Deciphering WWI and WWII German script can be difficult, even for native German speakers. Here is some imnformation
useful to the collector, researcher, and historian.
Sütterlin
Sütterlin was created by the Berlin graphic
artist L. Sütterlin (1865-1917), who modelled it on the style of handwriting used in the old German Chancery. It was taught
in German schools from 1915 to 1941 and is still used by the older generation.
Try these websites for descriptions
of Sütterlin and font examples:
Fraktur was used for printed and written German from the 16th century until
1940. The name Fraktur comes from Latin and means "broken script". It is so called because its ornamental twiddly bits (curlicues)
break the continuous line of a word. In German it is usually called the deutsche Schrift (German script). Fraktur was
also used for a number of other languages, including Finnish, Czech, Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian.
Try these websites for descriptions of Fraktur and font examples:
