F05_P06: Invasion and Conquest of Poland Polish Navy in Exile
1940 September 26, Front side - Lettersheet from Oflag IIA at Prenzlau, Germany to Kutno, Poland.
White lettersheet (brightness of scan blows out proper appearance of the archive) with printed text in German using black ink. Cursive handwriting in pencil present at the center. At the bottom left is a magenta Oflag IIA stamp. At the top right is a cancellation dated September 26, 1940. The foundation is promptly working to update this scan.
Name/Title
F05_P06: Invasion and Conquest of Poland Polish Navy in ExileEntry/Object ID
2007.5.6Scope and Content
1940 September 26, lettersheet from Oflag IIA at Prenzlau, Germany to Kutno, Poland.Context
Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and the Polish Army surrendered four weeks later, on September 28. The northern and western provinces, including the free city of Danzig, were annexed to the German Reich, while the remaining nominally independent portion, called the General Government, was ruled by a German governor and occupation force. Captured Polish officers were imprisoned in Offizierlager camps, called Oflags, and enlisted men in Mannschaftsstammlager camps, called Stalags. Three of the Polish Navy's four destroyers, and one submarine, escaped to Great Britain, and remained in the war on the side of the Allies. A September 26,1940, prisoner-of- war formular lettersheet from Oflag IIA at Prenzlau, Germany, to Kutno, Poland. An official Polish Navy registered letter, September 24, 1943, censored aboard ship and again in Great Britain. The 1-zloty stamp was issued by the Polish Government in Exile, headquartered in Great Britain, for letters posted from Polish merchant ships and warships.Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Lettersheet
Philatelic Material