11th June 1939 JB: Gehrden 11th June 1939 JB: Gehrden 11.06.1939 Bochmann Gehrden reverse.jpeg 11.06.1939 Bochmann Gehrden reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard sent from Gehrden über Hannover to an address in Magdeburg. Featuring special cancellation JB: Gerhrden1/308. Ref: 11.06.1939 GEHRDEN cancellation as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) Note: This is the only special cancellation of the 3rd Reich period. JB:Gehrden1/308 - 'Kreistag Kalenberg/ 10.-11.6.1939'. Ref: 11.06.1939 The cancellation depicts The Burgberg tower. It was built in 1897/1898. It measures a height of 20.56 m. The viewing platform is 176.69 m above sea level and, on a clear day, allows a wonderful panoramic view of the Calenberger Land all the way to the Steinhuder Meer. Today only the tower remains. The tower was restored by the city of Gehrden in 1985 as a viewing tower. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

5th September 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 5th September 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' Punch icon.png Punch icon.png 1/1 Cartoon from PUNCH magazine 5th September 1945. Japan, in an audacious act of apology to the war-torn barren wastes of China. The caption reads TOUJOURS L'AUDACE ["We should be courageous enough to apologize to the Chinese..." - A Japanese general .] The Second Sino-Japanese War From Wikipedia: The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945, as part of World War II . In China, the war is called the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. This total war between China and the Empire of Japan is often regarded as the beginning of World War II in Asia, although some scholars consider the European War and the Pacific War to be entirely separate, albeit concurrent. It was the largest Asian war in the 20th century and has been described as 'the Asian Holocaust ', in reference to the scale of Imperial Japan's war crimes against Chinese civilians. After the Japanese attacks on Malaya and Pearl Harbor in 1941, the war merged with other conflicts which are generally categorized under the China Burma India Theater of World War II. Japanese apologies From Wikipedia: At the end of the Pacific Theater of World War II, the Imperial Japanese government accepted the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. In 1945, the unconditional surrender of the Empire of Japan was formally confirmed aboard the Allied battleship, USS Missouri (BB-63). Once the formal documents were signed, General Douglas MacArthur, representing the Allies, was named the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers in Japan. Emperor Hirohito let it be known to General MacArthur that he was prepared to apologize formally to General MacArthur for Japan's actions during World War II—including an apology for the 7th December 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. In one version of the formal apology, Emperor Hirohito, the Japanese monarch, is reported to have said to General MacArthur: 'I come before you to offer myself to the judgment of the powers you represent, as one to bear sole responsibility for every political and military decision made and action taken by my people in the conduct of the war.' In a second version of the formal apology, Patrick Lennox Tierney claims that he was an eyewitness when the Emperor came to the Allied Supreme Commander's headquarters to present this apology. Tierney was in his office on the fifth floor of the Dai-Ichi Insurance Building in Tokyo. This was the same floor where MacArthur's suite was situated. Tierney reported that when the emperor arrived, MacArthur refused to admit him or acknowledge him, and the pivotal moment passed. Many years later, Tierney made an effort to explain his understanding of the significance of what he claimed he had personally witnessed: 'Apology is a very important thing in Japan. ... It was the rudest, crudest, most uncalled for thing I have ever witnessed in my life.' Whether true or not—issues which might have been addressed were allowed to remain open, and unanticipated consequences have unfolded across the decades since then. Some in Japan have asserted that what is being demanded is that the Japanese Prime Minister or even the Emperor himself perform dogeza, in which an individual kneels and bows his head to the ground—a high form of apology in East Asian societies that Japan appears unwilling to do. Some point to an act by West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, who knelt at a monument to the Jewish victims of the Warsaw Ghetto, in 1970, as an example of a powerful and effective act of apology and reconciliation similar to dogeza. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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Stamps first issued on 21st September and 26th October 1936 for the WHW charity, featuring depictions of modern buildings. Mi.634-642 (21.09-26.10.36) Modern Buildings 1/0 Stamps first issued on 21st September and 26th October 1936 for the WHW charity, featuring depictions of modern buildings. Modern Buildings. WHW Charity Issue. Mi.634 - Mi.642 Issued 21st September and 26th October 1936 Mi.635 (Oct. 1936). Ref:10.01.1937 - 1/81 Mi.636 (Oct.1936). Ref: 10.01.1937 - 1/81 Mi.637 (Sept. 1936). Ref: 11.10.1936 Mi.638 (Oct. 1936). Ref: 10.01.1937 - 1/81 Mi.639 (Sept. 1936). Ref: 10.01.1937 - 1/81 Mi.642 (Oct. 1936). Ref: 23.11.1936 - 10/33 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

16th July 1943 Mi.P129 (1920) 16th July 1943 Mi.P129 (1920) 1/0 See 16.07.1943 - 23/43 MPS p.147 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Cover sent from Asch (note: the cancel has the Czech place name removed and is not catalogued by Bochmann as 'special'). Also featuring a propaganda cachet reading, 'Wir haben das Joch getragen, nun sind wir frei und bleiben frei!' (We have borne the yoke, now we are free and will remain free!). Ref: 03.10.1938 - 28/47 (two covers at this location). 3rd October 1938 JB: Asch 1/1 Cover sent from Asch (note: the cancel has the Czech place name removed and is not catalogued by Bochmann as 'special'). Also featuring a propaganda cachet reading, 'Wir haben das Joch getragen, nun sind wir frei und bleiben frei!' (We have borne the yoke, now we are free and will remain free!). Ref: 03.10.1938 - 28/47 (two covers at this location). ASCH cancellations (some of which are featured in the Bochmann catalogues of 1952) 'ASCH 1' with 'muted' Czech place name. Ref: 03.10.1938 - 28/47 Sudetenland propaganda slogan: 'Wir haben da Joch getragen nun find wir frei und bleiben frei! Postamt Asch 1 am 21. September 1938' We have borne the yoke, now we are free and remain free! Post Office Asch 1 on 21 September 1938 Slogan design variation with swastika within the text. Featuring 'AS 1/ ASCH 1' cancel from the day of the slogan. Ref: 21.09.1938 Slogan design variation with swastika within the text. Featuring 'AS 1/ ASCH 1' cancel. Ref: 30.09.1938 Slogan design variation with swastika above the text. Featuring 'ROSSBACH' cancel.Ref: 28.09.1938 - 28/46 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.700 (12.07.1939) Mi.700 (12.07.1939) Mi.700 1/2 Mi.700 (Ref: 16.07.1939) Imprint to the reverse of an envelope dated 31st July 1948 featuring Mi.700 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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10th June 1943 Marine-Kommando Toulon 10th June 1943 Marine-Kommando Toulon 10.06.1943 Feldpost Toulon reverse.jpeg 10.06.1943 Feldpost Toulon reverse.jpeg 1/1 Feldpost cover sent from FPN 41846 (Deutsches Marine-Kommando Toulon). Ref: 10.06.1943 Deutsches Marine-Kommando Toulon Until the fall of 1942, the southern part of France was not occupied by German troops. German troops only moved in in November. At first the organization was only improvised. The Italian Navy took over command and only one German office remained in Toulon. In terms of military service, the German units were subordinate to the sea commander Toulon, Captain Rolf Gumprich. In December the name and also the commander changed. Rear Admiral Werner Scheer became head of the German naval command in Toulon. After Italy's surrender, the office of the Commanding Admiral was created. Units stationed at Toulon included: Marine Artillery Detachment 612 (05.43 - 09.43) Light Marine Artillery Detachment 682 Marine Flak Detachment 819 29.Submarine Flotilla (partial) 7.Speedboat Flotilla (partial) In the La Valette district: staff of the naval commander, naval artillery arsenal, parts of the 28th naval motor vehicle department, navy office. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Official postal stationery - 15 Pf (Hindenburg Medallion) Mi.P227 I (cut edges - no serrations). Ref: 24.09.1938 24th September 1938 Mi.P227 I 1/1 Official postal stationery - 15 Pf (Hindenburg Medallion) Mi.P227 I (cut edges - no serrations). Ref: 24.09.1938 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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