19th June 1942 The Soviet Paradise Berlin Commemorative postcard for 'The Soviet Paradise' Exhibition held at the Lustgarten in Berlin from 9th May - 21st June 1942. The imprint on the reverse reads 'Bolschewistisches Einheitsdenkmal aus dem 'Paradies der Arbeiter und Bauern' (Bolshevik unity monument from the 'paradise of workers and peasants'). Featuring postage stamp Mi.813 tied with a commemorative cancel for the exhibition (note there is more than one variation of this cancel. See Bochmann cancellations - Berlin). Ref: 19.06.1942 'THE SOVIET PARADISE' Lustgarten, Berlin Note that 'The Soviet Paradise' also exhibited in Vienna (1941) and Essen (1942) The Bender catalogue displays five postcards in this 'Berlin' series but indicates that six were most likely produced. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.819 (29.08.1942) Mi.819 Mi.891 (Ref: 06.09.1942 - 34/10) Also see 34/12 - souvenir sheet A67(a) Also see 29/14 - souvenir sheet A67(b) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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29th October 1942 Barlog 8745 Barlog cartoon postcard depicting an NCO discussing an issue with a group of soldiers on the parade ground. Bestell-Nr.8745. Sent from Infantry Replacement Battalion 488. Ref: 29.10.1942 The caption reads: 'Something’s not right!' : This is borne out by the reassuring words of the Corporal who is saying to the recruits, 'Just take it easy. They will show you what to do for as long as you like'. Infantry Replacement Battalion 488 The battalion was set up on 29th August 1939 in Lindau, Military District VII . The Infantry Replacement Battalion 488 was subordinate to Division 157 and provided a replacement for the 268th Infantry Division . On 26th September 1939, the battalion's staff formed the staff of the II. Battalion, Infantry Regiment 331, 167th Infantry Division . The staff was re-established on 1st February 1940, with contributions from Infantry Replacement Battalion 468. From 1st April 1940, the battalion was subordinate to Division 147. On 1st Octobe 1942, the battalion was divided in Lindau into an Infantry Replacement Battalion 488 and a Reserve Infantry Battalion 488. The reserve battalion was relocated to Zwiahel in the Ukraine and placed under the command of the 147th Reserve Division . From 1st October 1942, the replacement battalion was subordinate to Division 407. Both battalions were renamed Grenadier Replacement Battalion 488 and Reserve Grenadier Battalion 488 on 7th November 1942. In February 1944, the reserve battalion formed the 2nd Battalion of the Grenadier (Field Training) Regiment North Ukraine, which later became Grenadier (Field Training) Regiment 562. The replacement battalion was expanded on 20th July 1944 to become Grenadier Replacement and Training Battalion 488. From September 1944, the replacement battalion was subordinate to Division 467 . Source: lexikon--der--wehrmacht-de Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

10th September 1942 Heilbronner Tagblatt Self-addressed reply envelope for the 'Heilbronner Tagblatt' newspaper. Ref: 10.09.1942 Heilbronner Tagblatt From Wikipedia.de The Heilbronner Tagblatt was a regional daily newspaper published in Heilbronn from 1932 to 1945 that belonged to the NSDAP and served as a mouthpiece for the National Socialists. It was founded in January 1932 by the Heilbronn NSDAP in order to have its own daily newspaper and had been published daily since 5th March 1932. From the fall of 1932 (until 1938), the publishing director was the Heilbronn NSDAP district leader Richard Drauz. After the seizure of power, the Tagblatt publishing house was able to use reprisals to force all other Heilbronn daily newspapers out of business and take them over by the end of 1934, especially those of the bourgeois publisher Viktor Kraemer Jr., whose printing and publishing house had been bought cheaply by the National Socialists. Kraemer's Neckar-Zeitung continued to appear under the NSDAP for some time, from 1st January 1935 under the title Heilbronner Morgenpost , but was then discontinued on 31st July 1937. At the time of National Socialism, the Tagblatt had a newspaper monopoly in Heilbronn and reported in line with the party's wishes until its collapse in 1945. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

11th January 1942 Mi.P308 01-04 Mi.P308/01-04 Tag der Briefmarke 1942 See 11.01.1942 - 24/49 (Mi.P308/01) 02 - Deutsche Feldpost 03 - Kriegsmarine 04 - Organisation Todt Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

4th June 1942 Andritz Postcard depicting a view of Andritz bei Graz. Ref: 04.06.1942 Andritz bei Graz From: Diepresse.com April 2015. It is spring in Graz. People are drawn to the outdoors and many do sports. One of the most popular leisure routes is the Murpromenade. The people of Graz walk, skate or cycle along the Mur in the south of the city towards Liebenau, past the soap factory, small allotments, tennis courts and the Puchsteg, not far from the Liebenau stadium. April 1945. The Second World War is almost over in Europe. National Socialism once again showed itself to be truly violent in the last weeks of the war. Fanatical Nazis are herding forced laborers - mostly Hungarian Jews who previously had to do entrenching work - into a camp near today's Liebenau stadium, exactly where allotments and tennis courts are today. Liebenau Stadium and environs The prisoners began their final journey from the Graz-Liebenau camp: to the Mauthausen concentration camp. “The march started from Liebenau and became a death march. However, the camp staff executed the sick, weak and those unable to transport directly on site,” says Helmut Konrad, professor of contemporary history at the University of Graz and plenary participant at the conference “The Camp Graz” organized by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute (LBI) for research into the consequences of war. Liebenau” on April 28th in the Glockenspielhaus Graz. The collection camp remained unexplored for a long time, partly because the site's Nazi past was quickly suppressed after the war. It was only Rainer Possert, a doctor who practices in Liebenau, who did valuable memorial work on a private initiative and also brought the LBI on board. The first prisoners lost their lives in Andritz , north of Graz. Many more were to follow, dramatically many at Präbichl, near Eisenerz. In total, around 23,000 people died - that's one and a half times the sold-out Liebenau stadium - as a result of these events. “Residents of Styria and Lower Austria – from where prisoners also marched towards Mauthausen – saw for the first time emaciated people being brutally driven through the country,” says Konrad. Many Austrians showed a surprising amount of charity. They gave the prisoners something like bread. They hid some too. Most Austrians saw the Nazi horror for the first time. People saw the dying and the killing. That was the first thing that opened many eyes. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

14th April 1942 Stalag IV-C Stalag IV-C Document possibly relating to Stalag IV-C. The text reads, 'The Italian military internee Rinaldo Scaglia from the detachment Labour Kdo. Mil. Int. Kratzau Spreewerk is today on the basis of the OKW. Ref. 2 f 24. 18y Chief POW Allg (VI)/ Org (IIIB)/ Allg (IV) Tgb. No. 05777/44 of 12.8.44 transferred to civilian employment according to the working conditions of the Labour Office known to him.' Ref: 19.08.1944 - 17/25. Notes: Schönlinde = Krásná Lípa, Kratzau = Chrastava. 'Kratzau Spreewerk' = During the Second World War, grenades were manufactured in the Spreewerk Kratzau ammunition factory. Prisoners and women from a sub-camp of the Gross Rosen concentration camp in neighbouring Weißkirchen worked in this factory. At this time Stalag IV-C contained overs 40,00 POWs from various countries. Most of these were assigned to Arbeits-Kommandos. Spreewerk GmbH Metallwarenfabrik Spreewerk GmbH was a German weapons manufacturing company. Spreewerk produced a number of important weapons and components before and during World War II including 280,880 of the Walther P.38 pistol which was the standard service pistol of the German Heer , and the famous 8.8 cm Flak anti-aircraft gun. The Berlin-Karlsruher Industrie Werke (BERKA) was founded in 1920 as a successor to the Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken AG, one of Germany's largest munitions firms of the prewar era. Under the regime of the Versailles treaty the firm was forced to give up the manufacture of armaments, which had been its core business. Most of the facilities that had grown up to meet the needs of war were reduced and BERKA carried on with factories in Berlin and Karlsruhe, manufacturing a variety of light metal goods. In 1928 the firm passed under the control of Günther Quandt who moved the company into the production of business machines, acquiring typewriter manufacturer Olympia Schreibmaschinen in 1929, and opening a new factory in 1933 at Erfurt to manufacture cash registers and other business machines. Under Herr Quandt's leadership further acquisitions followed. In 1938 the firm re-entered the field of munitions production, establishing Metallwarenfabrik Spreewerk to undertake the fabrication of munitions components at the former Berlin-Spandau factory of the defunct Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken. This was followed in 1939 by the establishment of a modern ammunition loading facility on a forty hectare site near the city of Lübeck by the newly established Maschinen für Massenverpackung GmbH. Early in 1940 the firm strengthened its role in the manufacture of industrial machinery through the acquisition of the Berlin-Anhaltische Maschinenbau of Dessau. Spreewerk was formed in September 1935 in Spandau Germany as a subsidiary of Deutschen Industrie-Werke A.G. (DIWAG). Spreewerk was involved in weapons production from its formation until April 1945 at the Spandau complex; and from June 1942 to April 1945 at the Grottau, Czechoslovakia factory named Werk Grottau. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

2nd March 1942 MHB 72 Registered cover sent from Berlin to Munich. Featuring a block of 4 stamps from MHB 72 and two from MHB 69. Ref: 02.03.1942 - 15/7 Stamp sequences from booket sheet MHB 72 Edge piece from MHB 72 (A17.2 + A15.2 + Mi.788) - A17.2, 'Unterstützt das Deutsche Rote Kreuz!' (Support the German Red Cross!); A15.2, 'Tretet in die NSV ein!' (Join the NSV!). Ref: 02.03.1942 - 15/7 KZ41 (Mi.788 + Z + Z + Mi.788) from MHB 72. Ref: 18.03.1942 W157 (A15.2 + Mi.788) from MHB 72. Ref: 18.03.1942 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

20th April 1942 Bochmann Prague FRONT ONLY. Featuring various Bohemia and Moravia definitive postage stamps tied with a commemorative date cancel celebrating the birthday of Adolf Hitler. It would appear that the cover had been purchased for the special cancellation and later sent on 15.05.1942, or that the post office were still using the special birthday cancellation? Further research required. Ref: 20.04.1942 - 7/14 PRAGUE special cancellations Note: Bochmann doesn't list Prague cancellation, however, for uniformity the Brief History collection list then under this heading. 1941 'BRIEFMARKE/ 1840-1940/ POŠTOVNÍ ZNÁMKA'. Ref: 01.01.1941 - 17/38 1942 '11.I.1942/ TAG DER BRIEFMARKE/ KDF SAMMLER-GRUPPE PRAG'. Ref: 33/42 'FÜHRERS GEBURTSTAG 20.IV.1942'. Ref: 20.04.1942 - 7/14 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page