7th July 1939 Frankfurt (Oder) 7th July 1939 Frankfurt (Oder) Multi-view postcard depicting scenes of Frankfurt (Oder). Featuring postage stamp Mi.694 (issued on 28th April 1939 to commemorate Labour Day). Ref: 07.07.1939 Add 36/36 (marketplace) Frankfurt (Oder) (Überroller-post - Allied occupation 23.04.1945) Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder, is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Brandenburg after Potsdam, Cottbus and Brandenburg an der Havel. With around 58,000 inhabitants, it is the largest German city on the Oder River, and one of the easternmost cities in Germany. Frankfurt sits on the western bank of the Oder, opposite the Polish town of Słubice, which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945, and called Dammvorstadt until then. The city is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Berlin, in the south of the historical region Lubusz Land. Within Frankfurt's city limits lies the recreational area Lake Helenesee. The Einsatzgruppe VI was formed in the town before it entered several Polish cities, including Poznań, Kalisz and Leszno, to commit various crimes against Poles during the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II. During World War II the Germans brought numerous forced labourers, both men and women, from Poland and the Soviet Union to the town. In early 1945, death marches of prisoners of various nationalities from the dissolved camps in Żabikowo and Świecko to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp passed through the city. There was no fighting for the town in 1945 during World War II even though the town was declared a fortress ( Festung ) in an attempt to block the Red Army's route to Berlin. The nearly empty town was burned down by the Red Army. The postwar East German–Polish border ran along the Oder, separating the Dammvorstadt on the eastern bank – which became the Polish town of Słubice – from the rest of Frankfurt. While part of communist East Germany, Frankfurt was administered within Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder). It became part of the reconstituted state of Brandenburg with German reunification in 1990. Source: Wikipedia Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

3rd April 1939 Barlog 1471 3rd April 1939 Barlog 1471 Barlog cartoon postcard depicting a woman patiently waiting besides a clock whilst soldiers wave her goodbye from the train. Bestell-Nr.1471 (bold text). Ref:03.04.1939 The caption reads: Translation required VARIATION Same Bestell-Nr. Same text. However, without outer grey shaded border. Together with revised text style to the imprint. Ref: 21.11.1939 - 30/2 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regrding this page

Mi.1-13 (01.12 & 04.12.1939) O/p 'Deutsche Post Osten' Mi.1-13 (01.12 & 04.12.1939) O/p 'Deutsche Post Osten' Mi.1-13 Osten 'Philatelic' covers sent from Krakau to Ferdinand Redwitz (self-addressed), a stamp dealer in Stuttgart. Two covers featuring a full set of regular issue Hindenburg Medallion stamps overprinted 'Deutsche Post Osten' and the relevant value. Ref: 16.01.1940 Next General Government stamp issue Mi.1 (6 Gr on 3 Pf - Mi.513). First issued Dec. 1st. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.2 (8 Gr on 4 Pf - Mi.514). First issued Dec. 1st. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.3 (12 Gr on 6 Pf - Mi.516). First issued Dec. 1st. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.4 (16 Gr on 8 Pf - Mi.517). First issued Dec. 4th. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.5 (20 Gr on 10 Pf - Mi.518). First issued Dec. 4th. With upper margin obliteration. Ref: 22.12.1939 Mi.6 (24 Gr on 12 Pf - Mi.519). First issued Dec. 1st. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.7 (30 Gr on 315 Pf - Mi.520). First issued Dec. 4th. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.8 (40 Gr on 20 Pf - Mi.521). First issued Dec. 4th. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.9 (50 Gr on 325 Pf - Mi.522). First issued Dec. 1st. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.10 (60 Gr on 30 Pf - Mi.523). First issued Dec. 1st. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.11 (80 Gr on 40 Pf - Mi.524). First issued Dec. 4th. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.12 (1 Zł on 50 Pf - Mi.525). First issued Dec. 1st. Ref: 16.01.1940 Mi.13 (2 Zł on 100 Pf - Mi.528). First issued Dec. 1st. Ref: 16.01.1940 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Mi.15 (01.12.1939) B&M Postage Due Mi.15 (01.12.1939) B&M Postage Due M.15 Postage Due Direct Delivery Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

8th January 1939 Kölner Karneval 1939 8th January 1939 Kolner Karneval 1939 See 08.01.1939 - 22/86 and 18.02.1939 - 22/85 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

12th March 1939 Leipziger Messe 12th March 1939 Leipziger Messe Commemorative postcard for the 'Internationale Leipziger Messe'. Featuring two special cancellations (JB:Leipzig135/480 & 137/480). Ref: 12.03.1939 Leipziger Messe - Leipzig Trade Fair From Wikipedia: The history of the Leipzig fairs goes back to the Middle Ages . A fair held at Leipzig is first mentioned in 1165. Otto the Rich , Margrave of Meissen presented the Leipzig fairs under protection. The importance of the fair, which drew merchants from across Europe, was the impetus for the construction of one of Europe's most significant Moorish Revival buildings, the 1855 Leipzig synagogue by architect Otto Simonson . In 1920 the technical fairground was opened in the southeast of the town, between Reudnitz and the Monument to the Battle of the Nations. It included 19 pavilions in 1940. Today this site is called Alte Messe Leipzig. In 1937, Leipzig was renamed Reichsmessestadt Leipzig (Imperial Trade Fair City Leipzig) by the Nazis. Between the wars, the Ring-Messehaus and the Messehaus Bugra were built. During World War II, the area of the technical fair was used for military production and partly destroyed by bombs. In 1946, the first postwar fair ('Peace fair') took place. When the GDR joined the RGW (Comecon) in 1950, the fair was used to present the production of East Germany's Warsaw Pact neighbours - not only to each other, but also to nations of the capitalist West. The technical fairground was rebuilt and contained more than 20 pavilions. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

2nd March 1939 2nd March 1939 manner der zeit 91 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

7th May 1939 JB: Ober-Pullendorf 7th May 1939 Bochmann Ober-Pullendorf Self-addressed CTO postcard sent from Ober-Pullendorf to Magdeburg. Featuring cancellation JB:Ober-Pullendorf1/603. Ref: 07.05.1939 OBER-PULLENDORF cancellation as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) JB:Ober-Pullendorf1/603 - 'Kreistag/ der/ N.S.D.A.P./ 7.5.39'. Ref: 07.05.1939 This cancellation was only used on 7th May 1939 It was the only special cancellation for Ober-Pullendorf during this period and was cancelled in both dark violet and light violet. Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

21st March 1939 21st March 1939 Holesov Postcard sent through the feldpost service to an address in Osnabrück. The photograph depicting the town of Holešov in Bohemia & Moravia. A 'Vorläufer' postage stamp: The tolerated use of a Czech stamp (Mi.349) following the creation of the Protectorate. Ref: 21.03.1939 Holešov Under the Nazi occupation, 200 Jewish families were deported from Holesov to extermination camps, with almost no survivors returning to the town. The 'New Synagogue', built in 1893, was torched and destroyed by the Nazi occupiers in 1941-42. The synagogue appurtenances were later transferred to the Central Jewish Museum in Prague. After World War II a small community was reestablished, affiliated to the Kyjov community. The Jewish quarter was restored, including the cemetery and the old synagogue, which from 1964 housed a museum of Moravian Jewry, a branch of the Jewish State Museum in Prague. Community records, ḥevra kaddisha statutes, and other documents covering the years from 1653 to 1914 were preserved in the National Library in Jerusalem and in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Johanan b. Isaac, rabbi of the Hambro Synagogue of the London Ashkenazi community at the beginning of the 18th century, was a native of Holesov, as was Gerson Wolf, the historian. Geni.com Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

31st May 1939 Barlog 1473 & 8706 31st May 1939 Barlog 1473 8706 Barlog cartoon postcard depicting a soldier, on leave, rushing towards the railway station. Bestell-Nr.1473. Note:The date cancel is from lager 'Münsingen (Württ) Übungsplatz' (MFP48/70 - lesser seen). Ref: 31.05.1939 The caption reads: Translation required (Gap in the lower line of text has been completed in hand-script with 'Donnestag' ) VARIATION Bestel-Nr.8706. Identical image and caption text as Bestell-Nr.1473. Ref: 03.12.1940 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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23rd February 1939 Anti-Bolshevism, Vienna 23rd February 1939 Bolschewismus Postcard commemorating the great anti-Bolshevic exhibition, held at the Nordwestbahnhalle, Vienna, December 1938 - February 1939. Publisher: Verlag für Kultur und Wirtschaftswerbung. Berlin. Ref: 23.02.1939 - Fleurs & Papillons, BV2274 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page