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29th November 1941 Bremerhaven Picture postcard sent via feldpost depicting part of the harbour at Bremerhaven. The lighthouse seen to the center right still exists in this position, the Tiergarten and Aquarium now form the 'Zoo am Meer' attraction. The building to the central left, the 'Strandhalle' also survives intact. the postcard is written by a soldier attached to the Ersatz Marine Artillerie Abteilung (E.M.A.A. - Naval coastal artillery replacement battalion) in Zeven. Ref 29.11.1941 Bremerhaven (Überroller-post - Allied occupation 08.05.1945) Bremerhaven is a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. It forms an exclave of the city-state of Bremen. The River Geeste flows through the city before emptying into the Weser. Bremerhaven was founded in 1827 as a seaport for Bremen, and it remains one of the busiest ports in the country. It was historically rivalled by Geestemünde on the opposite side of the Geeste, which belonged to Hanover (and later Prussia). Geestemünde united with neighbouring Lehe to form the city of Wesermünde in 1924, and Bremerhaven was itself annexed to Wesermünde in 1939, but the entire conurbation was restored to Bremen in 1947. As possibly the most critical North Sea base of the Kriegsmarine , 79% of the city was destroyed in the Allied air bombing of Bremen in World War II; however, key parts of the port were deliberately spared by the Allied forces to provide a usable harbour for supplying the Allies after the war. All of Wesermünde, including those parts which did not previously belong to Bremerhaven, was a postwar enclave run by the United States, separate to but within the British zone of northern Germany. Most of the US military units and their personnel were assigned to the city's Carl Schurz Kaserne. One of the longest based US units at the Kaserne was a US military radio and TV station, an 'Amerikanischer Soldatensender', AFN Bremerhaven, which broadcast for 48 years. In 1993, the Kaserne was vacated by the US military and returned to the German government. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
24th November 1941 Barth Postcard sent via feldpost from Barth. The image depicts (in part) a map of the Darß nature reserve. Ref: 24.11.1941 Barth (Überroller-post - Allied occupation 03.05.1945) During World War II Barth was the site of a German prison of war camp , Stalag Luft I , for captured Allied airmen. The presence of the prison camp is said to have shielded the town from Allied bombing. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
Mi.65-72 (28.07.1941/1942) B&M Definitives Mi.65-72 Bohemia and Moravia Parcel card for a package sent from a German soldier in Schlan/Slany in Bohemia and Moravia to Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz. Featuring two B&M definitives (Mi.71). Ref: 13.05.1942 - 7/77 Notes on the soldiers infantry battalion: The battalion was set up on 10th September 1939 in Nuremberg, in Military District XIII. The Infantry Replacement Battalion 480 was subordinate to Division 173 and provided a replacement for the 260th Infantry Division. On 20th July 1941, the battalion was relocated to Schlan in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. From that day on, the battalion was also subordinate to Division 193. On 1st October 1942, the battalion was divided into an Infantry Replacement Battalion 480 and an Infantry Training Battalion 480. Both battalions were renamed Grenadier Replacement Battalion 480 and Grenadier Training Battalion 480 on 7th November 1942. On 10th April 1943, both battalions were merged to form the Grenadier Replacement and Training Battalion 480. On 13th December 1943, the training battalion was transferred to the 271st Infantry Division and thus disbanded. As a result, the battalion was again called the Grenadier Replacement Battalion 480. On 26th March 1945, the battalion was mobilised with 6 companies, again as the Grenadier Replacement and Training Battalion 480. Mi.65 - 52 Bohemia and Moravia definitives Mi.65a (28th July) Ref: 02.09.1941 - 8/50 Mi.66b (early 1942) Ref: 20.04.1942 - 7/14 Mi.68a (28th July). Ref: 02.10.1941 - 2/120 Mi.69 (1941 or '42?). Ref: 20.04.1942 - 7/14 Mi.70 (1941 or '42?). Ref:17.01.1942 - 1/83 , compare to 7/14 Mi.71 (1941 or '42?). Ref: 13.05.1942 - 7/77 Mi.72 (1941 or '42?). Ref: 17.01.1942 - 1/83 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page
30th December 1941 Metzeral Postcard sent from Metzeral in the Alsace (with very poor Mi.3 'Elsaß' overprint). Note that to the reverse the publishers imprint 'Editeur Strasbourg' has been struck through. The card has been 'correctly' addressed to 'Strassburg'. Ref: 30.12.1941 Metzeral During the First World War, Metzeral was the subject of a battle which resulted in a decisive French victory. The town, for its part, was nothing more than a pile of ruins. These events were immortalised by the official army painter François Flameng, whose sketches and drawings appeared in the magazine L'Illustration . Most of the village was rebuilt following the armistice under the authority of mayor Jacques Immer. During the Second World War, a fortunate combination of circumstances spared the town from destruction. Indeed, while the German offensive was being prepared (in January 1945), for three weeks, such an abundance of snow began to fall that any military operation became impossible. Prevented by snow, the Wehrmacht had to leave the valley without firing a shot. Metzeral was liberated on 5th February 1945. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page