WWII Danzig Gdansk Postcard 1944 Dirschau Postmark Russian Message Torgau Elbe For Sale

This is a rare and poignant piece ofWorld War II postal history. While the front shows a classic view of theDanzig Town Hall, the reverse tells a much deeper story from June 1944.Key Historical Details:

• Postmark:Clearly stampedDIRSCHAU(now Tczew, Poland) and dated17. 6. 44. At this time, the area was part of the Nazi-occupied Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia.
• Stamp:Features a purple6pf Adolf Hitlerstamp of the Deutsches Reich.
• Message:Entirely handwritten inRussianto a recipient, Marina Rewa, inTorgau a/Elbe(Glashütte).
• Significance:Finding a card from occupied Poland sent with a Russian message in mid-1944 is highly unusual. It likely represents the correspondence of anOstarbeiter(Eastern worker) or a displaced person forced into labor in the Reich, just months before the region was overrun by the Red Army.

Condition:
Posted.The card shows age-appropriate wear, including corner softening and some surface tanning. The handwriting is densely packed but legible. The stamp and postmark are exceptionally well-preserved. Please refer to the high-resolution scans for details.Search Tags:
WWII Postcard, Danzig Gdansk, Dirschau Postmark, Tczew Poland, Torgau Elbe, Ostarbeiter History, Russian Language Postcard, 1944 Postmark, Nazi Occupied Poland, Hitler Stamp, Deutsches Reich, Military Postal History, Displaced Persons, Holocaust Era Ephemera.

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