'Viktoria!'
German victory campaign (B&M)
Commercial postcard sent from stamp dealer Paul Kuhrt in Prague. Featuring two 'Viktoria!' campaign devises. Ref: 03.09.1941
'Viktoria!'
Use of slogan during the German victory campaign of 1941 in Bohemia & Moravia
(It is to be noted that the 'V' symbol signifies 'Victoria', the Roman goddess and deification of victory. However, the German word for victory is 'Sieg', complicated by the fact that Victoria in German is Viktoria!... and the Czech for victory is 'VitezstvÃ'.)
OFFICIAL USAGE
Postal cancellations
15 of the main post offices within Bohemia & Moravia were allocated special hand-stamp cancellations with the 'V' in a laurel leaf:
Post offices allocated the 'Victory' cancellation (German name only): Brünn 1, Budweis 1, Iglau 1, Jungbunzlau 1, Kladno 1, Klattau 1, Königgrätz, Kolin 1, Mähr.-Ostrau 1, Olmütz 1, Pardubitz 1, Pilsen 1, Prag 1, Tabor 1, and Zlin 1.
A further six post offices were allocated machine cancellations incorporating the dual language slogan 'Victoria!! Deutschland siegt an allen Fronten für Europa!/ VitestvÃ!! RÃÅ¡e vÃtezà na vÅ¡ech frontách pro Evropu!' (Victory!! Germany is winning on all fronts for Europe).
Post offices allocated these machine cancellations (German name only): Brünn 1, Mährisch-Ostrau 1, Prag 3, 5, 14, 25, and 55.
Post office applied rubber cachets
PRIVATE CREATIONS
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