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Who's Who Who's Who 17.09.1942 Schirach reverse.jpeg 17.09.1942 Schirach reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard (cancelled but not sent) depicting Baldur von Schirach (1907-1974), German politician who served as head of the Hitler Youth from 1931 to 1940. From 1940 to 1945, Schirach served as the Gauleiter (district leader) and Reichsstatthalter (Reich governor) of Vienna. Ref: 17.09.1942 Noteworthy people within the Brief History collection (for artists and cartoonists click here) B Behring , Emil von (1854-1917) German physiologist Bergkessel , Erich (1889-????) Kapitänleutnant - see 08.03.1939 Bochmann , Julius (????-????) German philatelist and postmark expert C Churchill , Winston (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-1945 and 1951-1955 'Give us the tools' speech, February 1941 D Diebitsch , Karl (1899-1985) German artist and SS officer responsible for designing much of the SS regalia Dollfuss, Engelbert (1892-1934) Austrian politician, President and Dictator of Austria 1932-1934 SEE 17/80 Dreschel , Margot (1908-1945) Concentration camp prison guard F Fehleisen , Georg (1893-1936) German architect Franco , Francisco (1892-1975) (see P.140 of LBC Spain in Revolt) Spanish general, dictator Frederick the Great (1712-1786) King in/of Prussia G Glasewald , A.E. (1861-1926) German philatelist Goethe , Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1932) German polymath Göring , Edda (1938-2018) Only daughter of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring Guderian , Heinz (1888-1954) German general of WWII H Heinrich of Saxony , Ernst (1896-1971) Prince of the Saxon Royal Family Hindenburg , Paul von (1847-1934) President of Germany 1925-1934 Högler , Sigmund (????-????) Retired Lieutenant-Colonel. Jewish persecution. Höhlig , Martin (1882-1948) German society photographer Horthy , Niklaus (Miklós) (1868-1957) Hungarian admiral, statesman and regent of the Kingdom of Hungary I Imhoff , Sigmuind von (1881-1967) German Generalmajor K Kestenberg , Leo (1882-1962) Prussian Ministry of Culture in 1932 Kramerius , Václav Matěj (1753-1808) Czech publisher, important early figures of the Czech National Revival L Lämmel , Wilfried (1904-1974) Kreisleiter and SS-Standartenführer Lauterbacher , Hartmann (1909 - 1988) Senior regional leader of the Hitler Youth Lehár , Franz (1870-1948) Austro-Hungarian composer Lettow-Vorbeck , Paul von (1870-1964) German Colonel of WWI, 'Rommel' of East Africa M Mussolini , Benito (1883-1945) Italian Prime Minister (1922-1943), leader of Italian Fascism (1919-1945) N Nadolny , Rudolf (1873-1953) German Diplomat Neurath , Konstantin von (1873-1956) Protector of Bohemia and Moravia P Pope Pius XI (1857-1939) Italian priest, 260th Pope, 1922-1939 R Roettig , Wilhelm Fritz von (1888-1939) German general, first general to be killed in World War II Rosegger , Peter (1843-1918) Austrian poet and author S Sauer , Arthur (1874-1946) German Chemist and entrepreneur Schickedanz , Arno (1892-1945) German journalist Schirach , Baldur (1907-1974) German politician, Leader of the Hitler Youth, Governor of Vienna Schlegelberger , Franz (1876-1970) State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice Schulenburg , Graf von der (1875-1944) German diplomat, conspirator of the 20th July Bomb Plot Schwarz , Franz Xaver (1875-1947) National Treasurer of the Nazi party Schweitzer , Hans (1901-1980) Reich Commissioner for Artistic Design, potage stamp designer Sieger , Hermann E. (1902-1954) German National Socialist politician and philatelist Simmross , Krafft Friedrich Wilhelm (????-????) German Military Intelligence Spitzweg , Carl (1808-1885) German artist Stein , Edith (1891-1942) Canonised Catholic convert Stein , Heinrich Friedrich Karl (1757-1831) Prussian statesman and reformer Stephan , Heinrich von (1831-1897) Postal Director for the German Empire T Tschammer , Hans von (1887-1943) German Reichs Sports Leader Thieme ,Clémens (1861-1945) German architect Thyssen , 'Fritz' (1873-1951) German Industrialist W Wagner , Josef (1899-1945) Gauleiter of Gau Westphalia-South and Gau Silesia, Reichskommissar for Pricing Wagner , Winifred (1897-1980) Wife of Siegfried Wagner, Richard Wagner's son. Webb , Sidney (1859-1947) British socialist, economist and reformer Wegerer-Seebach , Asta von (1854-1931) German poet and composer Z Zamenhof , L.L. (1859-1917) Russian linguist, creator of Espernto Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

30th July 1945 'Ich versichere, daß dieser...' 30th July 1945 'Ich versichere, daß dieser...' 1/0 See 30.07.1945 - hand stamp notification Ich versichere, daß dieser Brief keine persönlichen Mittellungen enthält. Sein Inhalt ist für die öffentlichen belange von Wichtigkeit. I assure you that this letter does not contain any personal information. Its contents are of public importance. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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Mi.943-963 (01.03.1947+) Second Control Commission Issue Mi.943-963 (01.03.1947+) Second Control Commission Issue 1/1 Commercial cover from Albert Brückner Briefmarken. Featuring two 2 Pf 1st Control Commission Issue postage stamps (Mi.912) and a single 80 Pf Second Control Commission Issue postage stamp (Mi.957). Ref: 01.11.1947 - 17/46 Mi.943 - 962 Joint Allied Occupation Issue - Second Control Commission Issue Issued between 1st March 1947 and 1st February 1948 Mi.943 (2 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 25.07.1948 - 15/46 Mi.944 (6 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 25.07.1948 - 15/46 Mi.945 (8 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 25.07.1948 - 15/46 Mi.946 (10 Pf - February 1947). Ref: 25.07.1948 - 15/46 Mi.946 (February 1948) alongside the privately printed black o/print commemorating the 2nd North German Stamp Dealer Day (referenced in Michel Specialised 2015 p.265). Ref: 22.06.1948 - 13/1 Mi.947 (12 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 21.11.1947 - 10/65 Mi.949 b (16 Pf - March 1947 - blackish to black-green-blue). Expertised. Ref: Prophila38 Mi.951 a,b,c, or d? (24 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 03.09.1947 - 17/47 Mi.956 a or b? (60 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 03.09.1947 - 17/47 Mi.957 (80 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 01.11.1947 - 17/46 Mi.958 a,b or c? (84 Pf - March 1947). Ref: 08.04.1947 - 17/44 Mi.959 (1 M - May 1947). Ref: 02.11.1947 - 10/54 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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2nd April 1938 Deutsche Museum, Munich 1/0 Deutsches Museum, Munich see 02.04.1938 (Musiksaal) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Propaganda postcard ('Männer der Zeit' Nr.91), featuring the image of Adolf Hitler, sent from Vienna to 'Adolf-Hitler-Straße', Burghausen. Featuring mixed franking postage stamps, including the Austrian Mi.567 & 600, and cachet announcing, 'Der Führer Spricht/ Salzburg 6. 7. April 1938'. Ref: 04.04.1938 JB: Osterode 04.04.1938 Austria mixed franking front.jpeg 04.04.1938 Austria mixed franking front.jpeg 1/1 Propaganda postcard ('Männer der Zeit' Nr.91), featuring the image of Adolf Hitler, sent from Vienna to 'Adolf-Hitler-Straße', Burghausen. Featuring mixed franking postage stamps, including the Austrian Mi.567 & 600, and cachet announcing, 'Der Führer Spricht/ Salzburg 6. 7. April 1938'. Ref: 04.04.1938 Hitler in Salzburg From stadt-salzburg.at. In part: On 1st April, the Secret State Police, Salzburg State Police Station, appeals to the population to maintain discipline during the visit and to keep the roads clear. On 4th April, it is pointed out that, due to the risk of injury no flowers may be thrown onto the cavalcade. Shops must remain closed according to the instructions of the Gauleiter, with the exception of grocery shops and essential businesses, which were allowed to stay open until 10 o'clock in the morning. In the city of Salzburg, Flachgau and Tenngau schools are to close on 6th and 7th April. With those in the city also to close on the 8th and 9th where quartering was carried out, all except the primary schools. On 5th April, the Salzburg police group organises traffic measures for the duration of the duration of the 'Führer Rally'. A restricted area is planned (the entire city centre as far as the railway station), in which no vehicles may be driven or parked. Also on 5th April, the SVB publishes the timetable of the planned special trains. On the day of the rally, the Hitler Youth assemble at 10 a.m. on Mirabellplatz, the BdM behind the Andräkirche. The Deutsche Jungvolk Stamm 1 (Salzburg City) gathers in the courtyard of the Mirabell Palace, Tribe 2 (Flachgau) in Faberstraße. The HJ is represented at the rally with a total of 16,000 members. Hitler arrives in Salzburg at the main railway station at around 2 pm, where he is greeted by Gauleiter Anton Wintersteiger, General Eugen Beyer, SS-Obergruppenführer Josef Dietrich, SS-Obergruppenführer Franz Lorenz, as well as the police and party leadership. Accompanying Hitler are Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler, SA-Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Brückner , Reich Press Chief Dr Otto Dietrich and SS Gruppenführer Julius Schaub. The entourage then travelled to the residence, where a reception was held with party leaders from the the city and the state, including State Governor Dr Albert Reitter and Minister Edmund Glaise-Horstenau. Hitler signs the city's Golden Book. Secondary school pupils of the folk song choir of Salzburg under the direction of Prof. Friedrich Gehmacher performs a 'folk song homage'. Otto Pflanzl recites a poem. As a gift from the city of Salzburg, Hitler is presented with the Spitzweg painting ' The Sunday Walk' , taken from the city museum's collection. 'Der Sonntagspaziergang' (The Sunday Walk) by Carl Spitzweg, painted in 1841. Ref: 13.08.1985 - 15/57. Note: In the late 1930s an art forgery case in Germany involved 54 paintings which had been passed off as Spitzweg originals. They had been painted by a Traunstein copyist named Toni, who worked from reproductions and picture postcards. Toni signed the works "in the style of Spitzweg" with his own name, but fraudsters later removed his name and artificially aged the paintings in order to sell them as originals. At the Stuttgart Criminal Court Assizes, the conspirators were jailed for up to ten years for the swindle. Hitler then travels to the Austrian Court. There, standing on the balcony, Hitler is cheered by onlookers and asks a boy from the crowd into the hall. This was Heinz Kreibich, son of the authorised signatory of Spänglerbank, Franz Kreibich. At 3.30 pm the journey to the rally at the Festspielhaus, which lasts until 5 pm. The route includes: Südtirolerplatz, Rainerstrasse, Dreifaltigkeitsgasse, Adolf-Hitler Platz, Bismarckstrasse, Staatsbrücke, Rathausplatz, Kranzlmarkt, Alter Markt, Residenzplatz, Domplatz, and Franziskanergasse. The rally in the Festspielhaus is opened with a flag march and speeches by Kreisleiter and Gauleiter Fritz Wächtler. In his speech, Hitler speaks of the longing for his homeland: 'For years I dreamed of entering this country despite all those who hated this hour - and now I am here!'. Around 3,000 people, mainly 'old fighters', attend the speech at the Festspielhaus. The speech, is broadcast over loudspeakers to the streets and squares of the city where 50,000 people are expected. There are 6,000 SA and SS men on hand to keep order. Traditional costume groups and bands are lined up and given priority. In an appeal in the SZ on 6th April: 'Salzburger! The Führer's ride through the streets of the city must be a triumphal ride. We want to thank our Führer from the bottom of our hearts for coming and for the reintegration of his homeland into the Greater German Reich.' On 6th April, when the Salzburger Volksblatt appears as the 'second election number' it is devoted entirely to Hitler's visit, with numerous pictures, biographical articles and a message of greeting from Gauleiter Anton Wintersteiger. The Salzburger Zeitung reports similarly. On 7th April, both newspapers report in detail on the visit, which the SVB describes as, 'Salzburg's most uplifting celebration' and for the SZ' 'The Salzach city's homage to the Führer'. During the rally, the Salzburg Rescue Organisation had to provide first aid in 214 cases. On 7th April, Oberführer Franz Lorenz thanked the people of Salzburg in a proclamation for their 'exemplary behaviour and discipline' during the rally, as well as to the security service, which was led by SA-Obersturmbannführer Hans Günther, SA-Sturmhauptführer Friedrich Kaltner, SA-Standartenführer Max Wall and SS-Standartenhauptführer Hermann Koppenwallner. On 9th April, the colonel of the gendarmerie and commander of the police group Salzburg, Höring, thanked all members of the regulatory police service, the NSKK and the population. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

31st December 1942 Camp 43, South Africa 1/0 POW Camp 43, South Africa See 31.12.1942 - 25/100 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.751-759 (05.11.1940) Buildings 25.11.1940 Polish Cover reverse.jpeg 25.11.1940 Polish Cover reverse.jpeg 1/1 Cover sent from Munster Lager to Salzhausen, featuring five stamps from the WHW - Buildings issue (Mi.751, 752, 755, 757 and 758). Ref: 25.11.1940 - 14/12 next stamp issue Mi.751 - Artushof, Danzig (Ref: 06.05.1941) Mi.751 with sheet number (Ref: 12.01.1941 - 25/102) Mi.752 - City Hall, Thorn (Ref: 31.01.1941 - 9/21) Mi.753 - Pfalz by Kaub (Ref: 25.11.1940 - 14/12) Mi.755 - Heidelberg Castle (Ref: 25.11.1940 - 14/12) Mi.756 - Porta Nigra, Trier (Ref:28.05.1941 - 4/72) Mi.757 - New German Theatre, Prague (Ref: 14.05.1941) Mi.758 - City Hall, Bremen (Ref: 30.12.1940) Contact Brief History to inform us of additonal information regarding this page