F09_P16: Warsaw Uprising of 1944 Collapse of German morale on the home front
1944 July 30, Front side - Envelope from wife of German soldier to Warsaw.
Green envelope with cursive handwriting in black ink. A cancellation at the top right is dated July 30, 1944. A blue ink stamp is placed at the center diagonally.
Name/Title
F09_P16: Warsaw Uprising of 1944 Collapse of German morale on the home frontEntry/Object ID
2007.9.16.a-bScope and Content
1944 July 30 envelope and 1944 July 29 letter from wife of German soldier to Warsaw.Context
Despite the Nazis' ability to defeat the Polish Home Army militarily, intelligent Germans realized that the war was a lost cause. The Red Army had advanced to the Vistula River, and was being reinforced for the push onward to Berlin. Field post postage free. By the time this July 30, 1944, letter to a German soldier occupying Warsaw from his wife in Vienna could have reached its destination, nearly the whole city was controlled by the Home Army. She wrote, "I am terribly worried about you. . . . I talked to Frau Medred and she thinks that you will never get out of there. To think that by now there is probably street fighting in Warsaw and Lemberg drives me crazy. I always thought that combat units would fall back and take over the fight for you. . . . My darling, try to flee from there as soon as possible. . . . Our luck again: the shoemaker who was to make my boots was drafted, but he can still work nights." The cover was marked "Return, undeliverable at this time."Collection
Nazi Scourge I: Primary ExhibitionCategory
Post Card
Philatelic Material