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10th August 1945 10th August 1945 1/1 Commercial card from Gocht & Steffens of Zittau featuring 6pf Mi.43B (rouletted - either I or II, with a or b colour variation). Ref: 10.08.1945

Postcard featuring Mi.479 postage stamp, the cover picture depicting a 'generic' image of either the General San Martin or General Artigas of the Hamburg-Amerika Line. The printed correspondence text states, 'An Bord....' with a blank space to add the ships name. Ref: 21.10.1933. 21st October 1933 General San Martin 1/2 Postcard featuring Mi.479 postage stamp, the cover picture depicting a 'generic' image of either the General San Martin or General Artigas of the Hamburg-Amerika Line. The printed correspondence text states, 'An Bord....' with a blank space to add the ships name. Ref: 21.10.1933. General San Martin Hamburg-Amerika Linie Thuringia was an 11,251 GRT ocean liner that was built in 1922 by Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany for the Hamburg Amerikanische Paketfahrt AG, Hamburg. In 1930, she was renamed General San Martin . In 1934, she was chartered by Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft and sold to them in 1936. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1940 and served until 1945 as a barracks ship, and then as passenger ship during the evacuation of civilians from the Baltic. She was seized in May 1945 by the British at Copenhagen, Denmark, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Deben . She served as a troopship until 1949, when she was scrapped. On 20th January 1940, General San Martin was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a barracks ship. She served 7th U-boat Flotilla at Königsberg. From 1st March 1941 she served 3rd U-boat Flotilla at Kiel. From 1st October 1941 she served 8th U-boat Flotilla at Königsberg and then 32nd U-boat Flotilla from August 1944. From 15th January 1945, she served 7th U-boat Flotilla at Kiel. She is also said to have seen use as a tender during World War II. From 25th January 1945, General San Martin assisted in the evacuation of civilians from the Baltic. She transported over 30,000 people in eleven voyages. From 4th April 1945, she served as a hospital ship. General San Martin was seized by the British in May 1945 at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was passed to the MoWT, which became the Ministry of Transport later that year. On 8th October, she was declared to be a prize of war. The Code Letters GQXY were allocated. Her port of registry was London. She was operated under the management of the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. In 1946, she was renamed Empire Deben . She was used as a troopship, serving in this role until 1949. Her departure from Southampton, Hampshire on 14th September 1948 for Gibraltar, Malta and Port Said, Egypt was delayed due to engine defects. One of the apprentices who served on board Empire Deben was Dennis Scott-Masson, who was the captain of Canberra during the Falklands War. Empire Deben was scrapped in March 1949 at Newport, Monmouthshire. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.53-54 (29.06.1940) 1/1 Mi.53 (Ref: 07.09.1940) next stamp issue MI.54 (Ref : 07.09.1940) Various configurations, comprising SZd3 (Zf/ Mi.53/ Zf), SZd4 (Zf/ Mi.53), SZd1 (Mi.53/ Zf). Ref: 07.09.1940 Various configurations, comprising SZd7 (Zf/ Mi.54/ Zf), SZd8 (Zf/ Mi.54), SZd5 (Mi.54/ Zf). Ref: 07.09.1940

20th April 1942 1/1 Commercial postcard sent from the Austro-Polnische Kolnenverkaufsgesellschaft (Austro-Polish Coal Sales Company) to ? Ref: 20.04.1942

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23rd July 1941 Panzertruppenschule I 23rd July 1941 Panzertruppenschule I 23.07.1941 Panzertruppenschule reverse.jpeg 23.07.1941 Panzertruppenschule reverse.jpeg 1/1 Feldpost cover sent from Panzertruppenschule I at Wünsdorf. Ref: 23.07.1941 Panzertruppenschule I From Wikipedia: Panzertruppenschule I (Armoured Troops School No.1) was originally formed as the Kraftfahrkampftruppenschule on 1st October 1937 at Wünsdorf. A year later it was renamed Panzertruppenschule . It was the first of two major schools set up by the German Panzerwaffe before World War II to train German armour officers to operate Panzers. The Panzertruppenschule was a 'branch school', where officer candidates were sent after 12–16 weeks spent in basic training, and having successfully undertaken an 8-week course at a Kriegsschule . Prospective panzer troops in the rank of Fähnrich undertook a 16-week training course which aimed to familiarise the officer candidates with the nuances and workings of a Panzer, and also with the tactics to be used when commanding panzers in the field. Upon graduation, the recruit was promoted to Oberfähnrich and sent on field probation. In June 1943, the only known flame-throwing versions of the StuG III, designated StuG III (Flamm) were delivered to the school, but were shortly thereafter destroyed by a fire started by a faulty flamethrower. In late 1943, the school was stripped of its experienced instructors, who were used to form the élite Panzer-Lehr-Division. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Cover featuring stamp Mi.417 (and early use of Mi.487?). Ref: 21.04.1933 - 9/23 21st April 1933 1/1 Cover featuring stamp Mi.417 (and early use of Mi.487?). Ref: 21.04.1933 - 9/23 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

31st May 1939 Barlog 1473 & 8706 31st May 1939 Barlog 1473 & 8706 1/1 Barlog cartoon postcard depicting a soldier, on leave, rushing towards the railway station. Bestell-Nr.1473. Note:The date cancel is from lager 'Münsingen (Württ) Übungsplatz' (MFP48/70 - lesser seen). Ref: 31.05.1939 The caption reads: Translation required (Gap in the lower line of text has been completed in hand-script with 'Donnestag' ) VARIATION Bestel-Nr.8706. Identical image and caption text as Bestell-Nr.1473. Ref: 03.12.1940 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

23rd September 1946 Annaberg (Erzbeg) 23rd September 1946 Annaberg (Erzbeg) 23.09.1946 Annaberg Erzgeb reverse.jpeg 23.09.1946 Annaberg Erzgeb reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard depicting an aerial view of Annaberg (Erzbeg). Imprint: 'Junkers - Luftbild Nr 28877 freigegeb. d. RLM/ C/1494 16. Featuring JB:Annaberg(Erzbeg)3/42. Ref: 23.09.1946 - 15/19 ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us.

2nd February 1943 2nd February 1943 1/0 Research: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Dienststelle_(WASt)

19th December 1939 'FELDPOST' double circle 19th December 1939 'FELDPOST' double circle 19.12.1939 Feldpost 2_49 picture.jpeg 19.12.1939 Feldpost 2_49 picture.jpeg 1/1 Feldpost Christmas greetings postcard (without FPN number) featuring a 'FELDPOST' double circle (Type 26) with distinguishing letter 'b'. Ref: 19.12.1939, MFP2/49 'FELDPOST' double circle distinguishing letters 'a' - 'e' See 18.03.1939 - 23/8 (early use) 'FELDPOST' double circle (Type 26) with distinguishing letter 'b'. Ref: 19.12.1939, MFP2/49 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page