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3rd November 1943 3rd November 1943 1/0 Estonian Sihtkohakirjad/ Ortsbriefe for correspondence sent from Tartu to Kohtla-Järve. Ref: 03.11.1943 MORE RESEARCH REQUIRED Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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14th July 1947 14th July 1947 14.07.1947 Mi.963 size distrepency reverse.jpeg 14.07.1947 Mi.963 size distrepency reverse.jpeg 1/1 Cover sent from Ankum (Osnabrück) to an address in Cruxhaven. Featuring two Mi.963 stamps. The stamp to the right being 'shortened' due to a perforation set up error. Ref: 17.07.1947 - 14/4 Detail of the perforation error Contact Brief History to inform us of additonal information regarding this page

30th July 1947 Ludwig Schickendantz 30th July 1947 Ludwig Schickendantz 30.07.1947 - 16_43 Ludwig Schickendantz reverse.jpeg 30.07.1947 - 16_43 Ludwig Schickendantz reverse.jpeg 1/1 Commercial cover sent from stamp dealer Ludwig Schickendantz to an address in Neustadt an der Haardt (now 'an der Weinstraße'). Ref: 30.07.1947 - 16/43 Ludwig Schickendantz Further research required Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

22nd February 1946 Mi.P835 b II 22nd February 1946 Mi.P835 b II 1/1 Privately printed postcard (provisional expenditure). OPD Freiburg. Mi.835 b II ('b' = brownish/ tan, 'II' = line margin surrounding '6. Rpf' = 11.5 x 16mm). Ref: 22.02.1946 - 16/77 Notes on Mi.P835 b II First issued in 1945 (no date). The text printed in the panel on the left reads: Zur Beachtung! Mitteilungen sind nur auf der Rückseite mit lateinischer Schrift in deutscher oder französischer Sprache zugelassen. Leserlich schreiben! (' Please note! Messages are only permitted on the reverse side in Latin script in German or French. Please write legibly!') Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

16th May 1946 Straße der SA 16th May 1946 Straße der SA 16.05.1946 Strasse der SA reverse.jpeg 16.05.1946 Strasse der SA reverse.jpeg 1/1 Commercial cover sent from Wuppertal with the original senders address of 'Straße der SA 157a' struck through and replaced with a hand written, 'Fr. Ebert - Str. 157a'. Also featuring postage stamps Mi.6 (10 Pf American Printing), and 2 x Mi.17 (3 Pf German Printing). Ref: 16.05.1946 - 14/77 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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20th July 1943 Kriesschule der NSDAP 20th July 1943 Kriesschule der NSDAP 1/0 See 20.07.1943 - 23/50 (Ruttelerfeld) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

5th December 1939 Henschel Hs 123 5th December 1939 Henschel Hs 123 1/1 Postcard depicting the Henschel Hs 123 dive-bomber (Horn's 'Unsere Luftwaffe' series, Nr. 348). Ref: 05.12.1939 Henschel Hs 123 The Henschel Hs 123 was a single-seat biplane dive bomber and close-support aircraft flown by the German Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War and the early to middle of World War II. It proved to be robust, durable and effective especially in severe conditions. It continued to see front-line service until 1944, only to be withdrawn due to a lack of serviceable airframes and spare parts (production ended in the Autumn of 1938). At the request of Oberst (later Generalfeldmarschall ) Wolfram von Richthofen, chief of staff of the Legion Condor , five aircraft had been deployed to Spain as a part of the Legion Condor , intended to be used as tactical bombers. In their intended role, the Hs 123s proved to be somewhat of a failure, hampered by their small bomb capacity and short range. Instead, the Hs 123s based in Seville were used for ground support, a role in which their range was not such a detriment, and where the ability to accurately place munitions was more important than carrying a large load. The combat evaluation of the Hs 123 demonstrated a remarkable resiliency in close-support missions, proving able to absorb a great deal of punishment including direct hits on the airframe and engine. The Nationalists in Spain were impressed with the Hs 123's performance in battle, purchasing the entire evaluation flight and ordering an additional 11 aircraft from Germany. The Spanish Hs 123s were known as ' Angelito ' (dear angel or little angel), and at least one Hs 123 was in service with the Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force) after 1945. At the outbreak of World War II, the surviving 39 Hs 123s assigned to II. (Schl)/LG 2, were committed to action in the Polish Campaign. This single unit proved to be particularly effective. Screaming over the heads of enemy troops, the Hs 123s delivered their bombs with devastating accuracy. A frightening aspect of an Hs 123 attack was the staccato noise of its engine that a pilot could manipulate by changing rpm to create gunfire-like' bursts. The Hs 123 proved rugged and able to take a lot of damage and still keep on flying. Operating from primitive bases close to the front lines, the type was considered by ground crews to be easy to maintain and reliable in field conditions. The Polish campaign was a success for an aircraft considered obsolete by the Luftwaffe high command. Within a year, the Hs 123 was again in action in the blitzkrieg attacks through the Netherlands, Belgium and France. General Heinz Guderian was continually impressed by the quick turnaround time offered by II.(Schl)/LG 2. Often positioned as the Luftwaffe 's most-forward based combat unit, the Hs 123 flew more missions per day than other units, and again proved their worth in the close-support role. With Ju 87s still being used as tactical bombers rather than true ground support aircraft and with no other aircraft capable of this mission in the Luftwaffe arsenal the Hs 123 was destined to continue in service for some time, although numbers were constantly being reduced by attrition. The Hs 123 was not employed in the subsequent Battle of Britain as the English Channel proved an insuperable obstacle for the short-ranged aircraft. The sole operator, II.(Schl)/LG 2 went back to Germany to re-equip with the Messerschmitt Bf 109E fighter bomber ( Jabo ) variant. The Bf 109E fighter bomber was not capable of carrying any more bombs than the Hs 123. It did, however, have a greater range and was far more capable of defending itself. On the downside were the notoriously tricky taxiing, ground handling, and takeoff/landing characteristics of the Bf 109, which were exacerbated with a bomb load. At the beginning of the Balkans Campaign, the 32 examples of the Hs 123 that had been retired after the fall of France were taken back into service to equip 10.(Schl)/LG 2. The aircraft performed well enough to warrant its use in Operation Barbarossa. At the start of Operation Barbarossa, the single Gruppe of the Luftwaffe that was dedicated to ground support was II.(Schl)/LG 2, operating 22 Hs 123s (along with 38 Bf 109Es). In service use on the Eastern Front, the remaining aircraft had been field-modified with the main wheel spats removed, additional armour and extra equipment fitted as well as mounting extra machine guns and even cannons in under-wing housings. Some volunteers of Escuadrilla Azul (15 Spanische Staffel/VIII. Fliegerkorps ) of JG-27 detached in Luftflotte 2 managed Hs 123s in collaboration of II.(Schl.)/LG 2 units for ground strikes along Bf 109E-7/B fighter-bombers during 1941–42 period. During the initial drive, the unit participated in action along the central and northern parts of the front, including a brief time in support of the fighting around Leningrad, and participating in the battles for Bryansk and Vyazma. The first weeks revealed problems associated with using the Bf 109E which was plagued by undercarriage and engine problems in the fighter-bomber role. Its liquid-cooled inline engine was also more vulnerable to small arms fire than the Hs 123's radial. The winter brought hardship to all German forces in Russia, and the pilots in the open cockpits of the Henschels suffered accordingly. Despite this, they took part in the Battle of Moscow. In January, the unit was re-designated as the first dedicated ground attack wing (in German Schlachtgeschwader 1 , SchlG 1). The Hs 123 became a part of 7./SchlG 1. This 'new' unit participated in operations in Crimea in May 1942, after which it operated on the southern sector for some time, participating in the Second Battle of Kharkov and going on to take part in the Battle of Stalingrad. In the meantime, the small number of operational Hs 123 continued to slowly dwindle. Aircraft had been salvaged from training schools and even derelict dumps all over Germany to replace losses. The aircraft that had supposedly replaced the Hs 123, the Ju 87, also started to be assigned to ground support units, leaving tactical bombing to newer aircraft. The greatest tribute to the Hs 123 usefulness came in January 1943 when Generaloberst Wolfram von Richthofen, then commander-in-chief of Luftflotte 4, asked whether production of the Hs 123 could be restarted because the Hs 123 performed well in a theater where mud, snow, rain and ice took a heavy toll on the serviceability of more advanced aircraft. However, the Henschel factory had already dismantled all tools and jigs in 1940. After taking part in the Battle of Kursk, SG 1 returned to Crimea, and there during late spring 1944, they finally gave up the aircraft that had served all over Europe from Spain to Leningrad. 7./SG 1 traded its last Hs 123s in mid-1944, for Ju 87s, a type that was to have replaced it back in 1937. By 1945, the Hs 123s that remained serviceable were reassigned to secondary duties such as supply dropping and glider towing. The Henschel Hs 123 showed that a slow but rugged and reliable aircraft could be effective in ground attack. Despite its antiquated appearance, the Hs 123 proved useful in every World War II battlefield in which it fought. No Hs 123s are known to have survived. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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Postcard commemorating the 4th Olympic Winter Games at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Ref: 06.02.1936, BV1303 6th February 1936 Winter Olympics Postcards 1/1 Postcard commemorating the 4th Olympic Winter Games at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Ref: 06.02.1936, BV1303 See 06.02.1936 - 24/75 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page