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29th March 1934 1/7 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Stalags VI-X 28.06.1944 Stalag VIC Wesuwe reverse.jpeg 28.06.1944 Stalag VIC Wesuwe reverse.jpeg 1/1 POW postcard sent from Stalag VIC (most likely the sub-camp at Wesuwe) to an address in Italy. Ref: 28.06.1944 List of camps, numbers VI - X with links (in bold) Camp location, nationalities and population taken from 'Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-1945 by Gianfranco Mattiello (2003) VI - A Hemer VI - B Neu Versen (1939 - June 1942) VI - C Bathorn VI - C Munster VI - D Dortmund VI - E Soest VI - F Bocholt (1939-1944) VI - F Münster (1944-194 5) VI - F/Z Dorsten (Oct - Nov 1942) VI - G Berglisch-Gladbach VI - G Bonn-Duisdorf VI - G Hemer VI - G Bergneustadt VI - G/Z Arnoldsweiler VI - H Arnoldsweiler VI - J Krefeld-Fichtenhain (1940 - Sept/Oct 1944) VI - J Dorsten (Sept/Oct 1944 - 1945) VI - K(326) Senne VII - A Moosburg VII - B Memmingen VIII - A Görlitz VIII - B Lamsdorf (1939 - Dec 1943) VIII - B Teschen (Dec 1943/ Jan 1944 - 1945) VIII - C Sagan VIII - D Teschen VIII - E (308) Neuhammer VIII - F (318) Lamsdorf IX - A Ziegenhain IX - B Wegscheide b. Bad Orb IX - C Bad Sulza X - A Schleswig X - B Sandbostel (1940 - 1945) X - B/Z Wietzendorf (1942 only?) X - C Nienburg X - D(310) Münster X - D(310) Wietzendorf Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

7th March 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 7th March 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' Punch icon.png Punch icon.png 1/1 Cartoon from PUNCH 7th March 1945. The tyrannical land of the swastika defeated by freedom. The caption reads THE DOOMED ISLE Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

31st December 1945 WEFRA 31st December 1945 WEFRA 1/1 Commercial 'WEFRA" cover sent from Frankfurt to Usingen. Note the 'obliterated ' cancel omitting 'Stadt des Deutschen Handwerks' (JB: Frankfurt77/284). Featuring stamp Mi.7. Ref: 31.12.1945 Link to WEFRA website Additional WEFRA correspondence 'WEFRA-WERBE-WINKE By order of the Military Government - INFORMATION CONTROL DIVISION - Frankfurt a.M. of 3 November 1947, it is unfortunately not possible for us to continue publishing WWW until further notice. We regret this decision all the more as we know from countless letters how valuable the WWW was for the recipients. We hope that we will be able to resume publication of the WWW to the usual extent at a later date.' Commercial postcard sent from WEFRA (on Kronprizenstr.) informing customers of the cessation of the WEFRA catalogue. Ref: 21.11.1947 - 16/16 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

5th November 1945 5th November 1945 1/1 Cover sent from Halle (Saale) to the Handwerkskammer (Chamber of Crafts )in Halle. Featuring stamps Mi.67 and Mi.68. Ref: 05.11.1945

26th June 1945 26th June 1945 1/1 Cover sent from Bergen a.d.D. (Bergen an der Dumme) to Hannover. Featuring AM Post 12pf - Mi.7 (American printing). Ref: 26.06.1945 Mi.7 - the stamp is from the American printing, available throughout the Bizone from the date of issue until counter sales stopped in mid 1946, and it was valid until 31st October 1946 in the American zone and 7th November 1946 in the British zone (the references in Michel to availability and validity in Berlin are specific to that city). This is a very early date as letter post only resumed in RPD Hannover on 20th June 1945.

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11th June 1946 11th June 1946 1/1 POW Mail sent from Berlin - Aldershof to a prisoner at Lodge Farm Camp 25, Lambourn in Berkshire, England. Ref: 11.06.1946 Link to more information about the Lodge Farm Camp 25. Location on Google Maps

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26th May 1942 Eastern Front + Wound Badge 26.05.1942 Eastern Front Medal Ribbon_ Wound Badge reverse.jpeg 26.05.1942 Eastern Front Medal Ribbon_ Wound Badge reverse.jpeg 1/1 Wedding photograph taken of a bride with her soldier husband who appears to hold the ranks of Stabsgefreiter. This rank was first established in 1942 and is equivalent to a Lance corporal. This date ties in with the medal ribbon (black-white-red) above the left breast pocket. It denotes a recipient of the Winter Battle in the East 1941-1942 medal (aka the Eastern Medal), established on 26th May 1942. Also upon the left breast pocket is the Wound Badge (black, 3rd Class). This being awarded to soldiers wounded once or twice during hostile action. Ref: 26.05.1945 Eastern Medal Wound Badge Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page