F02_P09: Concentration Camp Ravensbrück, Letter
1940 May 18, Front side - Letter notifying the recipient that the sender is a prisoner at Ravensbrück women's concentration camp.
White letter with printed text and outline in German using black ink. Cursive handwriting in German using pencil is present. Above the writing is a purple stamp which states "Der Auszug auf der Lagerordnung ist genau zu beachten" or "The abstract of the camp regulations is to be strictly observed" in English. At the top right is a designated space for writing correspondence information.
Name/Title
F02_P09: Concentration Camp Ravensbrück, LetterEntry/Object ID
2007.2.9.aScope and Content
1940 May 18, letter notifying the recipient that the sender is a prisoner at Ravensbrück women's concentration camp.Context
Ravensbrück, located 65 kilometers north of Berlin near Fürstenberg, was Germany’s only major concentration camp for women – successor to the Lichtenburg concentration camp in Saxony that opened in 1934 and became a women’s camp in 1938. Ravensbrück opened May 15, 1939, and was liberated by the Red Army on April 29, 1945. Besides repeating the strict rules about mail between prisoners and their families, the formular lettersheet inside the May 28, 1940, envelope has an added handstamp marking admonishing the recipient to pay strict attention to the regulations.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Stationary
Philatelic Material