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27th October 1943 27th October 1943 1/0 Feldpost cover sent from Frankfurt a.M. to Hirschau. Featuring an instructive cancellation (JB:400/841). Ref: 27.10.1943 Bochmann JB:400/841 'Nach Fliegerangriffen/ Privatgespräche/ am Fernsprecher/ unterlassen!' After air raids/ refrain from private conversations/ on the telephone! Used in 53 towns and cities in 1943, 44 & 45

29th March 1940 JB: Hamm 1/0 See 31.03.1940 - 23/66 (JB:Hamm1/363) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

28th July 1940 Krieger Ehrenmal, Bad Pyrmont 1/0 See 28.07.1940 - 23/101 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

30th November 1939 30th November 1939 30.11.1939 Feldpost Letter.jpeg 30.11.1939 Feldpost M34714 reverse.jpeg 30.11.1939 Feldpost Letter.jpeg 1/2 Feldpost letter-sheet sent from Hanns Hagl in Swinemünde (FPN M34714 5. Zerstorer-Division, dann 3. Zerstorer-Flottille) to an address in Kempten. Featuring a Type 19 variation date cancel. Ref: 30.11.1939 A loose translation of the typewritten message 'Today, after returning from a short sea voyage, you too should receive a greeting from me. After all our great successes, I feel like a million bucks, but I have to have some time to relax soon, since we've been doing our duty up here at the see since the beginning of the war with Poland and England and haven't had a moment's rest yet, while our grey comrades at the Westwall have been beating their fingers bloody playing skat for a long time. Well, no task is too difficult for us and we will spare no effort if only we can give our western mortal enemy a good beating. Hopefully I will be able to come to Kempten for a few days while my dear father is still there, and then we can sit down in a cosy corner one evening and talk about our experiences. At the moment I have a lot to do, because we have been joined by two fast destroyers, which are now being integrated into the new 'Fast Flotilla' and of course make most of the work for the flotilla adjutant. I am proud to be the only one of my year to be able to serve on such a splendid front line unit. In this respect, I have really become a mighty swine to my comrades, most of whom are now loafing around in a land formation. You poor warrior woman is now usually alone, too, or has your husband already been released for home service? Now I wish you all the best and look forward to seeing you again. Now I'm going out again for a few days, and so I'd like to send you many heartfelt greetings.' 'After all our great successes, I feel like a million bucks...' (extract from Wikipedia) On the night of 17th-18th October 1939, Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp led Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt , Z17 Diether von Roeder , Z18 Hans Lüdemann , Z19 Hermann Künne , and Z20 Karl Galster as they laid a minefield off the mouth of the River Humber . The British were unaware of the minefield's existence and lost seven ships totaling 25,825 gross register tons (GRT). On the night of 12th-13th November Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp , now the flagship of the Commander of Destroyers ( Führer der Zerstörer ), Captain ( Kapitän zur See ) Friedrich Bonte , escorted Z18 Hans Lüdemann , Z19 Hermann Künne , and Z20 Karl Galster as they laid 288 magnetic mines in the Thames Estuary . Once again unaware of the minefield's existence, the British lost the destroyer Blanche and thirteen merchant ships displacing 48,728 GRT. Note: Z17, Z18, Z19, and Z20 were all part of the 5. Zerstorer Division, 3. Zerstorer Flottille, in which Hanns Hagl served, possibly onboard one of the ships in these actions. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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11th June 1939 JB: Bruck (Leitha) 11th June 1939 JB: Bruck (Leitha) 11.06.1939 JB_ Bruck reverse.jpeg 11.06.1939 JB_ Bruck reverse.jpeg 1/1 Postcard sent from Bruck (an d.Leitha) to an address in Magdeburg. Featuring special cancellation JB:Bruck(Leitha)1/181. Ref: 11.06.1939 - 29/52 BRUCK (an d.Leitha) cancellation as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) Note: This is the only special cancellation of the 3rd Reich period. JB:Bruck(Leitha)1/181 - 'Kreistag/ der N.S.D.A.P./ 11.6 39'. Ref: 11.06.1939 - 29/52 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

16th January 1943 16th January 1943 1/1 Re-used cover sent from Metz to the 'Deutsche Filmvertreibsges' in Frankfurt a.M. Ref: 16.01.1943 Question: The envelope has 'Tobis' machine postal meter frankings and yet the return address is written as 'Deutsche Filmvertreibsges' . Why? From Wikipedia: ' During the Nazi era , Tobis was one of the four major film companies along with Terra Film , Bavaria Film and UFA . In 1942 all these companies were merged into a single state-controlled industry bringing an end to Tobis' independent existence, though films continued to be released under the Tobis banner.'

Mi.698 (18.06.1939) Mi.698 (18.06.1939) Mi.698 1/2 Postcard featuring Mi.698 (x2). With commemorative cancellation celebrating 70 years of the German Derby (dated 18.06.1938). Stamp only available in Hamburg, however, this postcard has been sent from Hanover in July 1939. Ref: 01.07.1939 - 29/62 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

19th September 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' 19th September 1945 Pages from 'PUNCH' Punch icon.png Punch icon.png 1/1 Cartoon from PUNCH magazine 19th September 1945. General MacArthur berates a Japanese soldier for his crimes. The caption reads EXPIATION "Never mind your ancestors. You have to atone for your crimes at the shrine of humanity." (Expiation - the act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.) Japanese war reparations From Wikipedia: According to Article 14 of the Treaty of San Francisco (1951): It is recognized that Japan should pay reparations to the Allied Powers for the damage and suffering caused by it during the war....Japan will promptly enter into negotiations with Allied Powers so desiring, whose present territories were occupied by Japanese forces and damaged by Japan, with a view to assisting to compensate those countries for the cost of repairing the damage done, by making available the services of the Japanese people in production, salvaging and other work for the Allied Powers in question. War reparations made pursuant to the San Francisco Peace Treaty with Japan (1951) include: reparations amounting to US$550 million (198 billion yen 1956) were made to the Philippines, and US$39 million (14.04 billion yen 1959) to South Vietnam; payment to the International Committee of the Red Cross to compensate prisoners of war (POW) of 4.5 million pounds sterling (4.54109 billion yen) was made; and Japan relinquished all overseas assets, approximately US$23.681 billion (379.499 billion yen). Japan signed the peace treaty with 49 nations in 1952 and concluded 54 bilateral agreements that included those with Burma (US$20 million 1954, 1963), South Korea (US$300 million 1965), Indonesia (US$223.08 million 1958), the Philippines (US$525 million/52.94 billion yen 1967), Malaysia (25 million Malaysian dollars/2.94 billion yen 1967), Thailand (5.4 billion yen 1955), Micronesia (1969), Laos (1958), Cambodia (1959), Mongolia (1977), Spain ($5.5 million 1957), Switzerland, the Netherlands ($10 million 1956), Sweden and Denmark. Payments of reparations started in 1955, lasted for 23 years and ended in 1977. For countries that renounced any reparations from Japan, it agreed to pay an indemnity and/or grants in accordance with bilateral agreements. In the Joint Communiqué of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China (1972), the People's Republic of China renounced its demand for war reparations from Japan. In the Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956, the Soviet Union waived its rights to reparations from Japan, and both Japan and the Soviet Union waived all reparations claims arising from war. Additionally, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), under President J. R. Jayewardene, declined war reparations from Japan. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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3rd March 1938 1/0 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page