F05_P05: Concentration Camp Buchenwald Aktion Albrecht I: Czech Hostages, Peia
1944 September 9, Front side - Envelope from Buchenwald concentration camp.
Tan envelope with printed German in Fraktur font using black ink. Cursive handwriting written at the sender's address and recipient's address using pencil. At the top right corner is a red 12-pfennig stamp of Adolf Hitler facing towards the right. At the bottom center is the number 11 and letter b circled in red crayon or pencil. The sender has the last name Peia.
Name/Title
F05_P05: Concentration Camp Buchenwald Aktion Albrecht I: Czech Hostages, PeiaEntry/Object ID
2007.5.5.aScope and Content
1944 September 9, envelope from Buchenwald concentration camp.Context
At the outbreak of war on September 1, 1939, the Gestapo arrested about 2,000 prominent Czech intellectuals and sent them to Buchenwald as hostages. Their treatment was significantly milder than what ordinary prisoners experienced. Special privileges included exemption from labor, and permission to send and receive mail every week. Most mail from this group bears no evidence of censorship. A February 20, 1940, post card and a September 9, 1944, formular envelope, both mailed by Czech hostages at Buchenwald to recipients in Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
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Philatelic Material