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1941 German Occupation Luxembourg Official Cover with Scott Nos. NB7-NB9, cancelled in Luxembourg
Lot 743
German Dienstpost cover with franked Scott Nos. NB7-NB9, cancelled in Luxemburg, 12 June 1941. The special cancellation publicizes the “liberation” of Luxemburg.
This cover is also backstainped Hamburg, 16 June 1941.
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Gauleiter Simon took over the civil administration of Luxemburg in 1940, and was a Reich defense commissioner as of 1942. In early September 1944 the Allies liberated Luxemburg, but by the end of 1944 it was again briefly a battleground during Germany’s Ardennes Offensive.
In April 1945, as the war in Europe was coming to an end, Gustav Simon committed suicide. The grand duchess returned with the government-in-exile, and national sovereignty was again established.
This cover is also backstainped Hamburg, 16 June 1941.
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Gauleiter Simon took over the civil administration of Luxemburg in 1940, and was a Reich defense commissioner as of 1942. In early September 1944 the Allies liberated Luxemburg, but by the end of 1944 it was again briefly a battleground during Germany’s Ardennes Offensive.
In April 1945, as the war in Europe was coming to an end, Gustav Simon committed suicide. The grand duchess returned with the government-in-exile, and national sovereignty was again established.
Type:
Postal History, Cover
Condition:
Used
Period:
1940-1959
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