14th August 1944 Stalag VIII-A 14th August 1944 Stalag VIII-A Stalag VIII-A Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

13th July 1944 13th July 1944 Camp 27 Bombay POW mail sent by an Italian lieutenant from Camp 27 (located at Yol in northern India in the foothills of the Himalayas, not far from Tibet) to an address in Trieste. Featuring both British and German censor marks. The German machine stamp possibly from Vienna. Lettersheet imprint numbers: I.A.F. Z-2241. and D.P.W-236-(2853/3/83/G-649)-24-9-43-5 Lakhs.Ref: 13.07.1944 Research: https://loccidentale.it/la-storia-dei-diecimila-soldati-italiani-prigionieri-in-india-1a-parte/ Message written within the lettersheet

26th September 1944 Stalag XX-B 26th September 1944 Stalag XX-B Kriegsgefangenenpost postcard sent from an Italian POW at Stalag XX-B to an address in Montescheno. At the time of writing the Stalag housed over 6,500 Italian soldiers. Ref: 26.09.1944 Stalag XX-B Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

4th August 1941 Brüsseler Maschinenstempel 4th August 1941 Brussels Feldpost Cancel Feldpost cover sent from FPN L 51289 to Hamburg. Featuring Brussels machine cancellation Type 24 (MFP24/51). Ref: 04.08.1944 Brüsseler Maschinenstempel In the period 1940-1944, a reworked machine cancellation with 'FELDPOST' stamp head was used in Brussels. Michel designates these as Type 1 to Type 24. MFP p.50-51 Type 2 used 03.01.1941 - 13.02.1941 - see 32/27 Type 24 used 29.07.44 - 31.08.44 (Brussels liberated by the Allies on 3rd September 1944). Ref: 04.08.1944 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

4th October 1944 4th October 1944 Further correspondence to Mizzi Paulowitsch from her husband. Feldpost letter written to Mizzi Paulowitsch from her husband E. Paulowitsch, an Oberzahlmeister (Paymaster) in the 45th Infantry Division (?). Ref: 04.10.1944

9th November 1944 9th November 1944 Weingut Me262 Feldpost (using address label 'N/0220') sent from FPN 27451 to 'Straub & Flach' in Munich. Ref: 09.11.1944 FPN 27451 (OT - OBL Weingut I). From the 9th November 1944 this FPN was used by the Oragnisation Todt (OT), Oberbauleitung (OBL), the Supervisory Construction Administration. More research is required on the recipient fo the letter, Straub & Flach, but they appear to be involved in the paper industry. Weingut I The story of Weingut I

POW Camps in America POW Camps in America POW Camps in America POW camps situated within the USA REQUIRES A PAGE DEDICATED TO EACH LOCATION Aliceville Ashford Brady Como Crossville, Tennessee see 08.07.1943 - 23/17 Custer Dermott Devens Florence, Arizona see 12.06.1943 - 25/101 Glennan (General Hospital) Lewis Livingstone Meade Monticello Monticello - Sent from Camp Monticello to Italy (with return address of Fort Meade via A.P.O. New York). Ref 12.01.1945 Nexey Ogden Opelika Reno see 26.01.1944 - 19/59 Roswell Scotts Bluff, Nebraska see 07.08.1943 - 23/16 Sill Tonkawa Prisoner of War Postal Units 'Not all labor for the prisoners benefit was successful, especially that connected with the redirecting and forwarding of prisoner mail. In March 1944, two prisoner of war postal units were established to relieve g serious backlog of undelivered PW mail held by the New York District Postal Censor. This was done in cooperation with the Office of Censorship. An Italian postal unit, manned by Italian service unit personnel, was established at Fort George G. Meade, Md., where it operated until October 1945. Noncooperative German noncommissioned officers, under the supervision of 2 American officers and 10 enlisted men, operated a German postal unit at Camp Hearne, Tex. Noncommissioned officers were used because the work was of an administrative nature, and, therefore, they could be used; and German PW privates were to be used elsewhere. Although the backlog of mail was eliminated, trouble resulted. The noncooperative Germans used the mails to maintain an intelligence system directed against cooperative' prisoners of war in the United States. They obtained censorship-identified covers for reuse; they observed the routing and mail delivery system as well as the camp censorship and postal markings; they checked the prisoners' names through rosters; they manufactured unauthorized censorship and postmark stamps; and they removed the U. S. examiners' label tape for their own use. In addition, they knew the significance of the camps at Fort Devens, Mass., and Camp Campbell, Ky., where anti-Nazi prisoners were kept, and they gained access to the camp rosters. It became necessary to discontinue the German unit at Camp Hearne and to transfer its activity to Fort Meade where Italian Service Unit personnel were used until their repatriation. Cooperative German prisoners of war then relieved the Italian personnel.' Extract from History of Prisoner of War Utilization by the United States Army 1776-1945 Link to Wikipedia page listing all POW camps within the USA Contact Brief History to inform us of additonal information regarding this page

7th October 1944 POW Camp 26, Yol 7th October 1944 Camp 26 Yol Censor DP4.7 Letter-sheet with printed title, 'POSTA PER PRIGIONIERI E INTERNATI CIVILI DI GUERRA'. Sent from Schio in Italy to 'C/o G.P.O. Bombay' to be forwarded to Camp 26, Yol, in India. Featuring less common German censor (HL:DP4.7), ABP Munich. Ref: 07.10.1944 Link to the Wikipedia page concerning the Schio Massacre of 6-7 July 1945 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

6th January 1944 Stalag III-C 6th January 1944 Stalag III-C Alt Drewitz Italian POW postcard sent from Stalag III-C at Alt Drewitz to an address in Italy. Ref: 06.01.1944 - 19/85 Stalag III-C Contact Brief History to inform us of additonal information regarding this page

5th September 1944 5th September 1944 Alpenvorland Meran Durch Deutsche Dienspost Alpenvorland. Registered cover from Meran to Altenburg. (Most likely) featuring official postage stamps Mi.166 (3 Pf), Mi.167 (4 Pf), Mi.173 (15 Pf) and Mi.174 (20 Pf). Ref: 05.09.1944

16th September 1944 Karel Pilny 16th September 1944 Karel Pilny Commercial envelope sent from Karel Pilny, 'the oldest professional company for postage stamps in Pilsen.' Complete with a letter of philatelic interest, sent from Eduard Vítek to Karel Pilny (Pilny possibly returning the original letter with a reply that isnt present?). Ref: 16.09.1944 - 4/124 The letter from Vítek to Pilney referencing Czech philatelic material Requires translation Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.899 (23.07.1944) Brown Ribbon of Germany Mi.899 (23.07.1944) Brown Ribbon of Germany Mi.899 Registered cover sent from Munich, featuring Mi.899, issued for the horse racing event, 'The Brown Ribbon of Germany'. Also featuring a special commemorative cancel for the event (JB:Munich191/562). Ref: 06.08.1944 Mi.899 'Brown Ribbon of Germany' Mi.899. Ref: 31.08.1944 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page