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19th June 1941 Stalag II-D 19.06.1941 verso.jpeg 19.06.1941 verso.jpeg 1/1 French POW letter-sheet sent from Stalag II-D in Stargard to an address in France. At this time the camp held approximately 6 French Officers, 26,700 other French army ranks and 60 French civilians, as well as Yugoslavian soldiers and civilians. Ref: 19.06.1941 Stalag II-D Stalag II-D operated in Stargard (Pomerania) starting in October 1939. It was still operating in January 1945. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
18th February 1941 Sign of the Times 1/0 Letter sent from the Motor Fuels Department (General Supplies) of the Gironde Préfecture to Ismaël Sanz in Bordeaux, requisitioning his car. The letterhead is printed with a mimeographed (?) message and typewritten postal address and title. The mimeographed message suggests that numerous letters where dispatched on this day. Ref: 18.02.1941 Link to an excellent article about life under German occupoation in Bordeaux Loose translation of the letter to Ismaël Sanz, 18th February 1941 'I have the honour of informing you that your vehicle has been retained by the Occupying Authorities to be made available to them. You will be informed at a later date when and where you should drive your car.' Contact Brief History to inform us of additonal information regarding this page
30th March 1941 7th KWHW Strassensammlung 30.03.1941 KWHW Winterhilfswerk Fingerhut reverse.jpeg 30.03.1941 KWHW Winterhilfswerk Fingerhut reverse.jpeg 1/1 Commemorative postcard issued for the 7th KWHW Winterhilfswerk street collection, sponsored by the KdF 'Strength through Joy' collectors' groups. There are four postcards in the set. This one is titled 'Fingerhut' (Foxglove). The selling price is indicated as 25 Pf. Rarely seen postally used. Ref: 30.01.1941, SSB41/3ii Further postcards in the series of four Huflattich (Coltsfoot). Featuring Mi.751 (3 Pf - Winter Relief Issue, Nov. 1940). Ref: 30.03.1941, SSB41/3iii Birke (Birch). Featuring Mi.751 (3 Pf - Winter Relief Issue, Nov. 1940). Ref: 29.03.1941, SSB41/3i Wegwarte und Mohn (Chicory and poppy). Featuring Mi.751 (3 Pf - Winter Relief Issue, Nov. 1940). Ref: 29.03.1941, SSB41/3iv Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
1st November 1941 1/1 Commercial postcard sent by Th. Rose of Hamburg. Featuring a Francotyp Model 'C' cancel (D3). To the reverse is displayed the emblem of 'Die Deutsche Arbeitsfront' encircled with the words 'GAUDIPLOM FÜR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN'. Design for the 'Gau Certificate for Exceptional Accomplishment' https://germanartgallery-eu.translate.goog/gaudiplom-fur-hervorragende-leistungen-iron-cast/?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
19th October 1941 Kolmar 19.10.1941 Kolmar reverse.jpeg 19.10.1941 Kolmar reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard sent from Kolmar depicting 'Adolf Hitlerstrasse' (now Avenue de la République, Colmar). Ref: 19.10.1941 Link to the same view today Kolmar Colmar (German: Kolmar ) is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department and of the subprefecture of the Colmar-Ribeauvillé arrondissement. With the rest of Alsace, Colmar was annexed by the newly formed German Empire in 1871 as a result of the Franco-Prussian War and incorporated into the Alsace-Lorraine province. It returned to France after World War I according to the 1919 Treaty of Versailles , was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1940, and then reverted to French control after the battle of the ' Colmar Pocket ' in 1945. Source: Wikipedia Postcard depicting a view of Colmar. Posted whilst under German Occupation and featuring a 6 Pf Hindenburg Medallion definitive overprinted with 'Elsaß' (Mi.4). Ref: 17.05.1941 The 2nd February 1945 is a key date in the city´s history. For the citizens of Colmar, it marked the end of the war, even if fighting continued for a time elsewhere in Europe. The battle of the Colmar pocket was the last to be fought on French soil. Three whole months would pass between the liberation of Strasburg and the one of Colmar, with desperate German resistance holding up the Allied advance before finally collapsing. The operation was supposed to be done in a short period of time. In November 1944, General De Lattre de Tassigny´s 1st Army launched a crushing offensive in the south of Alsace that broke through the German front line to take Belfort and then pushed on to the Rhine, liberating Mulhouse on 21st November. Two days later, General Leclerc´s 2nd armoured division entered Strasburg, after a campaign that had started in Koufra in Chad. The liberation of Alsace then seemed to be a question of days or even hours. The panic-stricken Nazi authorities in Colmar had already fled the city and the Colmarians were getting ready to celebrate their liberation. But then the Americans wavered and De Lattre decided to call a halt to his offensive in the plain of Alsace and to withdraw the 5th armoured division to the rear of the French lines. The German reaction was swift. Operation Nordwind was launched on 1st January 1945 in the north of Alsace, as part of the German counter-attack that had already successfully regained the initiative in the Ardennes since 16th December 1944. In Upper Alsace, since December, the French troops had been halted to the north of Mulhouse and to the south of Ribeauvillé and Riquewihr. On 22nd January 1945, despite the freezing cold and the snow, General de Lattre launched a pincer movement to liberate Colmar and reach the Rhine at Brisach. Colmar was skirted from the north and the west. General Schlesser´s daring night attack on 1st and 2nd February brought the French army into Colmar and the city was at long last liberated. Fighting in the Colmar pocket would continue until 9th February. The battle itself had lasted twenty one days in freezing conditions and resulted in heavy Allied losses, with 8,000 American dead and 16,000 French. The 19th German Army, under General Raspe, lost over 20,000 men, with a further 16,000 been taken prisoners. Source: tourisme-colmar.com Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
27th July 1941 FPN 24401 D 27.07.1941 26_58 Feldpost on Russian card reverse.jpeg 27.07.1941 26_58 Feldpost on Russian card reverse.jpeg 1/1 Feldpost mail sent from FPN 24401 D (part of Infantry Regiment 331... possibly 167th Volksgrenadier Division?). Message written on a Russian language postcard. Ref: 27.07.1941 - 26/58 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
9th June 1941 Kampf un Wien 1/1 Exhibition postcard for 'Kampf um Wien' (Battle for Vienna) depicting the honour memorial for the martyrs of the 1934 Putsch. Featuring a special cancellation for the occasion (JB:Wien84/767). Ref: 09.06.1941 Ausstellung 'Kampf um Wien' Further research required Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
18th September 1941 JB: Imst 18.09.1941 Bochmann Imst reverse.jpeg 18.09.1941 Bochmann Imst reverse.jpeg 1/1 Feldpost letter-sheet (unknown FPN) sent from Imst to Vienna. Featuring JB:Imst1/399. Ref: 18.09.1941 IMST cancellation as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) JB:Imst1/399 - 'Luftkurort in Tirol/ Höhe 830m/ Schemenlaufen'. Ref: 18.09.1941 This cancellation was used from 1939 to 1944 It was the only special cancellation for Imst up to that period. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
14th August 1941 1/1 Quotation feldpost card ref: 6.41. FPN 10521E to Friedersbach. Ref: 14.08.1941 Quotation 6.41 - 'Der führer am 16. März 1941' 'Keine Macht und keine Unterstützung der Welt werden am Ausgang dieses Kampfes etwas ändern. England wird fallen!' No power and no support in the world will change the outcome of this struggle. England will fall!