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23rd July 1939 Nürburgring 23rd July 1939 Nürburgring 23.07.1939 Nu2rburgring reverse.jpeg 23.07.1939 Nu2rburgring reverse.jpeg 1/1 Official postcard depicting a map of the Rhineland-Palatinate with the Nürburgring at it's centre. Featuring a full set of 'Nürburgring-Rennen' (Nürburgring races) overprint issue (using Mi.686-688). Ref: 23.07.1939 Fleurs & Papillons NÜRBURGRING - cancellations as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) There are only two Nürburgring cancellations featured in the Bochmann catalogues, both of which were issued in 1939 for motor racing events. JB:Nürburgring1/589 - 'Internationales/ Eifel - Rennen/ Veranstalter: O.N.S./ 21.5.1939'. Ref: 21.05.1939 - 16/87 Also see 21.05.1939 - 29/36 JB:Nürburgring2/589 - 'Großer Preis von/ Deutschland für Rennwagen/ Veranstalter: O.N.S./ 23.7.1939'. Ref: 23.07.1939 Nürburgring The Nürburgring is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long Nordschleife 'North loop' track, built in the 1920s, around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. The north loop is 20.830 km (12.943 mi) long and contains more than 300 metres (1,000 feet) of elevation change from its lowest to highest points. Supreme National Sports Commission for automobile sports in Germany (O.N.S.) The ONS was founded in 1926 as the German umbrella organisation for automobile sports by the Automobilclub von Deutschland eV (AvD) and the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobilclub eV (ADAC), who were also the company's shareholders. The AvD, as a founding member of the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR), which was renamed Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 1946, renounced its status as FIA-ASN for Germany in favour of the ONS. In the course of the National Socialists' synchronisation in the Third Reich, the ONS was continued from 1933 under the umbrella of the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK). From 1934, the NSKK corps leader, Adolf Hühnlein, was also appointed president of the ONS. With the Control Council Act No.2 ( Dissolution and Liquidation of Nazi Organizations ) of 10th October 1945, the NSKK and thus also the ONS were banned by the Allied Control Council and their property was confiscated. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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22nd September 1939 Kreisstegstempel 22nd September 1939 Kreisstegstempel 22.09.1939 feldpost reverse.jpeg 22.09.1939 feldpost reverse.jpeg 1/1 Feldpost card (imprint '(eagle)/ 12.33') with 30mm diameter kreisstegstempel cancel (Type 12). Ref: 22.09.1939 - 21/14, MFPeP79. Feldpost Kreisstegstempel (single circle with bar) variations MFPeP79 - Type 12 - ø30mm. Ref: 22.09.1939 MFPaP78 - Type 19 - ø30mm. Ref: 27.12.1939 MFPaP78 - Type 19 - ø29mm. Ref: 30.11.1939 MFPaP78 - Type 22 - ø28mm. Ref: 27.12.1939 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

3rd June 1939 Reich Veterans' Day 3rd June 1939 Reich Veterans' Day 1/0 Reich Veterans' Day, Kassel, 3rd June 1939 ( Grossdeutscher Reichskriegertag 1939) See 27.12.1939 - 30/15 In 1939, the so-called Reich Veterans' Day took place in Kassel. It was organized by the Kyffhäuser League, an association of veterans. Because Hitler was expected to attend, the turnout increased from the anticipated 200,000 to 300,000. Some of these visitors were housed in the so-called 'Bed House,' which was later popularly known as the 'Reich Veterans' Hall,' located on Forstfeldstrasse in Bettenhausen. This building normally stored 30,000 beds and 60,000 mattresses. Kassel also called itself 'The City of the Reich Veterans' Days.' This designation is said to be one of the reasons for the massive [event/situation - context needed]. The bombing of the city center in 1943 claimed the lives of over 10,000 people. The author found the following article many years ago, without an author being identified. 'The euphoria in the first days of June knew no bounds. Kassel wasn't just in Germany's spotlight. All of Europe, albeit mostly with concern, was watching the city on the Fulda River, where almost 300,000 German soldiers from the (First) World War and the Wehrmacht were assembling. The newspapers seemed to have only one topic: the 1st Greater German Reich Veterans' Day from 2nd - 4th June. More pompous and louder than previous veterans' days. Greater German because Austria, the Sudetenland, and the Memel Territory were 'annexed' to the Reich.' Kassel had dressed up especially for one day. It was Sunday, the final day, on which Adolf Hitler was scheduled to visit and review the military parade. He had last been in Kassel in 1933. For a long time, it was unclear where the Reich Chancellor would enter the city. Many speculated that he would arrive at Wilhelmshöhe station. The news that Hitler was on the run spread like wildfire in the early hours of Sunday morning.The plane will arrive at the airfield in Waldau . Around 9:40 a.m., SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler's aircraft lands, and shortly afterward, the drone of other aircraft engines can be heard in the distance. They touch down on the airfield, and Hitler disembarks a short time later. Honour guards are assembled, and the Badenweiler March is played. Hitler greets the head of the Reich Veterans' League, General Wilhelm Reinhard, and the Gauleiter Karl Weinrich. Leading military officers and high-ranking National Socialists, among them Colonel General Wilhelm Keitel and Reich Leader Martin Bormann, accompany Hitler. The Kasseler Neueste Nachrichten reports on a triumphal procession. Hitler stands and salutes in his open car. He rolls along Leipzig Street, whichFrom the Fulda Bridge , through the old town to Königsstraße. Thousands of Kassel residents cheer him frenetically. The city center is a sea of flags. Loudspeakers are set up everywhere. People—around 200,000 citizens in total—line the streets, cheering. However, they are forbidden from bringing bouquets of flowers or even throwing them into Hitler's car. The reason given is that it poses a danger to the German people. Hitler drives to Friedrichsplatz, where large grandstands have been erected, and finally reaches the Karlswiese in the Aue park. The enormous military spectacle, a massive parade and the sole demonstration of power by the Hitler regime, begins. Foreign guests, including the Japanese ambassador and military attachés from Hungary and Finland, also heard Hitler's rousing words after the Reich Veterans' Leader's welcoming address. 'My comrades,' he began, 'this is the first time I have participated in a Reich Veterans' Day, the first time I have spoken to you, former soldiers of the old and also the new Wehrmacht.' During his speech, the demagogue particularly attacked England and condemned 'the theft of the German colonies.' 'Heil Hitler,' the crowd chanted repeatedly. Many had forgotten the defeat in the war, which they perceived as a disgrace, and finally felt a new national strength. It was being systematically instilled in them. On this Sunday, General Reinhard called out to the crowd: 'The people are proud of their regained military sovereignty and of the new era that has earned the German people respect in the world.' The level of organisation is, as always when the Nazis plan self-promotional events, very high. Mishaps are abhorred. The Reichskriegertag GmbH (Reich Veterans' Day Ltd.) and the Kassel Tourist Association are organising this impressive spectacle. Soldiers have been brought to Kassel on 119 special trains. They had originally expected 'only' 200,000, but in reality, more arrived. They are spending the night in a warehouse in Bettenhausen, in a tent on Friedrichsplatz, and with Kassel families. Providing for their needs alone is no easy logistical challenge. Leister's meadow on Leipziger Straße has been converted into a large-scale kitchen. The 'Bavarian Relief Train,' a catering unit, is in charge. Twenty thousand kettles are set up to prepare coffee, tea with rum, and marching tea. 360,000 portions of food are being cooked. There's pea soup with bacon, goulash with mushrooms, and beef with noodles. Warriors are hungry. Hitler left the city around 7 p.m., just as he had arrived. By plane. He inspected the ranks of the honour guard one last time and boarded the aircraft. Hitler would never return. The hall still stands in Forstfeld. It's barely visible from Forstfeldstraße, as it's set back from the road. The picture was taken from the hiking trail that runs along the former site. The photo shows the Söhrebahn railway line at the corner of 'Schwarzer Weg,' which leads to the station. It is still in use; the roof was repaired some time ago. Source: (Unknown author). https://www.erinnerungen-im-netz.de/ Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

9th October 1939 Polish Internment 9th October 1939 Polish Internment 09.10.1939 Calimanesti Camp reverse.jpeg 09.10.1939 Calimanesti Camp reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard from a Polish officer interned in the Calimanesti Camp to an address in Warsaw. Featuring cachets from the Romanian Red Cross and the Deutsches Okupationsgebiet Osten Dienstpost (scarce). Stamp Mi.494. Ref: 09.10.1939. FROM TWITTER: IMHO fake: There is no sign of any Romanian or German censorship. The designation would be Deutsche Dienstpost Osten & doesn't make any sense on incoming mail. It's Okkupationsgebiet (with 2 'k'). I have never heard of any German cancel with the word 'Okkupation'. FROM G&CPS: 'The rate of 7 Lei is correct for October 1939. The increase to 8 Lei in the UPU rate was from 1 Dec 1939. Until the end of 1938 there had been a concessionary rate to Poland. For the last two months of 1938 this had been 5 Lei. Rate info from Calin Marinescu’s book (1993 edition).' Ref: Rex. 'In my collection I have three postcards similar to your own, but all of mine come from the internment camp near Targu-Jiu. They all have the two line cachet reading Deutsches Okupationsgebiet Osten Dienstpost (in red) with the circular Romanian Red Cross handstamp close by. They were posted separately in January, February and March 1940. None of these cards show signs of German censorship: this goes for possibly half of the postcards and covers in my collection. I see no reason why your card should not be considered genuine.' Ref: Albert Polish-Romanian Internment 1939 POLAND 1939: After the German invasion on1st September 1939 and that of the Soviets on17th September 1939, the government of the Second Polish Republic, Polish military units and the multitudes of civilians accompanying them were forced to cross the southern border of the country and move into Romanian terrain. The soldiers and members of government were interned. In total, about 50,000 refugees found themselves in Romanian territory. They were quartered in various places from Banat through to Wallachia, and as far as Dobrogea. In Câmpulung-Muşcel, an internment camp for Polish soldiers existed from September 1939 to March 1940. In this place Polish refugees spent the entire war, in numbers of anywhere from a few dozen to as many as several hundred at a time. One person who stayed in Câmpulung-Muşcel was long-serving functionary of the MSW (Ministry of Internal Affairs) Security Division, Stefan Szymborski, who died in 1941 and was buried in the local cemetery. A Polish preschool and school were in operation and in the summer there were musical concerts. The Commander in Chief of the Polish army, Marshal Edward Śmigły-Rydz was lodged in a special place in the nearby town of Dragoslavele from the autumn of 1939. In December 1940 he escaped from his place of internment and found himself in Budapest, where he lived under a false name. From there he managed to enter occupied Poland. Most of the Polish refugees left Câmpulung-Muşcel for their home country after the end of the war in Europe. Those who did not want to return to a country ruled by communists emigrated to Great Britain, the USA and South America. Also see article on Polish-Romanian Military Co-operation here Contact Brief History to inform us of additonal information regrding this page

Mi.702-713 (15.09.1939) Comradeship Organisation Mi.702-713 (15.09.1939) Comradeship Organisation 1/1 Cover sent from Bad Kissingen to an address in Dresden. Featuring postage stamp Mi.710 from the 'Comradeship Organisation' issue. Note that the address is 'Postlagernd' - General Delivery - (aka 'Poste restante'), with the recipient having to collect the mail from the Dresden Hauptbahnhof (Central station). Ref: 15.10.1939 - 17/50 Mi.702 - 713 'Comradeship Organisation' of the German Reichspost Notes: Design: Werner von Axster-Heudtlass . Photogravure printing. Sheets 5 x 10. Without watermark. Perf. 13½:14¼. Quantity issued: unknown. Valid until 31.12.1940 The surtax on these stamps was for the Post Office Employees Fund Werner von Axster-Heudtlass Franz Hermann Wilhelm Werner von Axster-Heudtlass (1898 - 1949) and his wife Maria Viktoria Thekla Edle von Axster-Heudtlass (1884 - 1966) were German graphic artists. They designed advertisements for well-known companies, but also propaganda and stamps for the National Socialists. Maria von Axster-Heudtlass came from a family of lower nobility and had four siblings. She was married four times. She married her first husband, Mr. von Uhlár, who later drowned while swimming, around 1904. Her second husband, Heinrich Julius Georg Altrichter, whom she married on 6th December 1913, also died. She married her third husband, Karl Ludwig Johannes Kabelmann, on 4th October 1917 and separated from him again in 1924. Her fourth husband Werner Heudtlass (later von Axster-Heudtlass ) was the son of the lawyer Julius Albert Eugenius Heudtlass and his wife Auguste Helene Martha Heudtlass and had a brother, the journalist and author Willy Heudtlass. Maria von Axster and Werner Heudtlass married in 1925 and also worked closely together professionally. They founded their studio around 1925. The couple designed advertising brochures for many well-known clients, including Lufthansa , Steinway & Sons , Siemens and Eckstein. The Franz-Eher-Verlag , the most important National Socialist publishing house, was also one of the studio's clients. Werner von Axster-Heudtlass first worked as a graphic artist around 1924, Maria von Axster-Heudtlass first around 1905. She also gave art lessons on the side. In the late 1930s, the couple began designing stamps. At first, the motifs were mostly apolitical or only moderately political. This changed during the Nazi era . This is shown on the stamp 'Wehrkampftage der SA 1942' and a poster with the title 'Hatred and Destruction of Our Enemies - Freedom, Justice and Bread for Our People'. It depicts a Nazi swinging his sword over the heads of four dragons, named 'Judaism', 'Plutocracy', 'Bolshevism' and 'Capitalism'. The couple were both well-known as graphic artists and wealthy during the Nazi era. In 1949, the couple showed their artistic presence for the last time with the stamp 'Export Fair Hannover 1949'. In the same year, Werner von Axster-Heudtlass died in Hanover at the age of 51. Maria von Axster-Heudtlass died 17 years later, also in Hanover, at the age of 82. Neither of them had any children. Source: Wikipedia Mi.702 (3+2 Pf - Mass rally in the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin). Ref: 15.09.1939 - 29/84 Mi.703 (4+3 Pf - Postal sciences week, Vienna). Ref: 15.09.1939 - 29/84 Mi.704 (5+3 Pf - Reich profession competition). Ref: 15.09.1939 - 29/84 Mi.705 (6+4 Pf - Junior training camp Zeesen). Ref: 13.10.1939 - 3/75 Mi.706 (8+4 Pf - Performance competition). Ref: 06.11.1938 - 4/42 Mi.707 (10+5 Pf - Selection of talents). Ref: 06.11.1939 - 4/42 Mi.710 (16+10 Pf - Protection of postal infrastructure). Ref: 15.10.1939 - 17/50 Note on Mi.720: 'Postschutz' (mail protection) - 'Were part of the 'Feldpost' organisation. For the Polish campaign which gave the Feldpost its first real opportunity of working under actual war conditions, the service was divided into two groups: 1. The units employed in the telephone service; 2. The 'Special Units' consisting of all post office trades, required to take former enemy post offices and installations. The dual role of these units was to repair and maintain these enemy installations, often near the front line and within enemy action. Occasionally they even had to defend these installations against enemy action. So these units were fully armed, and became known as the 'Postschutz'. Naturally as all the 'feldpost' came under army jurisdiction, they all wore normal army uniforms'. Source: Harper & Scheck Mi.712 (24+10 Pf - Old stagecoach). Ref: 21.08.1940 Mi.713 - see 30/73 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

11th December 1939 11th December 1939 1/1 Postcard (feldpost), sent from Olomouc (German: Olmütz) to Dußlingen. Ref: 11.12.1939 The story of Olomouc (Olmütz) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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2nd February 1939 2nd February 1939 1/1 Postcard depicting German Type 1934 Class destroyer Z4 'Richard Beitzen'. Ref: 02.02.1939 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

23rd January 1939 Kulturfunksendungen im Ausland 23rd January 1939 Kulturfunksendungen im Ausland 1/0 See 23.01.1939 - 29/19 Zentralstelle für Deutsche Kulturfunksendungen im Ausland (Central Office for German Cultural Broadcasting Abroad) See website at https://jugend1918-1945.de/istanbul/default.aspx?id=30172&q=30170 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page