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WWII Occupation - Alsace (Elsaß)

Fight For Freedom Overprints

MiNr. P4/01 MiNr. P4/01
MiNr. P4/02 MiNr. P4/02
MiNr. P4/03 MiNr. P4/03
MiNr. P4/04 MiNr. P4/04
MiNr. P4/05 MiNr. P4/05
MiNr. P4/06 MiNr. P4/06
MiNr. P4/07 MiNr. P4/07
MiNr. P4/08 MiNr. P4/08

This series was issued in early 1941 to commemorate Stamp Day. The cards are Third Reich MiNr. P242 (“In the fight for freedom!”) overprinted for use in German-occupied Alsace.

The cards depict units of the German armed forces:

  • /01 — Infantry
  • /02 — Alpine Troops
  • /03 — Alpine Troops in Winter Uniforms
  • /04 — Armor
  • /05 — Rail Artillery
  • /06 — U-Boat and Seaplane
  • /07 — Luftwaffe Communications Troops
  • /08 — Motorized Infantry
Ten different commemorative cancels depicting various war scenes were available from 12-14 January.

Set Date(s)

12 January 1941

Fight For Freedom Overprints

MiNr. P4/01 MiNr. P4/01
MiNr. P4/02 MiNr. P4/02
MiNr. P4/03 MiNr. P4/03
MiNr. P4/04 MiNr. P4/04
MiNr. P4/05 MiNr. P4/05
MiNr. P4/06 MiNr. P4/06
MiNr. P4/07 MiNr. P4/07
MiNr. P4/08 MiNr. P4/08

This series was issued in early 1941 to commemorate Stamp Day. The cards are Third Reich MiNr. P242 (“In the fight for freedom!”) overprinted for use in German-occupied Alsace.

The cards depict units of the German armed forces:

  • /01 — Infantry
  • /02 — Alpine Troops
  • /03 — Alpine Troops in Winter Uniforms
  • /04 — Armor
  • /05 — Rail Artillery
  • /06 — U-Boat and Seaplane
  • /07 — Luftwaffe Communications Troops
  • /08 — Motorized Infantry
Ten different commemorative cancels depicting various war scenes were available from 12-14 January.

Set Date(s)

12 January 1941