F03_P03: Invasion and Conquest of Poland

Archive

Spungen Family Foundation - Holocaust Postal Collection

1945 January 6, Front side - Letter from Polish officer at Dössel, Germany to Tarnow, Poland.

White letter with printed text in German using black ink Cursive handwriting in Polish using black ink is sent. At the top right, a cancellation dated January 6, 1945 is present. To the left, a blue ink overprint rectangular stamp appears.

Name/Title

F03_P03: Invasion and Conquest of Poland

Entry/Object ID

2008.4.39

Scope and Content

1945 January 6, letter from Polish officer at Dössel, Germany to Tarnow, Poland.

Context

German formular lettersheets for prisoners of war, printed on special paper that prevented the use of invisible inks, included attached self-addressed postage-free reply pages. The reply portion of this January 6, 1945, letter from a Polish officer in Oflag VIB at Dössel, Germany, to Tarnöw, Poland, is still attached and unused. In all probability the sender had been released by the time his letter reached the recipient.

Collection

Nazi Scourge II: Five Frame Exhibit

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1945 - Jan 1945

Primary Language

German, Polish

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurement of the full length and width of the archive.

Width

4-1/4 in

Length

5-13/16 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Country

Poland

Continent

Europe

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

C. Walrich - Updated and PDF (July 8 2026)