4th September 1944 Feldpost 'g' designation 4th September 1944 Feldpost 'g' designation Feldpost cover featuring a clear 'g' designation to the cancel (horizontal tail (upward) , elevated). Ref: 04.09.1944 'FELDPOST ' designation letters: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o , a1etc. , Aa etc. , Misc. Feldpost designation letter 'g' variations Horizontal tail (downward). Level position. Ref: 16.02.1944 - 2/61 Upward curved tail. Level position. Ref: 10.02.1942 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

3rd May 1944 Ernst Vollbehr 3rd May 1944 Ernst Vollbehr Art postcard in the series 'Kriegsbild Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr (1876-1960) . Nordfront. Bild 9'. The caption to the reverse reads, 'The sea strait of Kairalla, famous for the summer battles of 1941. (Kandalacha front). Scene of the German-Finnish attack on the railway and road bridge (early 1942).' Ref: 03.05.1944 Ernst Vollbehr Ernst Vollbehr (1876 - 1960) was a German travel writer, painter and illustrator who glorified colonialism, war and National Socialism in his works . Vollbehr was a son of the Kiel merchant Emil Jakob Heinrich Vollbehr (1837 - 1913) and his wife Caroline Elisabeth, née Beckmann (1846 - 1927). His seven siblings included the chemist and antiquarian Otto Vollbehr. The art historian and Magdeburg museum director Theodor Volbehr was his cousin. Bild 6, from the series, 'Kriegsbild-Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr. Nordfront.' The caption to the reverse reads, 'View of the Norway-Finland border bridge built by our mountain troops. In the foreground, destroyed Lapp houses from the 1940 winter campaign.' Ref: 08.05.1944 (located at 03.05.1944) In 1892, Vollbehr began an apprenticeship as a decorative painter at the Schwerin Court Theater. From 1897, he studied art in Berlin, Dresden, Paris and Rome. Around 1900, his artistic style was close to Art Nouveau. As a participant in expeditions to Albania (1904) and Brazil (1907), he discovered travel painting for himself. Between 1909 and 1914, he traveled to the four German-African colonies with artistic intentions. Bild 19, from the series, 'Kriegsbild-Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr. Nordfront.' The caption to the reverse reads, 'Bright red and yellow autumn colours in the tundra. Moors, pines and alders with colourful shrubs, mountains in the background that have been cut off by ancient glaciers, hiding places for Bolshevik gangs.' Ref: 22.04.1944 (located at 03.05.1944) During the First World War, Vollbehr worked as a war painter at the front. In addition to terrestrial and aerial panoramas of the battlefield, he created hundreds of paintings and drawings. Vollbehr became known through landscape and war paintings, with which he also took part in the Great German Art Exhibition. After 1933, Vollbehr painted pictures of the Nazi Party Rallies and the Olympic facilities in Berlin on state commission. Fritz Todt commissioned him to create numerous paintings of the construction of the Reichsautobahn. Vollbehr became one of the most popular artists in Germany, whose works were shown in the special exhibition 1, 1934, conceived under Hermann Lorey, with the theme: 'Vosges Front. Memorial Exhibition 1914–1934. With war pictures by Ernst Vollbehr' in the Zeughaus (Berlin). Adolf Hitler's high regard for Vollbehr's work was expressed, among other things, in the purchase of his war paintings by the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). His admission to the NSDAP, despite a ban on admission at the time, was personally approved by Hitler in July 1933. Bild 25, from the series, 'Kriegsbild-Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr. Nordfront.' The caption to the reverse reads, 'The mighty waters of the Bardufoss near a power station. The waterfall cascades down into the valley in two tiers, with huge numbers of fish in the rapids.' Ref: 25.05.1944 (located at 03.05.1944) Vollbehr took part in the invasion of Poland in 1939. He showed pictures of this in Berlin in 1940 in the exhibition Polish Campaign in Pictures and Portraits. In 1941 he received the Goethe Medal for Art and Science. In 1944 Vollbehr was on the list of those blessed by God of the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. Further information here. Bild 36, from the series, 'Kriegsbild-Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr. Nordfront.' The caption to the reverse reads, 'View of the Rombakstötta and ‘Sleeping Queen’ from the Fjellden Pass. In the distance Narvik, in front of us Bjervik, where the French were defeated 5 times.' Ref: No date (located at 03.05.1944) In the Soviet occupation zone, Vollbehr's writings The Face of the Western Front (1932), The Streets of Adolf Hitler, Built in 1933/34 (1935), Work Battle: 5 Years of Painting Trips to the Construction Sites of the 'Streets of Adolf Hitler' (1939) and With the OT at the West Wall and Advance (1941) were put on the list of literature to be discarded. In the German Democratic Republic, this list was followed by Colorful, Shining World (1935). Bild 46, from the series, 'Kriegsbild-Dokumente von Ernst Vollbehr. Nordfront.' The caption to the reverse reads, 'The burnt fjord town of ‘Namsos’, famous for the English ‘victorious’ retreat.' Ref: 25.05.1944 (located at 03.05.1944) In 1957, the German Museum of Regional Studies in Leipzig, under the director Edgar Lehmann, bought around 900 paintings by Vollbehr, mostly landscape and ethnographic paintings. Almost 400 of the works come from Vollbehr's travels through the German-African colonies; war paintings and propaganda commissioned works were not purchased. A scientific estate of Vollbehr, including around 800 paintings and travel diaries, is located in the Geography Archive of the Leibniz Institute of Regional Studies in Leipzig. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

7th March 1944 Stalag X-B 7th March 1944 Stalag X-B Stalag X-B Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

19th September 1944 Station Command Posts 19th September 1944 Station Command Posts See 19.09.1944 - 29/86 Station officers (Bhf.Offz. or Haf.Offz.) Station command posts (Bhf.Kdtr.) They consist solely of military personnel, are subordinate to the transport commands, and are deployed at particularly important railway stations that are heavily occupied by troop or supply transports. Within the designated station area, the station officers monitor and support cooperation between military units or troops and the Reichsbahn (German National Railway), and, if necessary, reconcile the interests of both parties. In particular, they assist with troop movements, ensure the station's protection against air and ground attacks, and maintain order within the station. Their primary task is to prevent disruptions to train services caused by a lack of cooperation between the troops and the Reichsbahn. Within their area of responsibility, they have command authority over the troops, but not over the Reichsbahn (German National Railway), air raid protection units, or local defense units. In special cases, especially in areas threatened by the enemy, they may also be given command of parts of the reinforced railway security or guard units. When railway station officers are deployed to monitor military inland ports, they are called port officers. The differences between station officers and station commandantries are based on the KStN (German Railway Staff Regulations), but their tasks are the same. Source: forum-der-wehrmacht.de/ Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

5th September 1944 5th September 1944 Und Jetzt Schluss mit England German propaganda postcard aimed at the defeat of Great Britain with its slogan, 'und jetzt: Schluß mit England!' (and now: Finish with England). Ref: 05.09.1944 Published by Wehrkreiskommando VI in Müster, with artwork by Hugo v. Orthegraven, this postcard no doubt dates from 1940/41 when the thought of invasion and defeat of Great Briain was a considered possibility. ( The iron fist may be in reference to 'Götz von Berlichingen', a drama by Goethe about an imperial knight in the Holy Roman Empire who had his lost right hand replaced with an iron prosthesis.) However, with the D-day landings having taken place nearly three months prior, the world was looking a different place. The timeline for September 1944 up to the sending of this postcard included the capture of Dieppe, Allied troops into Belgium and the liberation of Brussels, the liberation of Lyons, ana the ceasefire between Finland and the USSR. By the time this mail had been received the first Allied troops would be entering Germany and the city of Aachen. On the 8th September the first successful operational use of V-2 Rockets took place, one aimed at Paris and two others at London (resulting in the death of a woman when it exploded near Chiswick). Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.10 (Nov. 1944) Agram overprint Mi.10 (Nov. 1944) Agram overprint Mi.10 Inselpost Feldpost envelope sent from Crete (FPN 68054) to another soldier at FPN 50500. Featuring the Agram 'INSELPOST' overprinted Mi.2 (Mi.10 b I). Complete with attestation certificate from Hanfried Müller. Ref: 27.11.1944 - 8/49 Attestation Mi.10 b I - Agram 'INSELPOST' overprint in roman italics. Ref: 27.11.1944 Other covers Agram 'INSELPOST' overprint on feldpost cover sent from FPN 68009 to an address in Germany. Attestation hand-stamp of Gustav Mögler BPP to the reverse but without authorised certificate. Ref: 05.12.1944 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

6th October 1944 B&M Labour Law 6th October 1944 Bohemia and Moravia Labour Law Official postcard sent from the labour office in Iglau requesting information be sent regarding the recipients work status (perforated reply portion has been returned). Ref: 06.10.1944 Translation from the German text On the basis of section 1 of the Reg. decree of 4 May 1942 on measures to direct the workforce (Coll. 154/42), you are requested to answer the questions on the attached postcard accurately and have them confirmed by your employer in order to complete the card index. The reply card must then be detached and returned to the Labour Office within 3 days of receipt. Incomplete or incorrect information or certificates as well as late return of the card will be penalised with fines or imprisonment. If you are unemployed, this must be noted and the reply card returned nonetheless. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

24th July 1944 GTKG 42-36- 24th July 1944 GTKG 42-36 Get To Know Germany Series 42-36- Se 24.07.1944 - 26/64 (42-36-1-B6) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

21st January 1944 B&M Freiwillige Feuerwehr 21st January 1944 Freiwillige Feuerwehr Volunteer Fire Brigade Bohemia and Moravia Registered envelope sent from Brünn to Prague. The duel language senders address is hand-stamped to the reverse reads, 'Freiwillige Feuerwehr/ Brünn-Bohonitz/ Sbor dobrovolnych hasiču/ Brno-Bohumoe' (Volunteer Fire Brigade, Brno-Bohonice). Ref: 21.01.1944 Freiwillige Feuerwehr (Volunteer Fire Brigade) From Wikipedia: The first volunteer fire brigade in Czechoslovakia is considered to be the volunteer group formed in 1851 by the retired Austrian officer Ferdinand Leitenberger in Reichstadt (today Zákupy), Bohemia. The first municipal fire department was founded in Prague in 1853. The structures were historically similar to those in Austria until after the Second World War. It was only after the Second World War that the structures were fundamentally changed with the re-establishment of Czechoslovakia. In 1953, the fire service was placed under the Ministry of the Interior by Law No. 35/1953. A basic military structure was created. In 1958 the organisation became somewhat decentralised. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Postcard from Aussig featuring the cancellation slogan 'Aussig/ Wir sind frei'. Ref: 09.10.1938 9th October 1938 Aussig Wir Sind Frei Postcard from Aussig featuring the cancellation slogan 'Aussig/ Wir sind frei'. Ref: 09.10.1938 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

CTO (flap appears not to have been sealed) featuring postage stamp Mi.665 tied with a lesser seen Klagenfurt cancellation (JB:Klagenfurt2/424). Ref: 24.07.1938 - 16/26 24th July 1938 Bochmann Klagenfurt CTO (flap appears not to have been sealed) featuring postage stamp Mi.665 tied with a lesser seen Klagenfurt cancellation (JB:Klagenfurt2/424). Ref: 24.07.1938 - 16/26 KLAGENFURT cancellations as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) JB:Klagenfurt2/424 - 'Den Helden der/ Julierhebung/ 1934/ 24.Juli 1938'. Ref: 27.07.1937 - 16/26 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Commercial postcard sent from a bedding company in Bad Warmbrunn (Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój, Poland) to a merchant's address in Berlin. Featuring cancellation JB:BadWarmbrunn2/75. Ref: 06.05.1938 6th May 1938 Bochmann Bad Warmbrunn Commercial postcard sent from a bedding company in Bad Warmbrunn (Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój, Poland) to a merchant's address in Berlin. Featuring cancellation JB:BadWarmbrunn2/75. Ref: 06.05.1938 BAD WARMBRUNN cancellations as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) JB:Bad Warmbrunn2/75 - 'Das Riesengebirgsbad/ bie/ Rheuma,/ Gicht,/ Ischias'. Ref: 06.05.1938 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page