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9th December 1943 Stalag II-A 9th December 1943 Stalag II-A 09.12.1943 Stalag IIA Neubrandenburg reverse.jpeg 09.12.1943 Stalag IIA Neubrandenburg reverse.jpeg 1/1 Italian POW letter-sheet from Stalag II-A at Neubrandenburg to an address in Italy. At this time the camp housed nearly 5,000 Italian POW's. Ref: 09.12.1943 Stalag II-A Stalag II-A operated in Neubrandenburg (WK II) starting in September 1939. In February 1945 the camp was still operating. Contact Brief History to inform us of additonal information regarding this page

25th August 1939 Václav Matěj Kramerius 25th August 1939 Václav Matěj Kramerius 1/1 Newpspaper/ journal wrapper sent from an unknown correspondent to Kramerius and Co., bookstore, publ. trading company. Featuring newspaper stamps Mi.42 (2 H) and Mi.44 (two x 7 H). Ref: 25.08.1939 (date difficult to read). Further research required as to the exact business of Kramerius a spol. However, it appears likely that the business was started by Václav Matěj Kramerius but passed into the hands of others whilst keeping it's original name. Václav Matěj Kramerius Václav Matěj Kramerius (1753 - 1808) was a Czech publisher, journalist and writer, one of the most important early figures of the Czech National Revival. Born as Matěj Valentin Kramerius to the Roman Catholic family of burghers of Klatovy town, southwestern Bohemia, he went to the Jesuit high school there and then studied philosophy and law at the Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague (1778–1780). During his studies he earned money by cataloguing the library of a nobleman, which gave him access to old Czech books. From 1786 he worked as a journalist in the only and oldest Czech language weekly Pražské poštovské noviny but in 1789 he started a newspaper of his own (renamed to Krameriusovy c. k. vlastenecké noviny in 1791), which he published regularly until his death. As a result of its commercial success, he was able to buy a printing shop and subsequently established a publishing house (named 'Česká expedice') in 1795. Most Czech language books of his time were published there. Kramerius himself wrote about 80 books of varying quality; most successful were his calendars for farmers. His son Václav Rodomil Kramerius (1792 - 1861) continued the work of his father and worked as an editor, author and translator of hundreds of short stories and novellas. He was unsuccessful at keeping his fathers business operational. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Greetings postcard sent from architect Clémens Thieme (1861-1945) to a correspondent in Leipzig. Featuring Clemens signature. Ref: 19.05.1936 19th May 1936 Clémens Thieme 1/1 Greetings postcard sent from architect Clémens Thieme (1861-1945) to a correspondent in Leipzig. Featuring Clemens signature. Ref: 19.05.1936 Clémens Thieme's message and signature The message reads ' I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for the wishes of happiness and blessings offered to me on my 75th birthday and for the magnificent floral decorations presented to me.' Clémens Thieme (1861 - 1945) Clemens Thieme was a German architect. He initiated the construction of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig. Clemens Thieme was the son of a minor civil servant. After studying architecture at the Royal Saxon Building Trades School in Leipzig and at the Dresden Polytechnic, he worked as an independent architect in Leipzig from 1887 onwards. Some of the houses he built have been preserved. Thieme was also project manager for the Kingdom of Saxony during the construction of Leipzig Central Station, where he advocated the central terminal station variant. His most important achievement was probably his initiative for the construction of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations. In 1892 he took on the task of pushing forward the efforts to build a national monument to the Battle of the Nations, which had already failed several times. In 1894 he initiated the founding of the German Patriot League and organised the financing of the monument. To this end he appealed for donations and set up a lottery. The design by the architect Bruno Schmitz (1858–1916) was modified or supplemented by Thieme in key points; for example the installation of the crypt and the attachment of the freedom guards and the summit stone. The construction work was also carried out under Thieme's direction. Thieme is also considered one of the initiators of the Saxon-Thuringian Industrial and Trade Exhibition in Leipzig in 1897. From 1888, Thieme was a member of the Leipzig Masonic Lodge Apollo . Here he was a master according to the degree classification. Clemens Thieme died at the age of 84 on 11th November 1945 in Leipzig. He was buried in the Leipzig South Cemetery at the foot of the Battle of the Nations Monument (XII. Section/Plot 164). The grave was converted into a grave of honor. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

14th May 1939 14th May 1939 1/1 Privately printed postcard from Walter Goecks 'Der Deutschland - Spezialist'. With commemorative cancellation for the 'Kriestag der N.S.D.A.P'. Ref: 14.05.1939, BV161, JB:37/876 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Cover featuring stamps from the Hindenburg 1936/37 booklet issue (H-pane 87) Mi.S127. Ref: 04.04.1937 Hindenburg 1936/37 Booklet (08.1936/04.1937) 04.04.1937 S127 and S135 reverse.jpeg 04.04.1937 S127 and S135 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Cover featuring stamps from the Hindenburg 1936/37 booklet issue (H-pane 87) Mi.S127. Ref: 04.04.1937 Fridericus 1933 , Hindenburg 1933 , Wagner 1933 , Hindenburg 1934 , Professions 1934 , Folk Costumes 1935 , Olympic Games 1936 , Hindenburg 1936/37 , Modern Buildings 1936 , Hindenburg 1937/39 , Ships 1937 , Ostmark 1938 , Hindenburg 1939 , Buildings 1939 , Hindenburg 1940/41 , Buildings 1940 , Adolf Hitler 1941 Stamps from Hindenburg 1936/37 Booklet Three issues - August 1936 (Mi.36.1 & Mi.36.2) and April 1937 (Mi.36.3) W66 from H-pane 85 (A9+Mi.516). A9 - 'Alles für Deutschland!' (Everything for Germany!). Ref: 06.12.1936 S139 from H-pane 85 (A9+Mi.516). A9 - 'Alles für Deutschland!' (Everything for Germany!). Ref: 17.02.1937 H-pane 86 - see 27/63 S127 from H-pane 87 (Mi.513+Mi.515). Ref: 04.04.1937 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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5th April 1939 5th April 1939 1/0 5th April 1939 Sarvar to 27 Queen Square, Bath Dear Madeleine! Thank you very much for your letter. It is frightfully kind of you to invite me for such a long stay with you. I would love to see you again. I can’t promise when and for how long I am coming, as I have not yet got any answers from Mother Burnett and I don’t know what she has fixed up for me. I wish she would answer and say yes or no, it is so boring not to know what’s happening. I hope Mother Burnett is sending a nice girl out soon. If she is not able to find anybody, Mami wants to look for a French or Belgian girl, to improve our French. I have hardly any opportunity to speak French except with Deidi’s husband. Mami is just packing as she is going to Cannes tomorrow. It is a very long journey, 36 hours from here to Cannes. I wish I could go there and see Deidi again. I’m afraid she is only coming in November here. As you see, I am back in Sarvar. I am enjoying myself. The garden is wonderful. All the flowers, especially the roses, are in full bloom. We are eating heaps of cherries and strawberry’s. It is very agreeable to have a big garden with heaps of fruits and flowers and a tennis court. I personally don’t like tennis very much, besides I am a very bad player. I enjoy much more riding every morning. This year I have got a very nice horse, dark brown and very tall. It has got very agreeable movements and can go faster than any of the others. I am glad we got nice weather at last. The whole May was rainy and cold. I have taken up drawing and water sketching, but until now haven’t made any nice picture. I am embroidering and knitting and playing the gramophone. My favourite record for the moment is “Goodnight, Angel” and “There’s A New Moon Over The Old Mill”. Yesterday we saw Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power in a film. The story was very stupid but Henie’s skating wonderful. Next week we are going to see “The Prisoner Of Zenda”. Films come out here very late, but if they come at all, I am enjoying them just as much. The last English film I saw in Munich was “The Drum” which I enjoyed very much. The “shots” were very beautiful and the story as exciting as the “Bengal Lancers”. Forgive for not writing sooner, but I wanted to tell you something definite about my English plans. Why doesn’t Mother Burnett write, I wonder? Fondest love and many thanks for your kind invitation. Loll Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

4th October 1939 Barlog 8702 4th October 1939 Barlog 8702 1/1 Barlog cartoon postcard depicting a soldiers outfitters. Bestell-Nr.8702. Sent from a soldier at FPN 33193 (12. Kompanie Infanterie-Regiment 284). Ref: 04.10.1939 The caption reads: Translation required Infantry Regiment 284 Set up on 22nd September 1939 as the regiment of the 5th wave at the Bergen military training area from personnel units of the VI military district. The regiment was subordinate to the 96th Infantry Division and was on leave from August 1940 to February 1941. On 3rd March 1941, the regiment received infantry gun companies instead of the previous 13th grenade launcher companies. In 1942, the 1st Battalion was disbanded. On 15th October 1942, it was renamed Grenadier Regiment 284 . Source: lexikon--der--wehrmacht-de Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

23rd June 1947 Theo Meding 23rd June 1947 Theo Meding 1/1 Commercial postcard sent from 'Theo Meding Briefmarken' in Cologne to a correspondent in Falkensee . The message to the reverse reads, in part, 'Rheinland-Pfalz. Complete 13 values available shortly at double the nominal value = approx. 9 RM. Offer free prepayment or cash on delivery, postage extra..' This may refer to the Rhine Palatine definitive issue (Mi.1-150. However, these were issued at various times in 1947 and do not correspond to the date of the cancellation (23.06.1947). The last of the 13 stamps would be issued in October of 1947 (with two further designs being produced in February 1948). Ref: 23.06.1947 - 16/93 Theo Meding Further research required Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

23rd June 1943 B&M Mi.K4 II a 23rd June 1943 B&M Mi.K4 II a 23.06.1943 M.PK4 IIb B&M Bank reverse.jpeg 23.06.1943 M.PK4 IIb B&M Bank reverse.jpeg 1/1 Upper portion of Bohemia & Moravia letter-card Mi.K4 IIa (grey-white stationery, linear and colourless perforations, imprint '1 K 30 h'). First issued in 1942. Ref: 23.06.1943 Südwestdeutsche Beamtenbank (Southwest German Civil Service Bank) From Wikipedia: From 1972 until 2005 five independent cooperative banks came under the Badische Beamtenbanks (BBBank) umbrella: the Hessische Beamtenbank ( Darmstadt ), the Südwestdeutsche Beamtenbank ( Frankfurt am Main), the Beamtenbank zu Köln , the Bayerische Beamten Bank and last the Schleswig-Holsteinische Beamtenbank . Since then the BBBank is the only civil servants bank in Germany. The BBBank eG (formerly Badische Beamtenbank ) is a German cooperative bank headquartered in Karlsruhe ( Baden-Württemberg ). It is solely focused on private banking . With total assets of almost 11 billion Euros and over 470,000 members the bank is one of the biggest member banks in Germany . On 12th November 1921 the BBBank was founded as a self-help facility for the public service in Karlsruhe. The Badische Beamten-Genossenschaftsbank eGmbH (Baden cooperative bank for civil servants), as the BBBank was called in those days, began operation on 1st January 1922 with 33 founding members in a small room in the House Nowackanlage 19. Already two years later the building on Waldstraße 1 was purchased, which to this day is part of the head office of the BBBank. With the Nazi seizure of control in January 1933 the civil servants bank had to accept losses in the course of the Gleichschaltung (enforced conformity). The cooperative idea of self-help was majorly cut back and twisted for the new regimes purposes. In April 1933 Gotthold Mayer had to step down from his chairman position. However, in the beginning of 1946 he was able to take back the leadership of the Badischen Beamtenbank and navigate the Institute through the difficult post-war years and the currency reform. Only in 1967 the bank founder retired at the age of 80. At this point the bank had 136,000 members as well as 14 branches and was the biggest credit cooperative in Europe. Gotthold Mayer remained honorary chairman of the bank until his death on 7th February 1970. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.672 (Ref: 01.09.1938) Mi.672 (01.09.1938) 1/1 Mi.672 (Ref: 01.09.1938) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page