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'An den Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Studentenbund der NSDAP - Hochschulgruppe Techn. Hochschule Dresden'
(To the National Socialist German Students' League of the NSDAP - University Group Technical University Dresden).
In the lower lefthand corner we see 'N.S.D. St. B.' which stands for Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Studentenbund. Canceled on April 18, 1936.]
[Below: Reverse. It says:
'Festlichen Kundbegung aus Anlaß der Einweihung des "Hauses des NSD-Studentenbundes"'
(Festive gathering on the occasion of the inauguration of the 'House of the NSD Student Union').]
[Below: Same as above. Canceled on April 16, 1936.]
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[Below: Same as above. Canceled on April 14, 1936.]
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[Below: Same as above. Canceled on February 6, 1937.]
[Below: Reverse. This says:
'Ich nehme an der Eröffnung der Ausstellung "Das deutsche Danzig ruft!"
(I am attending the opening of the exhibition 'The German Danzig Calls!')]
[Below: Same as above. Canceled on February 4, 1937.]
[Below: Reverse. This says:
'Ich nehme an der Kundgebung "Das deutsche Danzig ruft!"'
(I am participating in the rally 'The German Danzig is Calling!')
On the bottom it says:
'Lassen Sie mir 1 Karte zum Preise von 1 RM zugehen. Den Betrag von 1 RM überweise ich nach Erhalt Karten.'
(Please send me 1 card at the price of 1 RM. I will transfer the amount of 1 RM after receiving the card.)]
[Below: This says:
'Standortführer Dresden des NSD=Studentenbundes der NSDAP Fritz Rädel'
(Dresden Local Leader of the NSD Students' League of the NSDAP Fritz Rädel).
Canceled on July 11, 1938.]
[Below: Reverse. This says:
'Dresdner Studententag 1938 vom 17.-19. Juni - Ich bin anwesend zur Eröffnung durch Generalinspektor Prof. Dr. Todt'
(Dresden Student Day 1938 from June 17-19 - I am present for the opening by General Inspector Prof. Dr. Todt.)
The great Fritz Todt would die in an aviation accident on February 8, 1942, only 50 years old.]
[Below: Same as above. Canceled on June 14, 1938.]
[Below: Reverse. This says:
'Groß=kundgebung mit Karl Hermann Frank - Morgenfeier'
(Mass rally with Karl Hermann Frank - Morning celebration).]
[Below: Karl Hermann Frank (January 24, 1898 – May 22, 1946) was an Obergruppenführer, in command of the police in the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, including the Gestapo, the SD, and the Kripo. He first joined the NSDAP in 1919 and operated a National Socialist bookstore in Czech Sudetenland, where he formed several National Socialist parties, each one being banned (Sudeten German Party, etc.), in 1935. He was viciously murdered after the war. He was buried in an anonymous pit by the destroyers of this world. He was a dedicated National Socialist, and Old Fighter. His enemies have made him a martyr. Heil Karl Hermann Frank! Your enemies are forgotten, but your golden soul shines forever!]
[Below: Same as above. Canceled on June 11, 1938.]
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[Below: Same as above, but the font is now bolder. Canceled on November 8, 1938.]
[Below: Reverse. It says:
'Langemarckfeier im Hygiene-Museum'
(Langemarck celebration at the Hygiene Museum).]
[Below: Same as above. Canceled on November 10, 1938.]
[Below: Reverse. Same as above.]
[Below: Strange, this postcard is very minimalistic compared to the others. Canceled on November 8, 1939.]
[Below: Reverse. Interesting. This was sent stamped Feldpost from a soldier. It says: Meine derzeitige Anschrift Lautet' (My current address is), he is a 'Gefreiter' (private) with the Feldpost number 03929.]
[Below: Another minimalistic one. Canceled on November 19, 1939.]
[Below: Reverse. Another soldier one. This time he is a 'Feldwebel' (Sergeant) with a Feldpost number of 03909. His Feldpost number is very close to the soldier we just did. His was 03929 and this guy's is 03909... they have to know each other.]
[Below: This is marked June 30, 1939. It says:
'Bescheinigung - Der Student Paul Lackert ist zur Ableistung Seines Wehrdienstes - Examen - zum Einsatz auf dem väterlichen hof - zum Werkstudium - aus gesundheitlichen Gründen von der Erntehilfe 1939 befreit.'
(Certificate - The student Paul Lackert is exempted from the 1939 harvest assistance for the performance of his military service – examination – and for work-study on the family farm due to health reasons.)]
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[Below: Strange. This is identical to the postcard above, but very messy, and it is from June 29, 1939 (the day before the last one).]
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[Below: What a cool looking piece. This says: 'Reichsstatthalter in Sachsen' (Reich Governor in Saxony), Dresden, September 30, 1933.]
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[Below: Reverse. Wow, this envelope looks good every way you look at it. This is a neat looking official seal.]
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[Below: This says:
'An den Bürgermeister der Gemeinde Gremertshausen
Post: Giggenhausen'
(To the Mayor of the Municipality of Gremertshausen
Post: Giggenhausen
September 21, 1943.]
[Below: Reverse. This says:
'NSDAP
Kreisleitung Freising'
(NSDAP
District Leadership Freising).]
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'An die Ortsgruppe der NSDAP. Sünzhausen, z.H. des Ortsgruppenleiters Pg. Ludwig' (To the NSDAP Local Group, Sünzhausen, Attn: Local Group Leader Pg.) This was postmarked on September 15, 1944.]
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[Below: Reverse. This says 'NSDAP Kreisleitung Freising' (NSDAP District Leadership Freising). Freising is a town in Bavaria, Germany, with a population of about 50,000.]
[Below: This was sent to Litzmannstadt, the city with the Jewish ghetto. They've crossed out the old street name and changed it to 'H Göring Str'. Whether this was missent to someone at the wrong street or the street name changed, I'm not sure, but it is very likely the latter. Unfortunately the date is missing from the postmark. The reverse is blank.]
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[Below: This was sent within Leipzig by an unknown government entity. Postmarked May 22, 1938. The reverse is blank.]
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[Below: This was sent to the NSFK, the Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps (National Socialist Flyers Corps). Postmarked December 21, 1943.]
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[Below: This was sent 'Nachnahme (Cash of delivery) from Gleiwitz to Breslau, involving land registration. Postmarked September 30, 1940.]
[Below: Official Gleiwitz stamps on reverse.]
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[Below: Inside page 1 -3. This is sent from the Gleiwitz Court Treasury informing someone that they owe 62 RPF, or basically 62 cents, for 'writing fees'.]
[Below: This postcard was an officially from the Gottingen University, postmarked January 13, 1940.]
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[Below: Reverse. This says:
'Very important! Keep safe! On behalf of the Reich Ministry for Science, Education and National Culture, we hereby inform you that you have received Reich No. 179885. Should you continue or resume your studies at another university, matriculation is only possible upon presentation of this notification.'
'Matriculation' is the formal process of being admitted into a college as a degree seeking student. It signifies official enrollment, meaning the student has met all acedemic requirements and committed to a formal program of study.]
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[Below: This postcard was sent from the Reich Governor in Oldenburg, postmarked in Bremen, November 29, 1943.]
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[Below: Reverse. This says it is regarding a previous letter regarding 'household appliances'... hmm... maybe something lost in an Allied terror air raid? Civilians were compensated for everthing they lost. But this was usually done by specific organization. However, Oldenburg supposedely only suffered 1.4% damage from air raids. But Bremen was heavily bombed by the Allies.]
[Below: This envelope was sent from the Army Administration in Mülheim (Ruhr), postmarked May 29, 1940. The reverse is blank.]
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[Below: This postcard was sent from the Head of the Reich Labor Service Registration Office in Berlin, postmarked November 5, 1942. The reverse is blank.]
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[Below: This postcard was sent from the SA of the NSDAP, Storm 23/S1, Munich, postmarked September 3, 1942.]
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[Below: This postcard was sent to the Senior Government Councillor, Dr. Weber, in Frankfurt, postmarked May 22, 1937.]
[Below: Reverse. This says 'I hereby ask for your patience regarding a detailed reply to your letters. I will answer and clarify shortly. - Heil Hitler, Yours very most devoted.'
Damn, he told him, hold your horses Senior Government Councillor. I'll get to you when I get to you.]
[Below: This postcard-sized card, from 1944, isn't exactly a postcard, but we'll put it here anyway. It is from the Reich Music Chamber, Teaching Conditions Adminitration. It informs the person that they, as a legal teacher, will take over the piano instruction of a student. This teacher earned 40 RM a month for a weekly class, which the average lession is lasted 30-60 minutes. The average American made 80 dollars a month in 1944, with an average of 46 hours a week. WOW. Based upon various pay stubs I've found from soldiers and civilains in the Third Reich Germany paid their people much, much better. Not surprising at all.]
[Below: This explains various rules and regulation and says the teacher is entitled to FOUR WEEKS of annual vacation. Most Americans get no vacation at all Insanity how much better everything was in the Third Reich. No wonder why everyone there was always smiling and so happy.]
[Below: This document was sent to the New German Credit Institution in Hannover, postmarked May 27, 1940.]
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[Below: This is from the district court in Gumbinnen (a region in the Prussian provinice of East Prussia). It has to do with a loan for 10,000 RM for land registration to a 'hunting master'.]
[Below: This document was sent Welfare and Social Welfare Office in Bromberg, postmarked January 18, 1943. The red stamp 'Nachgebühr' means simply 'postage due'.]
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[Below: Reverse. This has to do with children, their health insurance, if they are orphans, does anyone receive pension, etc.]
[Below: This was sent from the German Railroad in Nordenham, postmarked February 26, 1944. The reverse is blank.]
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[Below: This was sent from the German Railroad in Essen, postmarked November 27, 1939. The reverse is blank.]
[Below: This was sent from the German Railroad in Herford, postmarked February 27, 1941. The reverse is blank.]
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[Below: This was sent from the German Railroad in Herford, postmarked December 28, 1937. The reverse is blank.]
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