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Spanish Civil War Nationalist Propaganda Covers Spanish Civil War Nationalist Propaganda Covers 20.01.1939 - 3_80 SCW Pro Sevilla reverse.jpeg 20.01.1939 - 3_80 SCW Pro Sevilla reverse.jpeg 1/1 Spanish Civil War. Nationalist propaganda cover sent from Sevilla to Germany. Featuring various postage stamps, including a 'Pro Sevilla' 5 c. (Allepuz 15). Note regarding this cover: when purchased it was identified as having some relation to Legion 'Condor' due to the address?. Cannot find this link. Further research required. Ref: 20.01.1939 - 3/80 Spanish Civil War NATIONALIST PROPAGANDA COVERS & POSTCARDS Posted ???? Postcard from Malaga to Germany. Ref: 3/83 (date difficult to read). See TRSG 5/80 Posted 1937. Cover from Palma de Mallorca to Germany. Ref: 05.05.1937 Posted 1939. Cover from Sevilla to Germany. Similar to other covers with the addition of the swastika to the upper right corner. Ref: 21.01.1939 - 3/80 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Postcard depicting the Ehrentempel (Honour Temples) located on Königsplatz in Munich. Ref: 05.10.1938 5th October 1938 Ehrentempel 1/1 Postcard depicting the Ehrentempel (Honour Temples) located on Königsplatz in Munich. Ref: 05.10.1938 The Ehrentempel monuments The Honour Temples were two structures in Munich, erected by the Nazis in 1935, housing the sarcophagi of the sixteen members of the Party who had been killed in the failed Beer Hall Putsch (the Blutzeugen, 'blood witnesses'). On 9th January 1947 the main architectural features of the temples were destroyed by the U.S. Army as part of denazification. On 8th November 1933 Hitler addressed the party’s old guard at the Bürgerbräukeller (where the putsch had begun) and the next day unveiled a small memorial with a plaque underneath at the east side of the Feldherrnhalle. Two policemen or the SS stood guard on either side of the memorial’s base and passers-by were required to give the Hitler salute. The memorial could be circumvented, and the salute avoided, by choosing a small nearby side street, which came to be known as Drückebergergasse ('Shirker's Alley'). In 1934 no commemorative march was made on the anniversary because of Hitler’s purge of the SA’s ranks in the Night of the Long Knives. The next year on 8th November the putschists were exhumed from their graves and taken to the Feldherrnhalle, where they were placed beneath sixteen large pylons bearing their names. The next day, after Hitler had solemnly walked past from one to the next, they were taken down the monument’s steps and taken on carts, draped in flags to Paul Ludwig Troost’s new Ehrentempel monuments at the Königsplatz, through streets lined with spectators bustling between 400 columns with eternal flames atop. Flags were lowered as veterans slowly placed the heavy sarcophagi into place. In each of the structures eight of the martyrs were interred in a sarcophagus bearing their name. The martyrs of the movement were in heavy black sarcophagi in such a way as to be exposed to rain and sun from the open roof. When Gauleiter Adolf Wagner died from a stroke in 1944 he was interred metres away from the north temple in the adjacent grass mound in between the two temples. At the temples visitors were required to be silent, not wear hats and keep children from running over the centre of the temples. The Ehrentempel was made of limestone except for its roof which was made of steel and concrete with etched glass mosaics. The pedestals of the temples, which are the only parts remaining, are 70 feet (21 m). The columns of the structures each extended 23 feet (7.0 m). The combined weight of the sarcophagi was over 2,900 pounds (1,300 kg). On 5th July 1945 the American occupying army removed the bodies from the Ehrentempel and contacted their families. They were given the option of having their loved ones buried in Munich cemeteries in unmarked graves, their family plots or having them cremated, common practice in Germany for unclaimed bodies. The columns of the structures were recycled into brake shoes for municipal buses and new material for art galleries damaged in the war. The sarcophagi were melted down and given to the Munich tram service who used it for soldering material to repair rail and electrical lines damaged by the war. On 9th January 1947 the upper parts of the structures were blown up. The centre portion was subsequently partially filled in but often filled with rain water which created a natural memorial. When Germany was reunited there were plans made for a biergarten, restaurant or café on the site of the Ehrentempel but these were derailed by the growth of rare biotope vegetation on the site. As a result of this, the temples were spared complete destruction and the foundation bases of the monuments remain, intersecting on the corner of Briennerstrasse and Arcisstrasse. In the intermittent period of the 1947 destruction and 1990 handover, basements (hitherto unknown to the Americans) were uncovered beneath the structures. A small plaque added in 2007 explains their function. Interments: Felix Alfarth, Andreas Bauriedl, Theodor Casella, William Ehrlich, Martin Faust, Anton Hechenberger, Oskar Körner, Karl Kuhn, Karl Laforce, Kurt Neubauer, Klaus von Pape, Theodor von der Pfordten, Johann Rickmers, Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter, Lorenz Ritter von Stransky, Adolf Wagner (buried in the grass mound between steps in 1944), and Wilhelm Wolf. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

15th September 1937 Kongressbau Nürnberg 15th September 1937 Kongressbau Nürnberg Postcard depicting a model of the Kongressbau in Nuremberg. Reverse. Postcard depicting a model of the Kongressbau in Nuremberg. Reverse. 1/1 Postcard depicting the Kongressbau in Nuremberg (with slight blemish to upper right quarter). The caption to the reverse reads, 'Authorised model photograph of the design approved by the Führer and intended for construction'. A special Reichsparteitag cancellation ties Mi.650 (with overprint and inscription) taken from Block 11. Ref: 15.09.1937 - 22/64 Kongressbau Nürnberg In 1926, the Nazi regime decided to hold future Nazi Party Rallies in Nuremberg. The Luitpold Arena served as the venue for the party rallies from 1927 to 1933. The course of the party rallies in the Luitpoldhain prefigured the course of later Nazi Party Rallies. In 1934, shortly after Hitler seized power, he demanded new plans for the restructuring and expansion of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds. These included, among other things, the inclusion of a congress hall for large assemblies. However, Hitler's demands contradicted the wishes of the city of Nuremberg, which wanted to see the individual planned construction projects for the Nazi Party Rally Grounds distributed across various locations within the city districts. However, in the fall of 1934, General Building Inspector Albert Speer presented a new overall planning concept for the proposed site, which delighted Hitler and ultimately also met with the approval of the mayor. General Building Inspector Albert Speer was commissioned with the overall planning of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds. The designs for the large Congress Hall were by the Nuremberg architect Prof. Ludwig Ruff and his son Franz Ruff, who was commissioned to continue the designs after his father's death. The client for the Congress Hall and the entire Nazi Party Rally Grounds was the 'Zweckverband Reichsparteitag Nürnberg,' which was created on March 29, 1935, and to which the Reich, Bavaria, the NSDAP, and the city of Nuremberg belonged. Adolf Hitler laid the foundation stone on 11th September 1935, during the 'Reich Party Rally of Freedom.' The new Congress Hall was to be opened for the 1943 Nazi Party Rally. The interior of the hall was to provide sufficient space for 40,000 seats and 10,000 standing places. Adolf Hitler's stage would have had a capacity of 2,000 people and 1,000 banners. The oversized dimensions of the Nuremberg Congress Hall were intended to impress and intimidate people in equal measure. They aimed to make citizens realize how small and insignificant they were compared to the might of the regime. Due to construction delays and subsequent cessation of construction during the Second World War, the Nuremberg Congress Hall could not be completed. Of the planned four floors, only three were built, and the interior, the tiers of stands, and the roof of the hall were never finished. The total cost of building the new Nazi Party Rally Grounds was estimated at 700 million Reichsmarks. This construction cost is roughly comparable to today's construction volume of 2 billion euros.Without a doubt, the Nuremberg Congress Hall is one of the most impressive buildings of the National Socialist era, which, despite or perhaps because of its historical significance, still stirs emotions and divides opinions today. Source: holzmann-bildarchiv.de (2025) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

15th June 1942 Vierhöf kaserne 1/1 Parcel card for a package sent from Vierhöf Kaserne to Regensburg. Featuring Bohemia and Moravia postage stamps 2.50k (Mi.71) and 5k (+ blank field) Mi.57 (a or b?) LW. Ref: 15.06.1942 - 10/57 Vierhöf kaserne Čtyři Dvory (German: Vierhöf) is a part of České Budějovice (German: Budweis) The four courts (Čtyry Dvory) were originally created as a group of farm courts of the townspeople of České Budějovice (the first of the four large courts that gave the settlement its name was first mentioned in 1369). In 1850, a self-governing village named Čtyry Dvory (less than 200 inhabitants) was established here, in 1900 there were already 1,945 inhabitants. In 1952, the village became a settlement of České Budějovice and in 1970 it was administratively abolished and incorporated into the České Budějovice 2 district. Source: Wikipedia A number of barracks were built in České Budějovice in the 19th and 20th centuries, but only one was private. In the village of Čtyři Dvory, the landowner Karel Ploner built large barracks on his land in 1915-1916 and rented them to the military administration for the location of artillery regiment No.105. The area is located between Husová and Rošického (Haklodvorská) streets. Apparently Ploner was counting on renting them out. He built them for 3.5 million crowns. There was a courtyard next to it across the street, and to the left of Haklodvorská lay the older Execier Platz (literally, military training ground). Karel Ploner was a member of the board of directors of Měšťanské pivovar, owner of houses and real estate. He pushed to build an aircraft factory in the city, but there was not enough interest. In 1924, he sold "his" barracks to the state for 7 million CZK. Artillery Regiment No.105 was still based in the area, and the headquarters of the motorized artillery division was added. The staff building with a tower in the late Art Nouveau style was built by the České Budějovice company Procházka and Bazanella, the buildings for the team, warehouses and stables were also built by a local company – Bratří Petrášové. It was the last built barracks in the city (in other words, the youngest, if we do not count the unit of the Border Guard at the military cemetery). At that time, these were modern barracks. It's a shame that the tower of the staff building was later needlessly demolished and the park in front of it was cancelled. The UNION hotel was built on the opposite side of Husova. Source: ceskobudejovicky-denik-cz Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Business Directory Business Directory 12.08.1935 Abeles reverse.jpeg 12.08.1935 Abeles reverse.jpeg 1/1 Commercial cover sent from Darmstadt to the Jewish owned Abeles G.m.b.H., cigarette and tobacco factory in Munich. Business Directory A Abeles G.m.b.H ., cigarette and tobacco, Munich A.E.G. (Allgemeine Elektricitäts Gesellschaft), electrical equipment B Baildonhütte , steel works, Kattowice BMW - Bayrische Motoren Werke C C&A , textile manufacturer and retailer, Cologne D 'DARAG' - David Richter A.-G., textiles, war production machinery, Chemnitz Deutsche Milchwerke Dr. A. Sauer - 'Fissan' brand of milk protein products E 'Edeka' , supermarkets, Leipzig F Fattinger-Werke A-G. , toothpaste, Berlin Ford-Werke A.G. , car manufacturer, Köln 01.10.1947 - 17/68. Friedrich Boos - central heating & sanitary installations, Cologne (company involved with construction within the Auschwitz concentration camp) G 'Greek House' (Griechenhaus) , merchants building, Leipzig H Hagemann & Döpping , radio sales, Erfurt Verein Hamburger Export und Platzvertreter E.V. See 05.04.1940 - 23/67 Hanns Kirchmann , tablefabrikate, Heimenkirch J Josef Leitner , steam ovens, Munich Justic, Fr. , chocolate confectionery wholesaler, Prague K KaDeWe (see text within 10.10.1936 Haus Vaterland) Karl Geiling , Master Saddler, Maßbach (and his purchase of the synagogue) M Mono-Werk , Camera manufacturer and wholesaler, Magdeburg N Naxos-Union , Grinding machines, Frankfurt a.M. (forced labour) Nestle , Swiss food manufacturer O Otto Dittmann , Headgear (brand 'Marke Odd' ), Dresden R Röhm Gesellschaft , Precision engineers, Zella-Mehlis - see 10.03.1939 - 22/91 S Saidschitzer Bitterwasse , Epsom Salts , Zaječice u Bečova Dr. Carl Soldan G.m.b.H., confectionery, Nuremberg Spreewerk GmbH , Armaments manufacturer (Italian internees from Stalag IV-C?) T Thyssen AG , steel manufacturers V 'VAUCEFA' , chemicals, Brandenburg. (Archive only - where?) Voss , mass cooking appliances, Sarstedt, Hannover (forced labour) W ' WEFRA' , advertising, Frankfurt a.M. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Buildings & Offices of the NSDAP Buildings & Offices of the NSDAP Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png Screenshot 2021-11-27 at 09.29.50.png 1/1 NSDAP Building and Office Directory (address as stated on the printed cachet, hand-stamp, and/or cancellation) Including SS Main Office and its departments GERMANY Anzenkirchen SA der NSDAP, Sturm3/13 (see 16.04.1943) Berlin Kanzlei des Führers der NSDAP - Berlin W8, Voss-Strasse 4 Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Aviation Ministry) 21.07.1939 Reichspräsidialkanzlei (Presidential Chancellery) 28.06.1939 Reichstag building Karlsruhe Gauschulungsburg der NSDAP 28.06.1939 Munich SA der NSDAP, Schützenstandart 2, Herzog-Rudolf-Straße 13 (see 17/86) Ruttelerfeld Kreisschule der NSDAP 20.07.1943 Stuttgart NSDAP/ Amt für Volkswohlfahrt, Stuttgart-N, Garten Straße 27 Weismain NSDAP Gauschule 15.07.1938 BOHEMIA & MORAVIA Schloss Dimokur (Siedlungsamt-SS), Kreis Neuenberg 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

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8th January 1945 8th January 1945 BM3 Francotyp Model 'C', 77 - 79mm, 'butterfly' frank, multi value meter, single circle, *000 1/0 Envelope sent from Pargue to Jungbunzlau, home of the Skoda car works. Ref: 08.01.1945

22nd August 1945 22nd August 1945 1/1 Postcard featuring 'Saxon Obliteration' Mi.AP785 sent from a post office in Plauen. Ref: 22.08.1945

28th July 1944 Graf von der Schulenburg 28th July 1944 Graf von der Schulenburg 1/1 Cover sent to the German Consulate in Lisbon (Consul Hollberg) from a person named 'Huth' (?) at the office of Ambassador Graf v. d. Schulenburg. Featuring various stamps from the German Reich Post (III) issue (Mi.888-893). Ref: 28.07.1944 Notes Schulenburg arrested on 21st July This correspondence posted 28th July from Schulenburg's office (?) in Falkenberg seven days after his arrest. How much did the public know. How much did official know? More research required. Graf von der Schulenburg Friedrich-Werner Erdmann Matthias Johann Bernhard Erich Graf von der Schulenburg (1875-1944) was a German diplomat who served as the last German ambassador to the Soviet Union before Operation Barbarossa, the German attack on the Soviet Union in 1941, during World War II. He began his diplomatic career before World War I, serving as consul and ambassador in several countries. After a prolonged conflict with the Nazi regime, he turned against the main Nazi Party and joined the conspiracy against Adolf Hitler. After the failed 20th July plot in 1944 to assassinate Hitler, Schulenburg was accused of being a co-conspirator and five months later executed. He was a Knight of Justice of the Order of St John, which was regarded with disfavour by the Nazis. In the 1930s, Schulenburg acquired the Burg Falkenberg , a castle in the Upper Palatinate. He had it converted and renovated to serve as a home for his retirement. This monumental work was undertaken between 1936 and 1939. After the First World War, Schulenburg got his diplomatic career going again, becoming, among other things, an envoy to Tehran and Bucharest. In 1934, he was appointed German ambassador to the Soviet Union. Schulenburg favoured an agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union, and was instrumental in bringing about the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of August 1939. After the Soviet invasion of Poland, despite the state of war between Germany and Poland, he used his position as the most senior ambassador in Moscow to allow Polish diplomats (including ambassador Wacław Grzybowski) to leave the Soviet Union, when the Soviets tried to arrest them. Schulenburg was kept in the dark about Germany's planned invasion of the Soviet Union. He knew for certain that the invasion would take place only a few hours before it was launched, when Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop cabled him a message to read to Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov justifying the invasion. He, however, got suspicions of what his government was planning to do in the spring of 1941. To the last, he tried to thwart any talk of invasion by such means as hinting at the Soviet Union's military strength and the unassailability of its industrial reserves. He is quoted as having said to Molotov on the morning of the attack: 'For the last six years I've personally tried to do everything I could to encourage friendship between the Soviet Union and Germany. But you can't stand in the way of destiny.' A few weeks before the invasion, Schulenburg tried to warn the Soviet Ambassador to Germany Vladimir Dekanozov of his suspicions, but Dekanozov dismissed the evidence of military preparations as false British propaganda. After the German invasion began on 22nd June 1941, Schulenburg was interned by the Soviets for a few weeks and was transferred to the Soviet-Turkish border for repatriation. Thereafter, Schulenburg was assigned as leader of the Russia Committee, a Foreign Office post with no political influence, to neutralise him. He later joined the conspiracy to overthrow Hitler in the hope of reaching a quick peace agreement in the east. He was ready and willing to negotiate even with Joseph Stalin on behalf of the plotters. Had they been successful in overthrowing Hitler, Schulenburg would have been a high-ranking official in the Foreign Office; some sources had him listed as foreign minister. After the failure of the attempt on Hitler's life on 20th July 1944, Schulenburg was arrested and charged with high treason. On 23rd October 1944, the Volksgerichtshof ('People's Court') sentenced him to death, and he was hanged on 10th November 1944 at Plötzensee Prison in Berlin. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page