F03_P02: Invasion and Conquest of Poland
1941 February 20, Front side - Lettersheet from a Polish officer at Choszczno, Poland to Bydgoszcz, Poland.
White lettersheet with printed text in German using black ink. Cursive handwriting in German using black ink is present. At the top right corner, a cancellation dated February 20, 1941 us present. An additional archive is overlayed on the exhibit page in the bottom right corner. The foundation is promptly working to update this scan.
Name/Title
F03_P02: Invasion and Conquest of PolandEntry/Object ID
2008.4.37Scope and Content
1941 February 20, lettersheet from a Polish officer at Choszczno, Poland to Bydgoszcz, Poland.Context
Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and the Polish Army surrendered four weeks later, on September 28. The northern and western provinces, including the free city of Danzig, were annexed to the German Reich, while the remaining nominally independent portion, called the General Government, was ruled by a German governor and occupation force. Captured Polish officers were imprisoned in Offizierlager camps, called Oflags, and enlisted men in Mannschaftsstammlager camps, called Stalags. On February 20, 1941, prisoner-of-war formular lettersheet from a Polish officer in Oflag IIAB at Choszczno, Poland (Arnswalde, Germany) to Bydgoszcz, Poland (Bromberg, Germany), and a July 16, 1941, return lettersheet from Wioclawck, Poland (Leslau, Germany) to a Polish officer in Oflag IIE at Neubrandenburg, Germany, both censored at the respective POW camps.Collection
Nazi Scourge II: Five Frame ExhibitCategory
Lettersheet
Philatelic Material