16th December 1943 Luftwaffe Eagle 16th December 1943 Luftwaffe Eagle Feldpost window envelope with illustrated correspondence. Featuring a Luftwaffe eagle label in gold (partly used as a seal). Ref: 16.12.1943 - 15/50 LUFTWAFFE EAGLE LABELS Luftwaffe Eagle adhesive label (in both gold and silver) Measurements: First measurement from wing tip to wing tip (span), second measurement from left swastika tip to right swastika tip. Gold: 48mm/9mm. Ref: 16.12.1943 - 15/50 Also see 21.04.1941 - 25/79 (three types to reverse of envelope) Luftwaffe Eagle adhesive label within a yellow triangle Measurements: Wing tip to wing tip (span) Silver on yellow: 28mm. Ref: 05.06.1940 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

31st July 1943 Mentone 31st July 1943 Mentone Mentone See 31.07.1943 - 33/60 During the Italian invasion of France, on 23rd June 1940, Italian forces occupied the city of Menton (Italian: Mentone), which is located 179 kilometers (111 miles) northeast of Marseille and 145 kilometers (90 miles) south of Turin. The city was the Fascist regime’s principal conquest in what was otherwise a highly in effective and expensive campaign. The French Army evacuated most of Mentone’s inhabitants shortly before the city changed hands. Renamed Mentone and annexed by Italy, the city became the focal point of the Fascist regime’s italianization policy in France. After the expanded occupation of southeastern France following the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) in November 1942, it served as the headquarters of the Italian Fourth Army. The Italian authorities established the judiciary prison of Mentone ( carcere giudiziare di Mentone ) in the city’s former town hall, known locally as Forty Barracks ( Caserne Forty ). During the roundup of foreigners (especially Allied nationals), regime opponents, and resisters, the Mentone prison served as a pretrial detention center. Those tried before the Fourth Army’s secret courts-martial at Breil-sur-Roya were held at Mentone. The prison also held common law prisoners (Italian and foreign). Some political prisoners in the occupied zone awaiting transfer to camps and prisons in Italy passed through the prison in Mentone because of its close proximity to the port. The Military Intelligence Service ( Servizio Informazioni Militare , SIM) ran the detention site, and the carabinieri served as guards. A French report submitted to the International Tracing Service (ITS) complained that prisoners received only 200 grams (just over 7 ounces) of cornbread per day and a thin rice soup. Health care was inadequate, with one prisoner, Marcel P., not receiving any treatment for chronic medical conditions. Only the deposal of Benito Mussolini on 25th July 1943, brought some improvement in treatment. Common law and political prisoners of all backgrounds shared cells, called 'chambers' ( cameroni ), grouped by a dozen prisoners at a time. For those not held in solitary confinement, once-daily exercise breaks—a 10-minute walk in the courtyard—took place chamber by chamber. Prisoners were accorded the privilege of writing letters and receiving parcels, but because of the city’s annexation by Italy, they had to pay 'international' postage when corresponding with relatives in France. According to Daniel Fauquier, a prisoner held in connection with resistance activities between May and July 1943, the Italian authorities conducted interrogations inside the prison. Apart from local lore, Mentone did not garner the loathsome reputation as a torture site as did Lynwood Villa. The Italian authorities abandoned the prison in Mentone at the time of the Armistice on 8th September 1943. The prison continued to serve briefly as a detention site under the German occupation. Source: muse.jhu.edu/document/4006 (2026) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

16th July 1943 Mi.P129 (1920) 16th July 1943 Mi.P129 See 16.07.1943 - 23/43 MPS p.147 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

8th January 1943 8th January 1943 Ref: 12.10.1943 only shown here

20th July 1943 Kriesschule der NSDAP 20th July 1943 Kreisschule Ruttelerfeld See 20.07.1943 - 23/50 (Ruttelerfeld) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Czechoslovak Stamps in London 1943 Czechoslovak Stamps in London 1943 Exhibition of Czechoslovak Stamps in London Souvenir sheet of stamps from the Exhibition of Czechoslovak Stamps in London, 1943. Ref: Prophila3 In November 1943, the Czechoslovak government in exile in London sponsored an exhibition of Czechoslovak postage stamps to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the independence of Czechoslovakia. The exhibition was held in Grosvenor Place and was attended by many of the government officials. This commemorative sheet was issued specifically for the exhibition. The image of the three men in the top stamp shows Edvard Beneš, Tomáš Masaryk, and General Milan Stefánik. They all campaigned for independence for Czechoslovakia whilst in exile during the first world war. Masaryk became the republic's first president. This exhibition gave a boost to the Czechoslovak Philatelic Society that had been founded by J. Tauber, a London stamp dealer, in 1942. However, the society was closely linked to the Free Czechoslovak Forces and, as a result, the society dissolved after most Czechoslovak soldiers left for France in the late summer of 1944. Source: groseducationalmedia.ca Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

18th July 1943 Kriegshilfsdienst postcard series 18th July 1943 Kriegshilfsdienst postcard series see 18.07.1943 - 23/46 (series 2 #8 ) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

20th May 1943 20th May 1943 Autograph feldpost letter signed twice by Generalleutnant Oskar van Ginkel (1882 - 1949). The letter is sent to Oberst von der Osten in Traunstein. Von der Osten appears to be a Camp Commander? Is this Hans-Georg von der Osten (1895 - 1987)? Van Ginkel had an illustrious career in the German Army during both WWI and WWII. As part of Army Group Courland (Latvia) Van Ginkel surrendered to the Soviets in May 1945. Van Ginkel would remain in captivity, ending his life in Vorkuta Gulag (Komi Republic, Russia). He died of a heart ailment in camp section 61 on 14.11.1949. Ref: 20.05.1943

Mi.863 (05.11.1943) March to the Feldherrn Hall 1923 Mi.863 (05.11.1943) March to the Feldherrn Hall 1923 Mi.863 Cover sent from Munich. The address appears incomplete and the envelope hasn't been opened indicating that this is a collectors cover. Featuring Mi.863 tied with cancel JB:Munich189/562 (the cancel was only used on this day - the anniversary of the Munich 'putsch' of 1923 - and only on stamps with a surcharge (according to Bochmann), in this case 26 Pf). Ref: 09.11.1943 Mi.863 Commemorating the march to the Feldherrn Hall of 9th November 1923 Mi.863. Ref: 09.11.1943 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

23rd October 1943 23rd October 1943 Admiral Scheer Bank Official letter sent from 'Finanzamt - Dresden - Admiral - Scheer - Ufer'. Ref: 23.10.1943 This Child Allowance letter has nothing to do with the German cruiser. Admiral-Scheer-Ufer is simply the name of the street the tax office is located on (named after the admiral and on the Elbe, thus 'ufer') . The street is now called Carusufer.

19th July 1943 JB: Rüdersdorf 19th July 1943 Bochmann Rudersdorf See 19.07.1943 - 23/49 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

5th July 1943 Schutzpolizei 5th July 1943 Schutzpolizei Schloss Schwarzenberg Parcel card sent by Oberw. (Oberwachtmeister) d. (der) Sch. (Schutzpolizei) Otto Brändle to his wife in Heilbronn. Senders address as 'Deutsche Polizei Protiwin/Böhmen Schloß Schwarzenberg'. Featuring various definitive postage stamps (Mi.92, Mi.104 and Mi.108). Ref: 05.07.1943 - 7/90 Schutzpolizei From Wikipedia: The Schutzpolizei des Reiches or the Schupo was the state protection police of Nazi Germany and a branch of the Ordnungspolizei . Schutzpolizei is the German name for a uniformed police force. The Schutzpolizei des Reiches was the uniformed police of most cities and large towns. State police departments were in charge of protection police, Kripo criminal investigation divisions ( Kriminalpolizei ), and administrative police. The state protection police comprised a patrol branch, barracked police, traffic police, water police, mounted police, police communications units, and police aviation. Policemen were required to have previous military service, good physical and mental health, Aryan descent and membership in the Nazi Party. Schloß Schwarzenberg Upon the establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in 1939, the possessions of Prince Adolph of Schwarzenberg were seized by the Nazi authorities. He managed to flee, but his cousin, Heinrich, Duke of Krumlov, was arrested and deported. After World War II, the Czechoslovakian government stated, by law No. 143/1947 from 13th August 1947 (Lex Schwarzenberg) , that the assets of the Schwarzenberg-Hluboká primogeniture passed to the Land of Bohemia. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page