F10_P04: Anti-Nazi Resistance: Rote Kapelle (“Red Orchestra”)
1944 May 19, Front side - Letter from Gustav Simon to Gertrud Lorke, informing her of her husband's death.
Tan letter with typed text in German using black ink. A black ink thick border outline surrounds the document. At the top left and right is printed German in black ink. An embossed Reichsadler emblem appears in the top left corner.
Name/Title
F10_P04: Anti-Nazi Resistance: Rote Kapelle (“Red Orchestra”)Entry/Object ID
2007.10.4Scope and Content
1944 May 19, letter from Gustav Simon to Gertrud Lorke, informing her of her husband's death.Context
The Rote Kapelle, or Red Orchestra, was the Gestapo’s name for an intrepid band of German artists, intellectuals, and bureaucrats who battled treacherous odds to unveil the brutal secrets of their fascist employers and oppressors. Based on years of research, featuring new information, and culled from exclusive interviews, Red Orchestra documents this riveting story through the eyes of Greta Kuckhoff, a German working mother.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Letter
Philatelic Material