeks and features musical performances, cabaret, cuisine, and firework displays. It draws about 2 million visitors each year.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

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3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

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