12th May 1945 Chemnitz Obliterations 12th May 1945 Chemnitz Obliterations 'SAXON OBLITERATIONS' CHEMNITZ Aufbrauchs Provisorium (AP) - Provisional Use of Invalid Stamps Hindenburg Medallion Hitler Head Mi.AP 827 I (12pf) on window envelope. Expertised by Hans Zierer with his mark to reverse. Ref: 20.07.1945 Commemorative/ Semi-Postal Official Stamps Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

10th February 1945 GSL Nordhausen 10th February 1945 Gemeinschaftslager Nordhausen Out of gallery Cover sent from Milan to 'Gemeinschaftslager 2' in Nordhausen. Ref: 10.02.1945 Gemeinschaftslager - Nordhausen Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

3rd May 1945 3rd May 1945 POW mail from Glennan Hospital, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA to Laboe über Kiel, Germany. Ref: 03.05.1945 Research: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8J8CE_unique-oklahoma-history-glennan-ww2-pow-hospital?guid=d7849bf2-89a2-47be-ada4-a85478c0d515

South West Africa (S.W.A.) Postage stamps South West Africa (S.W.A.) Postage stamps South West Africa (S.W.A.) Postage stamps South West Africa - Stamps within the Brief History collection 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. Postage stamp issues: German - 1897, 1900; South African Administration - 1923, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1937-1939, 1941, 1943, 1945 onwards. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Vignettes & Labels Vignettes & Labels Vignettes and Labels Vignettes & Labels a directory of non-philatelic ephemera attached to covers and postcards etc. 1938 'Wiener Messe', 11th-17th September 1938 - see 28/40 Undated 'Eat German Cheese...' Military Luftwaffe eagles (adhesive labels - all design types) 'Für Deutschlands Einheit und Gerechten frieden' (See 25.07.1948 - 15/46) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

28th February 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 28th February 1945 Pages from PUNCH Holland Cartoon from PUNCH 28th February 1945. Holland awaits urgently needed food supplies to alleviate the famine. The caption reads THE EMPTY ROAD "They have given us liberty, they have brought us arms. When will the food get through?" The Dutch Famine From: Wikipedia The Dutch famine of 1944–1945, also known as the Hunger Winter (from Dutch Hongerwinter ), was a famine that took place in the German-occupied Netherlands, especially in the densely populated western provinces north of the great rivers, during the relatively harsh winter of 1944–1945, near the end of World War II. A German blockade cut off food and fuel shipments from farm towns. Some 4.5 million were affected and survived thanks to soup kitchens. Loe de Jong (1914–2005), author of The Kingdom of the Netherlands During World War II , estimated at least 22,000 deaths occurred due to the famine. Another author estimated 18,000 deaths from the famine. Most of the victims were reportedly elderly men. The famine was alleviated first by 'Swedish bread' flour shipped in from Sweden to Dutch harbours, and subsequently by the airlift of food by the Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces – after an agreement with the occupying Germans that if the Germans did not shoot at the mercy flights, the Allies would not bomb the German positions. These were Operations Manna and Chowhound. Operation Faust also trucked in food to the province. Although the humanitarian missions mitigated the emergency, the famine persisted and ended only with the liberation of the Netherlands by the Allies in May 1945. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Wehrmacht Ranks & Responsibilities Wehrmacht Ranks & Responsibilities Wehrmacht ranks and responsibilities Wehrmacht - Ranks and Responsibilities A Abteilungsleiter (Section Leader) F Fürsorge-offizier (Welfare Officer) G Gefreiter (Lance corporal) - See 26/90 - main page for this rank (Gefreiter (Lance corporal) - with Infantry Assault Badge) H Hafenkapitän (Haka - A naval port captain, ranking below a Hafenkommandant) O Oberleutnant - see 23.02.1940 - 30/40 Oberstabzahlmeister (Senior Paymaster) - see 7/13 Oberwachmeister (Sergeant Major in the Cavalry, Artillery, A.A. etc) S Station Officer (Station Command Posts) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.53-55 (03.11/05.11.1945) Mi.53-55 (03.11/05.11.1945) East Saxony Mi.53-55 Main image: East Saxony 4 Pf - Mi.53a (Nov. 5th). Ref: 20.11.1945 Allied Occupation (Soviet Zone - East Saxony) Mi.53 - 55 issued 3rd November and 5th November 1945 'POST' typeface less bold East Saxony 20 Pf - Mi.54a or b? (Nov. 3rd). Ref: 20.11.1945 East Saxony 20 Pf - Mi.54a or b? (Nov. 3rd). Ref: 17.12.1945 East Saxony 30 Pf - Mi.55 (Nov. 5th). Ref: 20.11.1945

Buildings & Offices of the NSDAP Buildings & Offices of the NSDAP NSDAP Buildings and Offices NSDAP Building and Office Directory (address as stated on the printed cachet, hand-stamp, and/or cancellation) Including SS Main Office and its departments Also see: Hitler Youth 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 Frauenalb (Karlsruhe) Gauschulungsburg der NSDAP 28.06.1939 - 29/61 Iserlohn Kreisleitung Iserlohn - see 30/84 Munich SA der NSDAP, Schützenstandart 2, Herzog-Rudolf-Straße 13 (see 17/86) Ruttelerfeld Kreisschule der NSDAP 20.07.1943 Sinsheim Kreisgeschaftstelle - see 19/122 Stuttgart NSDAP/ Amt für Volkswohlfahrt, Stuttgart-N, Garten Straße 27 Weismain NSDAP Gauschule 15.07.1938 Wuppertal-Elberfeld SA der NSDAP, Sturm 7/171 (label cover) - see 32/70 BOHEMIA & MORAVIA Schloss Dimokur (Siedlungsamt-SS), Kreis Neuenberg Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

STALAGS STALAGS Stalag directory STALAGS Directory of Prisoner of War camps operated by the German authorities for enlisted soldiers (also see Oflags - camps for Officers) Front Stalags 100 - 368 POW camps I - V POW camps VI - X POW camps XI - XIII POW camps XVII - XXI POW camps 39 - 398 Stalag Luft Camps Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

10th August 1945 10th August 1945 Gocht Steffens Mi.43B 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

Mi.51-52 (03.11/05.11.1945) 'Numeral Series' Mi.51-52 (03.11/05.11.1945) 'Numeral Series' East Saxony Mi.51-52 Allied Occupation (Soviet Zone - East Saxony) 'Numeral Series' Mi.51 - 52 issued on 3rd November and 5th November 1945 East Saxony 3 Pf - Mi.51 (Dec. 5th). Ref: 23.12.1945 East Saxony 10 Pf - Mi.52 (Nov. 3rd). Ref: 20.11.1945 Variations East Saxony 10 Pf - Mi.52 (Nov. 3rd). Plate flaw? Dot to upper left corner above horn. NOT in Michel. Ref: 30.11.1945 East Saxony 3 Pf - Mi.51 (Dec. 5th). Ref: 27.03.1946 10/62 East Saxony 3 Pf - Mi.51 (Dec. 5th). Ref: 27.03.1946 - 10/62