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Feldzug Battailon Afrika DAK Unteroffizier Josef Peter Photo POW USA

Huge group of Feldpost from North Afrika and from POW Camp Port McClellan, Alabama USA, belonging to Unteroffizier  Josef Peter.  Peter’s Feldpost indicates he served with Kraftfahr Ersatz Abteilung 12 (Feldzug Battailon Afrika).  Earliest letter from Afrika was February 1941 and last letter from Afrika was June 1943.  15 Letters are from Afrika in 1941. 32 Letters are from Afrika 1942. 8 Letters are from Afrika 1943.  24 Letters are as a POW in USA.  30 Feldpost letters are from 1939 and 1940.  About 110 in total.  His uniformed photo was mailed from Fort McClellan, June 1944.  He wears the ribbons for the War Service Cross 2nd Class with swods and the German-Italian Campaign Medal.  It has US military and German censor stamps on the back.  There is another civilian photo not pictured.

3000 German and Italian prisoners of war were held at Fort McClellan during WW2.  Josef Peter is not listed among those who died at the camp.

Interesting small group!

$65

SOLD

Afrika Feldpost and POW Camp Fort McClellan Alabama USA letters
Afrika Feldpost and POW Camp Fort McClellan Alabama USA letters