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South West Africa (S.W.A.) Index of place names South West Africa (S.W.A.) Index of place names 1/1 Re-directed mail. Sent from Braunschweig 21st November 1936, arrives Swakopmund 15 (?) December 1936, after an unsuccessful delivery it's then forwarded to the recipient in Okahandja on 17th December 1936. ref: 21.11.1938 - 17/1 South West Africa Mail destination place names within South West Africa Potted History of S.W.A. P re-German colonisation: Nomadic (later pastoral) tribal groups, including the San, Damara, Nama, Oorlam and Herero; German South West Africa (1884-1915, officially recognised by the Germans in 1919 after the Treaty of Versailles); South West Africa (1915-1990); Namibia (1990-). The first European explorers were the Portuguese in the late 15th century. They made no claim to the area. O Okahandja (including article on the Herero and Nama genocide, 1904-08) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

26th September 1944 Stalag XX-B 26th September 1944 Stalag XX-B 26.09.1944 Stalag XX-B reverse.jpeg 26.09.1944 Stalag XX-B reverse.jpeg 1/1 Kriegsgefangenenpost postcard sent from an Italian POW at Stalag XX-B to an address in Montescheno. At the time of writing the Stalag housed over 6,500 Italian soldiers. Ref: 26.09.1944 Stalag XX-B Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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10th November 1941 Stalag XIII-B 10th November 1941 Stalag XIII-B Stalag XIII-B in Weiden. Postal Parcel instructions sent to a correspondent in Belgium. Reverse. Stalag XIII-B in Weiden. Postal Parcel instructions sent to a correspondent in Belgium. Reverse. 1/1 Stalag XIII-B, Weiden. Postal Parcel instructions sent to a correspondent in Belgium. According to Mattiello (2003) there were approximately 1,780 Belgian POWs within the camp at this time. Ref: 10.11.1941 Stalag XIII-B Stalag XIII-B opened in 1940 near the town of Weiden in Germany, and housed prisoners of war from many nations: Russia, Great Britain, the U.S., France, Belgium, Poland, Serbia, Spain, and Yugoslavia. At its peak, in April of 1944, the camp held around 35,000 men. Roughly 90% of the men were assigned to work details in the Weiden area. Some worked on farms, others in factories, and some unlucky prisoners were sent to work in nearby coal mines under brutal conditions. Instructions regarding the sending of parcels to POW's at Stalag XIII-B. From a Belgian POW. Ref: 10.11.1941 The Western POW's were kept separate from the large number of Russian prisoners. Stalin hadn't signed the Geneva Convention and the treatment of the Soviet prisoners was appalling. The mortality rate was extremely high from malnutrition and disease. A gruesome consequence: the mayor of Weiden in 1941 asked the commandant of the nearby Flossburg concentration camp for permission to send the dead Russian prisoners to their crematorium, because the town cemetery was getting too full. In 1945, after the Flossburg camp was shut down, 26 Russians were buried in the Weiden cemetery and are still there. All the other POW's buried in the town cemetery have been returned to their own countries. On 16th April 1945, Allied fighter planes attacked a train passing through Weiden; the explosions caused extensive damage to some houses and three of the barracks, and several prisoners were killed. According to one of the Belgian prisoners, the Allies knew the camp was there; one of the pilots flew past and waggled his wings at them, as a friendly gesture to the prisoners. Stalag XIII B was liberated by the American forces on April 22, 1945. Source: uncommon-travel-germany.com (2025) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

11th August 1941 Hermann Braun 11th August 1941 Hermann Braun 1/1 A Ross-Verlag postcard featuring film actor Hermann Braun. Ref:11.08.1941 Anti-Nazi. Drafted into the Wehrmacht. Saw action on the Russian front. Killed near Lodz, early 1945 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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6th October 1944 B&M Labour Law 6th October 1944 B&M Labour Law Untitled.jpeg Untitled.jpeg 1/1 Official postcard sent from the labour office in Iglau requesting information be sent regarding the recipients work status (perforated reply portion has been returned). Ref: 06.10.1944 Translation from the German text On the basis of section 1 of the Reg. decree of 4 May 1942 on measures to direct the workforce (Coll. 154/42), you are requested to answer the questions on the attached postcard accurately and have them confirmed by your employer in order to complete the card index. The reply card must then be detached and returned to the Labour Office within 3 days of receipt. Incomplete or incorrect information or certificates as well as late return of the card will be penalised with fines or imprisonment. If you are unemployed, this must be noted and the reply card returned nonetheless. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

4th August 1941 Death notice (B&M) 4th August 1941 Death notice (B&M) 04.08.1941 B&M Funeral notice Viktoria reverse.jpeg 04.08.1941 B&M Funeral notice Viktoria reverse.jpeg 1/1 Folded letter-sheet containing a printed notice of the death of Robert Pecák. The red hand-stamp on the cover proclaims in both german and Czech, 'Victory!! Germany is winning on all fronts for Europe!'. Ref: 04.08.1941 The translation reads: 'By the will of the Most High, our dear and beloved husband, father, brother, brother-in-law and uncle, Mr. Robert Pecak tax inspector v.v. He passed away after a prolonged serious illness, surrendered to the will of God, on Friday, August 1, 1941 at 4:00 p.m. at the age of 68 years. The body of the dearly departed will taken in on Sunday, August 3, 1941 at 3:00 noon in the Old Town Church and after the church services in the local cemetery in the family tomb for a peaceful rest. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Monday, August 4, 1941 at half past 8 a.m. in the dean's church of St. Lawrence in Nachod. In Nachod on the 1st of August 1941'. Location of the church of St.Lawrence at Nachod. The Church of Saint Lawrence is located in the middle of Masarykovo Square in the historic town centre. It was first mentioned in 1350 and rebuilt in 1570–1578. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Propaganda postcard depicting a Nazi sun shining upon the cityscape of Vienna. The cachet to the reverse reads, 'Der führer in Wien'. Ref: 11.04.1938 11th April 1938 Der führer in Wien 1/1 Propaganda postcard depicting a Nazi sun shining upon the cityscape of Vienna. The cachet to the reverse reads, 'Der führer in Wien'. Ref: 11.04.1938 Pathé News reel of Adolf Hitler in Vienna 1938 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.83-88 (07.04.1942/1944) 1/0 Mi.86 A or B? (Ref: 25.02.1944)