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21st December 1939 Stalag III-A 21st December 1939 Stalag III-A 21.12.1939 Stalag III-A reverse.jpeg 21.12.1939 Stalag III-A reverse.jpeg 1/1 Polish POW letter-sheet sent from Stalag III-A at Luckenwaldeto an address in Poland. At this time there were approximately 19,000 Polish soldiers (together with a few Polish civilians). Ref: 21.12.1939 Stalag III-A Stalag III-A opened in Luckenwalde (Brandenburg) on 28th August 1939 and remained operational until 25th April 1945. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Postcard issued to publicise the upcoming Saar Referendum. Ref: 13.01.1935 - 24/27, BV1235 13th January 1935 Saar Postcards (I) 1/1 Postcard issued to publicise the upcoming Saar Referendum. Ref: 13.01.1935 - 24/27, BV1235 Further examples Postcard titled 'Gruß Lied zur Saar Abstimmung'. Featuring various signatures to the reverse under the words 'Sieg Heil' and beside the slogan 'Alles für Deutschland, unsere Liebe, unsere Lieben'. Ref: 13.01.1935 Fleurs & Papillions Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

7th November 1939 NSDAP Stuttgart 7th November 1939 NSDAP Stuttgart 07.11.1939 NSDAP Stuttgart reverse.jpeg 07.11.1939 NSDAP Stuttgart reverse.jpeg 1/1 Official stationery of the NSDAP (Office of Public Welfare) in Stuttgart. Send to Mr. Burkhardt at the Regional Labour Office Southwest Germany, also in Stuttgart. Ref: 07.11.1936 - 15/84 NSDAP in Stuttgart Further research required Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

10th June 1943 10th June 1943 1/0 Postal stationery first issued on 1st August 1941. Mi. P298, H&G 291 (Bender p.77 Vol. 3)

Mi.140-141 (21.11.1944) B&M St.Veits Cathedral Mi.140-141 (21.11.1944) B&M St.Veits Cathedral 1/1 Registered cover sent from Sesemitz/Sezemice to an address in Rovensko. Featuring stamps issue to commemorate the 600th Anniversary of St.Veits Cathedral in Prague (Mi.141). Ref: 12.01.1945 - 9/39 Mi.140 - 141 600th Anniversary of St.Veits Cathedral in Prague Mi.141. Ref: 12.01.1945 - 9/39 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

1st November 1947 Albert Brückner 1st November 1947 Albert Brückner 1/1 Commercial cover from Albert Brückner Briefmarken, Phillip-Rosenthal-Straße, Leipzig. Featuring two 2 Pf 1st Control Commission Issue postage stamps (Mi.912) and a single 80 Pf Second Control Commission Issue postage stamp (Mi.957). Brückner's postal vignette is affixed to the reverse. Ref: 01.11.1947 - 17/46 Phillip Rosenthal (1916-2001) was a German industrialist, socialite and Social Democratic Party politician. With the rise of Nazism, and because of his Jewish origin, he and his family had to emigrate to England in 1934. He then worked in the Foreign Office's propaganda department, among others, with the Soldatensender Calais. In 1950, Rosenthal regained control of the family's company Rosenthal AG. In 1968, Rosenthal was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit and in 1981, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. From 1970 to 1971, he served as Germany's Parliamentary Secretary of State under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Rosenthal was a public figure, and in addition to being Germany's 'China King', he was often recognised for his eccentric lifestyle and personality. Albert Brückner Further research required Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.150-155 (12.02.1946) Farewell Series Mi.150-155 (12.02.1946) Farewell Series 1/1 CTO postcard depicting the Hauptbahnhof at Leipzig and featuring a complete set of the definitive 'Farewell Series', Mi.150-155. Ref: 14.02.1946 - 10/59 ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us.

29th February 1944 29th February 1944 1/1 Envelope sent from Fulda to a naval officer at the 4th Navigational School, 10th Company, located at Kulmsee (Culmsee) über Thorn. Ref: 29.02.1944 Navigation School IV was set up on 1st September 1943 in Culmsee near Thorn. On 1st November 1944, the school was renamed Navigation School II after the previous navigation schools had been dissolved or merged. Service operations ended in January 1945. The members of the school were used in ground combat. Commanders: 1st September 1943 - Commander Curt Stever, 1st January 1944 - Commander Hans Oscar Wutsdorf (Navigation School II was set up in Gotenhafen-Grabau on 1st September 1943 and dissolved on 31st October 1944. Reorganised on 1st November 1944 by renaming the Navigation School IV in Culmsee near Thorn. Commanders: 1st September 1943 Lieutenant Commander Kurt Blindow, 15th January 1944 Lieutenant Commander Reinhold Bening.)

Mi.686-688 (17.02.1939) Automobile Exhibition, Berlin Mi.686-688 (17.02.1939) Automobile Exhibition, Berlin Postcard commemorating the International Automobile and Motor-Cycle Exhibition in Berlin. Postcard commemorating the International Automobile and Motor-Cycle Exhibition in Berlin. 1/1 Postcard issued for the International Automobile and Motorcycle Exhibition in Berlin. Featuring a Mercedes M154 racing car, as well as a full set of postage stamps issued to commemorate the event (Mi.686-688). Ref: 01.03.1939 Mi.686-688 International Automobile and Motorcycle Exhibition, Berlin Mi.686. Ref: 18.02.1939 Mi.686 - The first motor car of Benz (1885), a three wheeler with Karl Benz at the wheel, and a four wheeled car with Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler and his son Paul Daimler at the wheel (1886). Mi.687. Ref: 18.02.1939 Mi.687 - 1938 racing cars, the Auto-Union (D-Type?) and the Mercedes Benz (W154?) models on the Nurburgring racing circuit. Mi.688. Ref: 18.02.1939 Mi.688 - The Volkswagen - The People's car, designed by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche. The cost of the car was to be 990 RM. Their sale and manufacture was a state project. A new factory at Fallersleben was built in 1938, destined to be one of the largest car factories in the world. The public had to register for one of the new cars, and then pay monthly instalments (or you could pay cash up front), but one would not receive the car until their registration number was reached. Once you owned a Volkswagen no one could take it away from you and at the same time you could neither sell it or give it away. The state deemed the Volkswagen a necessity and not a luxury (in this way the owner could still apply for charity relief etc.) If you stopped payments, 20% of the money already paid was deducted and the remainder returned, although it was not in that person's interest to do so and it could be construed as anti-state. By the time the factory was ready to start production, the war had broke out and the factory was immediately turned over to war production. The few cars that had been delivered were immediately confiscated and used in the war effort, the owners given a voucher promising replacement after the war. Unsurprisingly, none of the money collected was ever refunded and post war civil actions against Volkswagen were unsuccessful. Souvenir Sheets - Dresden = 18.02.1939 - 22/8, Deutscher = 18.02.1939 - 22/83 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

1st October 1947 JB: Schwerte 1st October 1947 JB: Schwerte 01.10.1947 Schwerte Special Cancellatioin.jpeg 01.10.1947 Schwerte Special Cancellatioin.jpeg 1/1 'Collectors' postcard with special cancellation commemorating 1000 years of Schwerte (a lesser seen cancellation - although in this case it should be noted that no postage stamp has been cancelled. Other postcards, almost identical, were sent by Otto Kusel). There may be a significance in the postage stamp used - the colours of the Schwerte flag are red and white (apparently agreed in 1947). The building depicted in the cancellation is the Town Hall (now a museum). Ref: 01.10.1947, JB:Schwerte1/681 Note: Schwerte was without a special cancellation up to this point in 1947. Schwerte Schwerte is situated in the Ruhr valley, at the south-east border of the Ruhr Area. South of Schwerte begins the mountainous Sauerland region. After the local government reforms of 1975 Schwerte consists of the following districts: Schwerte, Holzen, Westhofen, Ergste, Geisecke, Villigst, and Wandhofen Schwerte received civic rights in the 12th century. The railway facility in the eastern district of Schwerte became a branch of the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1944. The camp had 445 prisoners in August and 670 in November 1944. The number of escapees was comparatively high; in November 1944 48 prisoners escaped. The camp in Schwerte was disbanded in December 1944 and the remaining prisoners were brought back to Buchenwald.

20th July 1944 20th July 1944 1/0 American V-Mail message (no envelope) from Corporal Larson to a relative in Chicago. Ref: 20.07.1944 The V-Mail message reads... Dear Mom, Just a few lines to let you know that your favorite son is still all right. Here's hoping you too are still well - & happy. Its a typical English day today - cloudy & foggy - hope it doesn't rain - I don't relish sleeping in a flooded slit trench. Sure wish I knew what to write about - Got plenty to say, but as you know the censorship is pretty strict, so all I can say is to hell with it! So sweat heart, till tomorrow night, to you & Mae & ? , good night ladies, good health, pleasant dreams & lots of love & kisses. From your Boy Bobby

6th July 1943 'Temperate le vostre...' 6th July 1943 'Temperate le vostre...' 1/0 Temperate le vostre... See 06.07.1943 - 24/59 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page