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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Mi.863 (05.11.1943) March to the Feldherrn Hall 1923 Mi.863 (05.11.1943) March to the Feldherrn Hall 1923 09.11.1943 Mi.863 reverse.jpeg 09.11.1943 Mi.863 reverse.jpeg 1/1 Cover sent from Munich. The address appears incomplete and the envelope hasn't been opened indicating that this is a collectors cover. Featuring Mi.863 tied with cancel JB:Munich189/562 (the cancel was only used on this day - the anniversary of the Munich 'putsch' of 1923 - and only on stamps with a surcharge (according to Bochmann), in this case 26 Pf). Ref: 09.11.1943 Mi.863 Commemorating the march to the Feldherrn Hall of 9th November 1923 Mi.863. Ref: 09.11.1943 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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Cover (self-addressed?) cancelled in Frankfurt. Featuring a commemorative cancellation for the 'Führerkorps' tour of Hessen-Nassau (JB:Hessen-Nassau1/385). Ref: 10.10.1936 10th October 1936 JB: Hessen-Nassau 10.10.1936 Fuhrerkorps cancel reverse.jpeg 10.10.1936 Fuhrerkorps cancel reverse.jpeg 1/1 Cover (self-addressed?) cancelled in Frankfurt. Featuring a commemorative cancellation for the 'Führerkorps' tour of Hessen-Nassau (JB:Hessen-Nassau1/385). Ref: 10.10.1936 HESSEN-NASSAU cancellation as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) JB: Hessen-Nassau1/385 - 'Treffen Hessen-Nassau/ 1936/ Das alte/ Führerkorps/ der NSDAP'. Ref: A mobile post office accompanied the excursion of the participants. The post office stamped the cancellation on the mail items and handed them over to the next post office, which cancelled the stamps. It sold postcards with the cancellation already stamped upon them. Cancellations from places that were not visited and from a later date can be found. Source: Bochmann Note: JB: Hessen-Nassau1/385 was the only special cancellation issued for the Hessen-Nassau province during the 3rd Reich period. 'Das alte Führerkorps' tour of 1936 More research required Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Olympics Directory Winter 1936 Olympics Directory Winter 1936 1/1 Olympics Directory WINTER 1936 Postcards Postage stamps, labels and vignettes Mi.600 - Mi.602 postage stamps (25th November 1935) Cancellations - See Bochmann: Garmisch-Partenkirschen Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

Spanish Civil War Directory Spanish Civil War Directory 05.05.1937 verso.jpeg 05.05.1937 verso.jpeg 1/1 Commemorative cover featuring the image of General Franco. Sent air mail from Palma de Mallorca (local issue postage stamp for Mallorca 'Allepuz 97') to an address in Germany ('Adolf Hitlerstrasse'). Also featuring postage stamps Mi.776 (3 cts) and Mi.773 (30 cts). Ref: 05.05.1937 Spanish Civil War (17th July1936 - 1st April 1939) Directory Link to the postage stamps of Spain (non-Civil War) REPUBLICAN STAMPS Republican Local Issues Republican political labels Republican political labels (issued abroad) Republican Propaganda Covers & Postcards NATIONALIST STAMPS Nationalist Local Issues Comprising links within the Brief History collection to: Cadiz , Huelva , Ibiza , Mallorca , Sevilla Auxilio de Invierno (Winter Relief) Auxilio Social (Social Aid) Cruzada Contra el Frio (Crusade against the cold) Falange Española (Spanish Falange) Frentes y Hospitales (Fronts and Hospitals) Requeté (Carlist Paramilitary) Carlist Nationalist Propaganda Covers & Postcards (also see Italian postcard 'Franchigia Postale' from 'Divisione XXIII - Vampe Nere' Ibiza 1937 (Spanish Civil War) - See 27/54) OTHER STAMPS Patriotic Overprints Postage stamps issued by Republican and Nationalist governments during the Spanish Civil War Separatist and regionalist stamps (Catalonia, Valencia, Balearic Islands, Aragon, Navarra, Galicia, Euskadi) Anti-Separatist labels TOWNS & CITIES Barcelona Bilbao Melilla Santander Tenerife Vigo Zaragoza MISCELLANEOUS Deutschland incident (1937) Leaders and personalities of the Spanish Civil War Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Germany, Frankfurt (Wrapper from San Sebastian. Requires further research) Post-Spanish Civil war censorship Pages from 'Punch' - Cartoon of the Spanish Civil War Legion Condor The Legion Condor (aslo see 23/13 - Parade in Barcelona) Tablada Air Base, Sevilla (cover from Krafft Simmross) Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

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Collectors postcard featuring special cancellation JB:Iffezheim2/398. Ref: 21.08.1938 21st August 1938 JB: Iffezheim 1/1 Collectors postcard featuring special cancellation JB:Iffezheim2/398. Ref: 21.08.1938 IFFEZHEIM cancellations as featured in the Bochmann catalogues (1952) JB:Iffezheim2/398 - 'Rennplatz'. Note: This cancel was used during the month of August in 1937, 38, 39, 41, 51, 52, and 1953. Ref:21.08.1938 Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page

23rd April 1939 JB: Horn (Niederdonau) 23rd April 1939 JB: Horn (Niederdonau) 1/0 See 28/61 - JB:Horn1/395 - The only Horn cancel during the 3rd Reich period. See 01.101.942 for postcard view of Horn town Contact Brief History to inform us of additional information regarding this page