23rd October 1941 Bochmann Hinterzarten Postcard depicting a view of Hinterzarten. Featuring special cancellation JB:Hinterzarten2/387 HINTERZARTEN cancellations as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) JB:Hinterzarten2/387 - '*Höhenluftkurort 900m*' (Schwarzw). Ref: 23.10.1941 Note on JB:Hinterzarten2/387. Bochmann dates this cancellation issue as 1937, 38, 39, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 1952. Quite possibly due a typing error other dates in the 1940's are missing. So far found are 1940 and 1941. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

23rd July 1941 Panzertruppenschule I Feldpost cover sent from Panzertruppenschule I at Wünsdorf. Ref: 23.07.1941 Panzertruppenschule I From Wikipedia: Panzertruppenschule I (Armoured Troops School No.1) was originally formed as the Kraftfahrkampftruppenschule on 1st October 1937 at Wünsdorf. A year later it was renamed Panzertruppenschule . It was the first of two major schools set up by the German Panzerwaffe before World War II to train German armour officers to operate Panzers. The Panzertruppenschule was a 'branch school', where officer candidates were sent after 12–16 weeks spent in basic training, and having successfully undertaken an 8-week course at a Kriegsschule . Prospective panzer troops in the rank of Fähnrich undertook a 16-week training course which aimed to familiarise the officer candidates with the nuances and workings of a Panzer, and also with the tactics to be used when commanding panzers in the field. Upon graduation, the recruit was promoted to Oberfähnrich and sent on field probation. In June 1943, the only known flame-throwing versions of the StuG III, designated StuG III (Flamm) were delivered to the school, but were shortly thereafter destroyed by a fire started by a faulty flamethrower. In late 1943, the school was stripped of its experienced instructors, who were used to form the élite Panzer-Lehr-Division. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.764 - 767 (01.03.1941) Leipzig Spring Fair Mi.764-767 Cover to sent from Oberurbach to a family member in Göppingen. Featuring 2 x 12 Pf postage stamps from the 1941 Leipzig Spring Fair issue (M.766). Note the vignette to the reverse flap for an award given at the 4th State Food Society Show in Munich (1937). Ref: 17/43 - date difficult to read. REPLACE MAIN IMAGE WITH 30/55 Mi.764 - 767 Leipzig Spring Fair Notes: Engraving: Erich Stahl. Photogravure, State Printing Works, Vienna. Sheets 5 x 10. Without watermark. Perf. 14. Quantity issued: unknown. Valid until 31.12.1942 Mi.764 (3 Pf - House of Nations). Ref: 02.09.1941 Note on Mi.764 (3 Pf) - exists in which the year reads '19 2 1' instead of '19 4 1'. Mi.765 (6 Pf - Cloth Hall - 'Gewandhaus'). Ref: 02.09.1941 Mi.766 (12 Pf - Old Weigh House). Ref: 17/43 Mi.767 (25 Pf - Central Station). Ref: 02.09.1941 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

19th June 1941 Stalag II-D French POW letter-sheet sent from Stalag II-D in Stargard to an address in France. At this time the camp held approximately 6 French Officers, 26,700 other French army ranks and 60 French civilians, as well as Yugoslavian soldiers and civilians. Ref: 19.06.1941 Stalag II-D Stalag II-D operated in Stargard (Pomerania) starting in October 1939. It was still operating in January 1945. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

11th July1941 Reused L204 12581 Reused feldpost cover (ref: L0204 12581) sent from 'Lw. Baugerätzug 7/VI' to the Roman Catholic Parish Office in Suttom-Dlaschkowitz. Ref: 11.07.1941

16th January 1941 Italy Mi.309X DD1.1.9. Commercial cover sent from Genoa to Freiburg in Germany. Featuring German censor hand stamps originating in ABP Munich and Italian postage stamp Mi. 309X. Ref: 16.01.1941 Variations of Munich durchlaufstempel censor handstamp 'Ad' 'Ad' (ø19-20mm) with broken circle to the right - HLDD1.1.9/139. Reference16.01.1941 - 10/20

15th September 1941 Stalag I-A POW reply letter-sheet sent to Stalag I-A at Stablack (Eastern Prussia) from an address in Belgium. At the time of this correspondence there were approximately 8,000 Belgian POW's held at the camp. Ref: 15.09.1941 - 19/82 Stalag I-A Stalag I-A operated in Stablack (Eastern Prussia) from 6th September 1939. In January 1945 it was still operating. Reply postcard sent to an Italian POW at Stalag I-A, Stablack, then redirected to I-B ('IB'), in Mehlsack, a town in northern Poland now called Pieniężno. More research required as no information readily available regarding a sub-camp of Stalag I-B (Hohenstein) at Mehlsack. Ref: 07.09.1944 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

2nd April 1941 Deutsche Reichspost Feldpost MFP32/68 Feldpost letter-sheet sent from FPN 39888 featuring 'DEUTSCHE REICHSPOST' cancellation with flawed 'E' in 'DEutsche'. This is common. Ref: 02.04.1941, MFP32/68

Stamps of the Soviet Union Stamps of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union - stamps within the Brief History collection See 04.08.1934 - 24/16 USE FOR COVER IMAGE - Sidney Webb Mi.797A (issued 22.02.1941). Ref: 15.06.1941 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

1st December 1940 Postcard sent from Germany to France. With censors hand stamp (EB2.3) and crayoned red cross indicating that the correspondence has a 'view' which is not permitted and is therefore being returned. Ref: 01.12.1940

11th November 1940 Emmy Göring Link to Edda Göring Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

25th May 1940 Ludwig Nissen Haus See 25.05.1940 - 23/83 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page