F03_P02: Invasion and Conquest of Poland
1941 July 16, Front side - Lettersheet from Wioclawk, Poland to a Polish officer in Neubrandenburg, Germany.
White lettersheet with printed text in German using black ink. Cursive and printed handwriting in German using black ink is present. At the top right corner, a cancellation dated July 16, 1941 is present. At the center, a pink ink overprint rectangular stamp with a red marking overtop.
Name/Title
F03_P02: Invasion and Conquest of PolandEntry/Object ID
2008.4.38Scope and Content
1941 July 16, lettersheet from Wioclawk, Poland to a Polish officer in Neubrandenburg, Germany.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