Soldiers All--Christmas greetings

A Christmas Greeting card issued by CBI (China-Burma-India) theater for allied soldiers .

Year of issue is unknown. The card shows expression of words "Everything is O.K." in Hindi, Burmese and Chinese. It depicts landmark monuments such as Taj Mahal (India), Pagoda (Burma) and entrance of some palace/forbidden city (China).

The inside of card has a greeting printed with native people of CBI theater. It also has "FREE" printed on card indicating this must be free of post just like British Military Air Letter Cards (BMALC) or Airgraphs/V-Mails.

CBI Seal

Shown below is a type of postcard where prisoner was not supposed to write anything. All it could do was select some options and put his signature at the bottom of the card.

The postcard indicates that it was printed on 13-12-1941 with quantity of 6,00,000. It is of type A.F.A-2042 (Italian) with censor marking stating "Passed".

Weihnachtsabend

Es leuchten so festlich die Kerzen
Am schimmernden, prangenden Baum,
Sie fügen den offenen Herzen
Der Weihnacht seligen Traum.

Es klingen so tröstlich die Lieder
Von Werden und Frieden durchs Land,
Auf heimlichen Schwingen kommt wieder,
Was lange dem Sinnen entschwand.

Es strahlen so funkelnd die Sterne
Vorm Fenster in ewiger Pracht,
Sie fügen der dunkelsten Ferne
Den Zauber der festlichen Nacht.

Erich Limpach (1899-1965) From WW2 Germany