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- 1942 (Creation)
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1 file
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GB 1556 WL 1470 1942 collection 1 file Unknown
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Jewish Central Information Office
German soldiers' letters collection, 1942, comprises various Feldpost letters of different German Wehrmacht soldiers to their families, January-November 1942. These include a letter announcing the death of a soldier in Stalingrad; envelopes with stamps showing Adolf Hitler; an envelope which doubles as a folded map, presumably showing a part of Russia and a photograph of Wehrmacht-soldier in Russia.
Arranged in chronological order.
Open
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
German
Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
March 2008 Wars (events) Armed forces Eastern Europe European history German Army German history Hitler , Adolf , 1889-1945 , Chancellor of Germany International conflicts Military organizations National history Nazism Organizations Political doctrines Russia Russian Federation State security Third Reich Totalitarianism Volgograd War World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Crimea
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Jewish Central Information Office
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German soldiers' letters collection, 1942, comprises various Feldpost letters of different German Wehrmacht soldiers to their families, January-November 1942. These include a letter announcing the death of a soldier in Stalingrad; envelopes with stamps showing Adolf Hitler; an envelope which doubles as a folded map, presumably showing a part of Russia and a photograph of Wehrmacht-soldier in Russia.
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Accruals
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Arranged in chronological order.
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Open
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Language of material
- English
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- Latin
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German
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Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English