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World War II POW Christmas card from Stalag VIIIB, Germany, 1941

World War II POW Christmas card from Stalag VIIIB, Germany, 1941

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Selling Price

£300

History

This is a rare World War II prisoner of war Christmas greeting card sent from Stalag VIIIB, a German POW camp, during Christmas 1941. The card features a printed illustration of a cottage home with a Christmas poem expressing wishes for happiness and reunion, personally signed by a prisoner named John. World War II POW memorabilia is highly valued by military historians, collectors of wartime ephemera, and families of veterans. Such items provide intimate glimpses into the lives and experiences of prisoners of war, showing how they maintained morale and connection with loved ones despite their circumstances. The rarity of surviving POW camp correspondence makes this card particularly significant to collectors of military history.

Origin

Stalag VIIIB, Germany

Maker

POW camp printing facility

Time period

Christmas 1941