9th May 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 9th May 1945 Pages from PUNCH Fallen Thrones Cartoon from PUNCH magazine 9th May 1945. Emperor Hirohito of Japan ominously looks down upon the fallen thrones of the Axis. The caption reads THE FALLEN THRONES Emperor Hirohito From Wikipedia: Hirohito (1901-1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa , was the 124th emperor of Japan, reigning from 1926 until his death in 1989. His reign of over 62 years is the longest of any historical Japanese emperor and one of the longest-reigning monarchs in the world. He was the head of state under the Meiji Constitution during Japan's imperial expansion, militarization, and involvement in World War II. Under Hirohito, Japan waged a war across Asia in the 1930s and 1940s. After Japan's surrender, Hirohito was not prosecuted for war crimes, for General Douglas MacArthur thought that an ostensibly cooperative emperor would help establish a peaceful Allied occupation and would help the U.S. achieve its postwar objectives. On 1st January 1946, under pressure from the Allies, the Emperor formally renounced his divinity. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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Education & Research establishments Education & Research establishments Education and research establishments Education and Research establishments Schools, Universities etc. Berlin Berlin Universitäts-Bibliothek see - 10.04.1937 Hanover Ratsgymnasium (and feature on schooling in Hanover) Karlsruhe Fichte-Gymnasium Ruttelerfeld (Zetel) Kreisschule der NSDAP Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

17th December 1945 17th December 1945 Numeral Series Mi.47a Mi.48Ac Mi.54a Cover sent from Olbernhau to Passau. Featuring 15pf - Mi.47A, 20pf (left) - 48Ac, 20pf (right) - Mi.54a. Expertised 'a STRÖH BPP' to the reverse. Ref: 17.12.1945 DELETE THIS PAGE AND ADD STAMP IMAGES TO 28.06.1945 Experisted to the reverse 'a STRÖH BPP'

Royalty & Nobility Royalty & Nobility Royalty and Nobility Royalty & Nobility House of Hannover Ernest Augustus (1887-1953) Duke of Brunswick (Braunschweig) and family House of Windsor Edward VIII (1894-1972) House of Wittelsbach Royal correspondence to Madeleine Pinkerton (1936-1940) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

6th November 1945 Horst Kemp cover labels 6th November 1945 Horst Kempe cover label variations Horst Kempe cover. Featuring '10b COSWIG IBZ DRESDEN' date cancel and various Soviet Zone stamps. To the reverse is a descriptive label with reference number 'K 746'. Ref: 06.11.1945 - 17/5 Horst Kempe descriptive labels (Translations may need expert consideration) 'A philatelic rarity! To remedy the shortage of postage stamps in autumn 1945, the OPD. Dresden decreed that in addition to the few remaining Dresden stamps, the issues of other cities and provinces of the Russian occupation zone in Dresden also had franking value. Occupation zone had franking value in Dresden. Mixed frankings of the remaining single values of the Dresden I issue cut or cancelled with single values of the precious issues of Meissen, Glauchau, Löbau, Görlitz or Niesky etc. were therefore not gimmicks, but are valuable covers of the first Saxon city stamps on genuinely used registered covers and interesting contemporary documents for the serious collector.' ( K 746 - found on 6.11.1945 - 17/5) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Booksellers Directory (Buchhandlung) Booksellers Directory (Buchhandlung) Booksellers Directory Buchhandlung Booksellers (Buchhandlung) Directory 1933-1945 Post-war 1945 onwards Johanna Stopp - Schierling (07.1946) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Nuremberg Rallies Nuremberg Rallies Nuremberg Rallies Nuremberg Rallies Nuremberg Rally 1923 (German Day Rally) Nuremberg Rally 1926 (Refounding Congress) Nuremberg Rally 1927 (Day of Awakening) Nuremberg Rally 1929 (Day of Composure) Nuremberg Rally 1933 (Rally of Victory) Nuremberg Rally 1934 (Rally of Unity and Strength) Nuremberg Rally 1935 (Rally of Freedom) Nuremberg Rally 1936 (Rally of Honour) Postcard publishers: Georg Michel , NSDAP verlag, Zerreiss , Hoffmann cards 36/10-36/52 (black & white) - see 21.09.1938 (#47) Nuremberg Rally 1937 (Rally of Labour) Nuremberg Rally 1938 (Rally of Greater Germany) BV2213 - see 28/43, BV2214 - see 28/36, BV2231 -see 28/41 Nuremberg Rally 1939 (Rally of Peace) Unused/uncirculated propaganda postcards from sections C2, D3, E1 - See Fleurs & Papillons Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

10th July 1945 10th July 1945 StdW. (11.39) Obliterated feldpost card - imprint: StdW. (11.39) //Fp 40 Din A6 - sent from Haan to Essen, with type written message to the reverse. Ref:10.07.1945

6th February 1945 Kurland 6th February 1945 Kurland FPN45057 Repurposed feldpost letter sheet/envelope sent from FPN45057B (Stellungs-Beobachtungs-Abteilung 48) to a family member in Vienna. The envelope has the printed Latvian text, 'Zemkopibas minitrijas/ Mežu departamentam/ Rīgā' (Ministry of Agriculture/ Forestry Department/ Riga). Ref: 06.02.1945, MFP334 Stellungs-Beobachtungs-Abteilung 48 (Position Observation Department 48) used primarily to locate enemy artillery and to spot for ones own artillery. Advance warning units were located close behind the front, and sound measurement troops who were equipped with microphones and recording devices, as well as telephone and radio teams were ready to inform the batteries. 'Position observation department 48' was set up on July 22, 1942 near Tschudowo in northern Russia (south of Leningrad). The department was created as an army troop from soldiers of 'Position sound measurement battery 643' and 'Observation replacement department 2'. In October 1943 the department was renamed 'Observation Department 48 (tbew.)' At the end of the war, the division was in action with the L (50th) Army Corps in Kurland. The corps was then enclosed in the Kurland Basin and deployed north of Mitau. At the turn of the year 1944/45, the corps fought in the Rubeni area to the northeast of Lake Lielauce. In March 1945 the corps was returned to the 18th Army. On May 8, 1945, the corps was captured in the Kurland kessel.

23rd September 1945 23rd September 1945 Mi.P792IIa British Zone postcard (Mi.P792IIa) with imprint 'WSS' within a circle and '6.45'. The 'WSS' denotes the printer W. Sandmeyer, Schwerin. Note: lower case 'p' in 'prepaid'. Uppercase 'P' version has a much higher value.

30th August 1945 Missing persons 30th August 1945 Red Cross Missing Persons Mutzel Pre-printed enquiry card sent to the 'Rote Kreuz, Einwohner-Meldeamt oder Bürgermeisterei' at Flensburg in order to register an interest in location three missing family members. Ref: 30.08.1945 The card reads, in part, 'I, Fritz Mützel , last resident in Posen-Ost, Ehrlichstraße 40, now resident in Hamburg 30, Liliencronstr. 5 Looking for my wife Sophie Mützel , née Freitag, born 6.3.19 in Posen my son Wolfgang Mützel , born 18.12.37 in Berlin my daughter Ursula " " 15.8.42 in Posen my daughter Margot " " 4.11.43 in Posen I kindly ask you to forward this card, if not already known.' Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page