F04_P10: Operation Barbarossa: War against the Soviet Union
1944 July 3, Front side - Post card with Moscow arrival postmark and military censor's marking.
Tan post card with printed text and outline in Russian using black ink. Cursive handwriting in Russian using blue ink is present. At the left side, a printed illustration in black nad red ink depicting three Soviet Union soldier running and holding weapons. In the background, a tank with a red five point star and a red flag are present.
Name/Title
F04_P10: Operation Barbarossa: War against the Soviet UnionEntry/Object ID
2008.4.73Scope and Content
1944 July 3, post card with Moscow arrival postmark and military censor's marking.Context
On June 22, 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union, quickly overrunning the Baltic countries to the north, Belarus in the center, and Ukraine in the south, pushing on deep into Russia, but eventually slowed before Leningrad, Moscow, and Stalingrad. The full fury of World War II had begun. Before it ended, the toll would be more than 20 million dead in the U.S.S.R. After the German army’s decisive defeat at Stalingrad in February 1943, the Red Army went on the offensive, forcing the Germans to retreat across the entire Eastern front. Victory was still two years away, but it was now assured. A July 3, 1944, Soviet soldier’s postage free patriotic field post card, with Moscow arrival postmark and military censor’s marking. A September 22, 1944, postage free patriotic field post card, with Moscow arrival postmark and military censor’s marking. Both are inscribed “Death to the German Occupiers!” at the upper right.Collection
Nazi Scourge II: Five Frame ExhibitCategory
Post Card
Philatelic Material