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17th November 1942 Beobachtungs Batterie 100 17.11.1942 Ballon Batterie 100 Bb.7 reverse.jpeg 17.11.1942 Ballon Batterie 100 Bb.7 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Feldpost cover sent to Oberwachtmeister W. Recker at Ballon Batterie 100 stationed at this time at Jüterbog camp. the contents of the envelope include a hand written letter and a typescript personnel sheet (copy using Roto-Werke?/Mimeograph?) with hand written additions. These list people to their jobs within Ballonzugs B 7. Note regarding 'Oberwachtmeister' - Oberfeldwebel was taken on as second-highest Protégée-NCO rank by the German Wehrmacht in 1935. In the military branch cavalry, artillery and anti-aircraft artillery it was called Oberwachtmeister. Ballon Batterie 100 The balloon battery (mot) 100 was created in the winter of 1939/40 in the village of Zinna on the Jüterbog military training area. Its commander was Captain Luyken. From January 1940, the battery stood on the West Wall, then took part in the French campaign and then came to the Channel coast to be prepared for Operation Sea Lion. On the 22nd June 1941, the battery fought on the Eastern Front until October 1942. It was commanded back to Jüterbog to serve in the home garrison as a basis for four new balloon trains, which were supplied to individual observation departments, such as the Observation Detachments 27 and 44. Document with current envelope details the personnel and their duties Notes from contributors at Forum der Wermacht : The designation Bb. 7 should actually mean Beobachtungs-Abteilung 7 : https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/B.../BeobAbt7-R.htm According to the description in the book by Froben, Aufklärende Artillerie, p. 690, the Balloon Battery 100 was transferred to Jüterbog in October 1942, where it was reorganised into a total of four balloon platoons. It was possibly intended to assign one of these to the B 7. However, this certainly did not take place, as the division was surrounded at Stalingrad was encircled. The balloon platoon of Bb. 7 was formed by splitting the balloon battery (mot.) 101 in July 1942. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

18th February 1945 18th February 1945 1/1 Hungarian postcard featuring scarce use of German 'Zensurstelle' (and other hand stamps), Ref: HL: GPM2.21. Written a few days after the fall of Budapest... and later mass deportations. The card has been sent from the border town of Nyergesújfalu in Komárom-Esztergom County, northern Hungary. Ref: 18.02.1945

7th November 1939 NSDAP Stuttgart 7th November 1939 NSDAP Stuttgart 07.11.1939 NSDAP Stuttgart reverse.jpeg 07.11.1939 NSDAP Stuttgart reverse.jpeg 1/1 Official stationery of the NSDAP (Office of Public Welfare) in Stuttgart. Send to Mr. Burkhardt at the Regional Labour Office Southwest Germany, also in Stuttgart. Ref: 07.11.1936 - 15/84 NSDAP in Stuttgart Further research required Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

4th August 1936 Jahresschau Deutscher Arbeit 1/0 Jahreeschau Deutscher Arbeit, Dresden See 04.08.1936 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

4th May 1940 Parole der Woche Nr.12 (1940) 04.05.1940-parole-der-woche.jpeg 04.05.1940-parole-der-woche.jpeg 1/1 Cover sent from Pfeddersheim to Darmstadt featuring Parole der Woche Nr.12, 'Gut festnageln!', to the reverse. Also featuring a strip of stamps (Mi.730 & Mi.735) from booklet sheet MHB 66. Ref: 04.05.1940 Parole der Woche Nr.12 (1940) Translation Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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24th May 1940 Luftwaffe at Beendorf 1/1 Official cover sent from Luftgaukommando VI in Münster to a correspondent in Dreibachen. Ref: 24.05.1940 - 3/14 THE PRESENT COVER CONTAINED TWO LETTERS (ONE DATED 22ND FEBRUARY 1940 & 24TH MAY 1940), TOGETHER WITH A MONETARY RECEIPT. F. Wasmus Lawyer and notary. On behalf of Gewerkschaft Burbach in Beendorf, I hereby inform you that Gewerkschaft Burbach has executed before me the declaration of release from lien in respect of the parcels of land parcel 2 no.173 and 220 due to its mortgage of RM 7500 on the Beendorf property, volume IV, sheet 49. The trade union has executed this release of lien under the condition that the Reich Treasury pays the mortgage claim of RM 7500 to the postal cheque account Magdeburg 3930 of the Burbach trade union, Magdeburg. I therefore ask you to instruct the Luftwaffe Beendorf construction management irrevocably to transfer the amount of 7500 RM to this postal cheque account. Cost accounting. Asset. 7500 RM 1. Fee for draft and notarisation of the pledge release section 29 RKO - 28.-- RM 2. Postage RM -.12 Subject: Purchase of land in Beendorf Reference: Letter dated 8 March 1940. The contract of sale has already been concluded with you on 9 Nov. 1939. To ensure that you come into possession of your money as soon as possible, Luftgaukommando VI asks you once again to immediately arrange for the lawyer and notary Wasmus in Helmstedt to send the certified copy of the release of the Burbach trade union pledge to L.G.Kdo. VI. This would require that the costs incurred for this, amounting to RM 32.45, be paid by you to the notary Wasmus. According to the purchase contract, the Reich Treasury (Aviation) has undertaken to pay 4% interest on the purchase price from 1 August 1939. In your interest, please note that the L.G.Kdo. VI can no longer guarantee interest on the purchase price beyond 10 June 1940, as the transfer of the land to the Reich Treasury will be delayed through your fault. Receipt for the posting of the 31.21 RM in relation to the 'certified copy of release'. NOTES Beendorf is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. During World War II a concentration camp was established in Beendorf. It was a sub- camp to the Neuengamme concentration camp. From February 1944 until April 1945 about 2,500 women were forced to work in a pit. It was part of the armament factories for the German Luftwaffe. Source: Wikipedia In 1944, two satellite camps of Neuengamme concentration camp were set up in Beendorf near Helmstedt, one for men and one for women. Some of the male and female prisoners were housed on different floors of the same building. Both satellite camps were managed by the SS as “A III” camps. They were used for the underground relocation of the armaments production facilities of Askania Werke AG and the Hakenfelde GmbH aeronautical equipment plant on behalf of the Jägerstab (“Fighter Staff”) of the Ministry of Armaments and War Production. The Jägerstab had been established by the Ministry of Armaments and War Production in March 1944 under the leadership of SS-Obergruppenführer Hans Kammler, an architect, to coordinate the relocation of production facilities critical to the war effort in order to protect them from bomb attacks. SS-Obersturmführer Gerhard Poppenhagen was the commander of both the men’s and women’s satellite camps. The camps were guarded by members of the air force. The first prisoners arrived in Beendorf on 17th March 1944. The men were used to excavate underground production halls in two neighbouring salt mines, “Marie” (Beendorf) and “Bartensleben” (Morsleben). Important equipment for manufacturing air force munitions was moved to the two tunnels, and the secret projects were given the code names “Bulldogge” and “Iltis”. The hard physical labour and terrible working conditions in the shafts damaged the prisoners’ eyes and lungs in particular. According to a report by Dr. Trzebinski, the SS Garrison Physician at Neuengamme concentration camp, there were 749 male prisoners in Beendorf on 25th March 1945. However, it is likely that the Beendorf camp had a much larger number of prisoners throughout its existence since prisoners who were “unable to work” were replaced with new prisoners. On 10th April 1945, both camps were evacuated, and the women and men were loaded onto goods cars and taken via Magdeburg, Stendal und Wittenberge to the Wöbbelin “reception camp”, which they reached on 16 April. The survivors were liberated by American troops two weeks later. Source: kz-gedenkstaette-neuengamme.de Gewerkschaft Burbach. Founded in 1896 by Gerhard Korte. In 1898, potash mining began in Beendorf (continued until 1928). In 1900, the company joined the 'German Potash Syndicate'. Korte was a member of the executive committee and was chairman of the syndicate from 1927 to 1940. In 1943, the union held the majority of the 'Marienborn-Beendorfer Kleinbahn-Gesellschaft'. The Burbach Group leased several mines to the Wehrmacht and the Luftwaffe. Due to the central location and the security provided, important parts for the Luftwaffe were manufactured here. At that time, a concentration camp was attached to the mine, in which several thousand prisoners were imprisoned for working in the mine. In 1943, 3,765 of the 5,000 shares were owned by the 'Burbach-Kaliwerke Aktiengesellschaft'. After the end of the war, rock salt was mined until 1969. From 1956 to 1984, chickens were fattened in parallel in the old munitions halls. Source: sietz-de Link to information on the 'German Potash Syndicate' 1942-1945. 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6th March 1937 Fritz Paeplow 6th March 1937 Fritz Paeplow 06.03.1937 Leipzig Paeplow reverse.jpeg 06.03.1937 Leipzig Paeplow reverse.jpeg 1/1 Privately printed commercial postcard featuring an imprint 3 Pf Hindenburg Medallion. Sent from Fritz Paeplow, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Wilhelmsaue 114/116 to a collectors address in Munich. Featuring a special cancellation (ref: JB:Leipzig118/477). Ref: 06.03.1937, BV155 Who is Fritz Paeplow? Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Cover sent from Auerbach (Erzgeb) to an address in Grimma. Featuring S245 from booklet 45, H-Pane 111. Ref: 22.02.1939 Ostmark 1938 Booklet (12.1938) 22.02.1939 Auerbach S245 reverse.jpeg 22.02.1939 Auerbach S245 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Cover sent from Auerbach (Erzgeb) to an address in Grimma. Featuring S245 from booklet 45, H-Pane 111. Ref: 22.02.1939 Fridericus 1933 , Hindenburg 1933 , Wagner 1933 , Hindenburg 1934 , Professions 1934 , Folk Costumes 1935 , Olympic Games 1936 , Hindenburg 1936/37 , Modern Buildings 1936 , Hindenburg 1937/39 , Ships 1937 , Ostmark 1938 , Hindenburg 1939 , Buildings 1939 , Hindenburg 1940/41 , Buildings 1940 , Adolf Hitler 1941 Mi.S245 (5 Pf - Mi.677 and 6 Pf - Mi.678), from H-Pane 111. Ref: 22.02.1938 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

31st March 1946 31st March 1946 1/1 'Horst Kempe' cover featuring a variety of stamps (4pf Mi.914, 8pf Mi.917, 15pf Mi.47G, 25pf Mi.49G, and 20pf Mi.48A). Not expertised. Ref: 31.03.1946 - 10/63

Mi.1-6 (03.12.1945) Mi.1-6 (03.12.1945) 1/1 Cover from Spremberg to Zittau featuring full set of Spremberg local issue stamps (Mi.1-6) together with a 'Stadt Berlin' Mi.1A stamp. Ref: 22.12.1945 - 9/37 Spremberg (Niederlausitz) local issues (3rd December 1945) Spremberg definitive 3 Pf - Mi.1 (Ref: 22.12.1945) Spremberg definitive 4 Pf - Mi.2 - a or b? Plate flaw II- 6 II 'G' in 'Gebühr' (Ref: 22.12.1945) Spremberg definitive 5 Pf - Mi.3 (Ref: 22.12.1945) Spremberg definitive 6 Pf - Mi.4 - a or b? Plate flaw III- 6 III 'g' in 'Pfg' (Ref: 22.12.1945) Spremberg definitive 8 Pf - Mi.5 Plate flaw III- 6 III 'g' in 'Pfg' (Ref: 22.12.1945) Spremberg definitive 12 Pf - Mi.6 (Ref: 22.12.1945)