German soldiers' letters

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 1556 WL 1470
  • Dates of Creation
      1942
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
      German
  • Physical Description
      1 file

Scope and Content

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.

Administrative / Biographical History

Unknown

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Jewish Central Information Office

Other Finding Aids

Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Archivist's Note

Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn.

Conditions Governing Use

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Corporate Names