F05_P13: Postwar Reparations: Prisoners of War in the U.S.S.R.
1948 September 16, Front side - Post card from the Soviet occupation zone in Germany to a German POW.
Tan post card with printed text and outline in Russian and French using red ink. Cursive handwriting using black ink is present. At the top right corner, a black ink cancellation dated September 16, 1948 is present. At the top left, a red ink plus symbol and top right, and a red ink crescent symbol.
Name/Title
F05_P13: Postwar Reparations: Prisoners of War in the U.S.S.R.Entry/Object ID
2008.4.99Scope and Content
1948 September 16, post card from the Soviet occupation zone in Germany to a German POW.Context
Axis soldiers were held prisoner long after the war ended. The Soviet Union held more than any other country, requiring their labor as partial reparations for the devastation caused by those armies. A March 1948 formular post card went from a Hungarian or Romanian POW at Camp 7100/6 in the U.S.S.R. to Cluj, Romania (Koloszvar, Hungary, during the war), with the arrival postmark dated March 29. A September 16, 1948, formular reply post card went from the Soviet occupation zone of Germany to a German POW at Camp 2040 in the U.S.S.R.Collection
Nazi Scourge II: Five Frame ExhibitCategory
Post Card
Philatelic Material