6 10 65 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/2d286cb9d61028c5c104a8c9312e285c.jpg 28629bdac3c0cd9607af50cf3b133048 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/085381a018a3e2804b0370102d41d3d5.jpg a2a2ed5eb5c54541cb228f131095ddf0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter to All Former Prisoners of War in the USA from German POW Walter Schmitt Grouping Subject The topic of the resource Letter from an organization advocating for compensation for those who had been POWs in the United States and used as laborers there. Interesting to see the organization cite the Geneva Convention and fair treatment and compensation for prisoners in light of the German treatment of prisoners and use of prison labor during the war. Description An account of the resource Full text translated from German below: "Community of Interests Former Prisoner of War in the USA - Headquarters in Cologne Cologne, November 1950. At Kumpchenshof 6 Long distance call 77177 Newsletter to all former prisoners of war in the USA. The response to the open words of our announcement in the daily press is clear evidence of the realization that the association of all former POWs to assert their claim for payment of back wages cannot be postponed any longer. The demands of the former prisoners of war - who worked in the USA - have not yet been disputed by anyone! According to the Geneva Convention, the prisoner of war is to be treated on an equal footing with the soldiers of his own reserve army in terms of accommodation and food, i.e. that the prisoner of war under no circumstances has to pay for his own maintenance. There can therefore be no doubt that the US government was not entitled to withhold the wages the prisoners of war deserved. 6 dollars per day must be taken into account for accommodation and food. - As well as the legal situation! The well-known dpa report from August 7th ds. Js. has drawn a lot of explanations from various places, none of which, however, should be viewed as denials. What is interesting in this context is the statement by the chairman of the Steuben-Schurz-Gesellscrafft, Mr. Mayor Braden/Geisenheim The chairman of the German Relief Committee in the USA, Mister Hauser, wanted to try to get an amount of 300 million dollars released from the American government to support the German housing program, and that this sum corresponded to the amount of wages withheld from the former German prisoners of war ....! The idea of using the back wages of former prisoners of war for housing construction is not bad in itself, but no one is entitled and authorized to dispose of these back wages than those who, through their work - sometimes under the most difficult conditions - have a right for the payment of a fair wage. The question of a satisfactory regulation of the cashing of the dollar checks, which were paid out in worthless Reichsmarks by setting a deadline, is also open; According to reports, the US government transferred a sum of 76 million dollars to the federal government for the cashing of the dollar checks. turn around! The paths we will take have been mapped out, and we will secure the support of well-known experts in international law. The prerequisite for achieving our goal as soon as possible is the unification of all former POWs in the USA and the provision of the necessary resources to align such a large organization with the common goal and to push through the legitimate demands. After carefully examining the resources to be spent, we have come to the decision to charge each member an expense contribution of 2 DM, which we ask to transfer using the enclosed payment card. Correct business management is guaranteed by the articles of association (see appendix). We will present you with the declaration of accession, which must be filled out carefully as it will be used as a document for your legal claim. Lastly, we ask them. to notify all former US prisoners of war known to you in order to register their claims or to provide us with their addresses. We keep you updated about our work. With comradely greetings! Interest group for former war prisoners in the USA - headquarters in Cologne Managing Director. Attachments: Declaration of membership Statutes Payment card and addressed envelope" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 1950 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/348230bff4115620aed1d3dc495d773f.jpg 3e6933971e4eb04eef96884eccfd79e2 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/c7d9a43b3537b746a761416055d08d9d.jpg dd8c8feeb6147440ff1c730856c853fb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prisoner of War Index Card for German POW Walter Schmitt Subject The topic of the resource POW Index Card created by British authorities for his file. Description An account of the resource Born in Wesel Germany in 1922 he was a university student when he entered military service. His religion is listed as Catholic. His rank is listed as Obergefreiter. The red stamp reads something in German which is likely "Application for compensation under the KgfEG. Delivered on April 30, 1954 to (some center unreadable) in Krefeld" Krefeld appears to be his hometown as he has listed his father's address in Krefeld as next of kin. One of the two photos appears to be torn off from the file where it was glued. It was likely a front angle mugshot. Unclear as to why it was torn off the file. The back of the card has some of his movements recorded. Starting with Camp 180 in Trumpington Camp, Trumpington, Cambridgeshire the transferred on the 5th of March 1946 to Newton Camp, Newton-with-Scales, Kirkham, Lancashire. He was then transferred Warth Mills Camp 177 to Brookmill Camp 168 on the 15th of April 1947. Finally on May 1st, 1947 he was transferred from Camp 168 to Hull for repatriation. There is also an additional stamp under authority and some German writing the meaning of which is not immediately apparent. https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/72cb59f4d1a2fa3974c441665b18bf64.jpg dc9a23913ab3341e91afcdb763cf97ce https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/2d4def32c67d29879ef704ec8b07b669.jpg d104fc09625c929d843da564dafb5ee9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Document Grouping for WWII German POW Walter Schmitt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clothing & Equipment Record for German POW Walter Schmitt Subject The topic of the resource Interesting to note how his few recorded possessions changed over the two years recorded on the form. There is a stamp visible from the Warth Mills POW camp in Bury, Lancashire. This camp was originally used as an internment camp for "enemy aliens" including many Jewish refugees before being converted into a POW camp in 1941. 168 P.W. Camp is also stamped on the form indicating Brookmill Camp, Woodlands, Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Earliest date on the form appears to be August 25th, 1946 and the latest date is April 26th 1947 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/7ba40e301e4b4f8de812e5f3308ce35c.jpg e22064ac9e54a6bee38f1f02a65b0728 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allied Propaganda Leaflets Subject The topic of the resource Allied propaganda leaflets made for Axis soldiers. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource British Propaganda Leaflet to Italian Forces in East Africa (No. 29) Subject The topic of the resource This leaflet was also likely dropped on Italian forces garrisoned at Massawa or another location in Eritrea. It mentions the loss of Kismayo and Mogadishu which was taken by the 11th and 12th African division during February 1941. The content of the leaflet talks of the threat to Italian women and children from continued fighting and would seem to imply one of their colonial strongholds where this would be the case. Description An account of the resource English translation of leaflet text: "To the Italians of East Africa Wishing to avoid unnecessary bloodshed, we invite you to lower your weapons. You are now entirely isolated. Your ships in Kismayo and Mogadishu have been taken. You are stuck in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The activity of the Abyssinian patriots rapidly spreads to every mile of the advance of our troops. Consider our words carefully, we address you for reasons of humanity. If you continue the desperate struggle you will do nothing but waste useful lives and at the same time expose your women and children to the deprivations and dangers inseparable from war operations." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Purchased from The War Store in Johannesburg, South Africa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Likely early April 1941 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/da32b70afa2fb84e9cc33144e060686d.jpg 65c7c4ef08aff31a26172a74c60520d1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allied Propaganda Leaflets Subject The topic of the resource Allied propaganda leaflets made for Axis soldiers. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource British Propaganda Leaflet to Italian forces in East Africa (No. 100) Subject The topic of the resource Given the places named in the leaflet it was likely dropped on Italian forces garrisoned in Massawa under Admiral Mario Bonetti. What's particularly interesting is the British claim that they are the only ones maintaining "public order" which could be construed in this context as control over the native Eritrean population. The veiled threat of the leaflet is that unless the Italians surrender, they will be cut off from support and abandoned to fend for themselves against the local population. Description An account of the resource English translation of leaflet text: "Warning! Your retreat continues south from Asmara to Tigray. The war is over, but your commanders, always ready to sacrifice you and your families, pretend to maintain the resistance. We therefore warn you that any movement of organized groups on the Asmara-Massawa and Asmara-Macalle roads will be considered as a hostile movement and will be attacked by our air force. Leave the streets. Wait for our arrival and surrender to us. Remember that today we are the only ones guaranteeing public order in Italian Eastern Africa." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Purchased from The War Store in Johannesburg, South Africa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Likely early April 1941 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/a1a1f7ace593d54e7a3c6054de9d7377.jpg 549fd21273081fdce52d3c07001a8733 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/e158afc80c26ab388551ce75a1e6181f.jpg d22858bd3748240d52fc1d38a8b3de64 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Japanese WWII Photos Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Attack on a British Tank on the road to Shwedaung, Burma Japanese Propaganda Photo Subject The topic of the resource The photo shows a group of several Japanese soldiers attacking an an American lend-lease M3 Stuart Tank of the British 7th Armoured Brigade that is on fire. What's interesting in the description is the emphasis on the triumph of the heroic Japanese soldier against mechanical and technical superiority. Later war US propaganda leaflets would directly highlight the absurdity of this belief, stating that Japanese fighting spirit could not compensate for lack or ammunition, food, or air superiority. This early war photo goes so far as to celebrate a soldier taking on a tank armed only with a bayonet. Rather than being horrified that their leaders would send soldiers into battle so poorly equipped, the Japanese public was being told to glorify the heroic sacrifices made under such circumstances. Additionally, no mention is made of the Burma Independence Army and their assistance to the Japanese during the battle. British loses are also significantly exaggerated with only 10 tanks and 2 field guns being lost in the battle. Description An account of the resource Translation of Japanese text on the reverse: "Machine or Spirit, getting go up to enemy tank The landing and battle of Kota Bharu was unparalleled in our military history. One of our divine solider threw oneself onto the enemy pillbox, confronting the blazing enemy gun ports with flesh and blood. On the Burma front, a solider with only a bayonet grappled with an enemy tank. No, its not limited to Kota Bharu or Burma. Ever since receiving the order to defeat the US and British forces, the battles of machines and machines have unfolded countless times in Hawaii, the Philippines, the Greater East Asia Sea, and all operational areas advancing under the Imperial Banner. In every battle, victory has consistently been on outside. A deadly struggle between solider to solider- once again the song of victory was with the imperial army. The battle between machines and humans-once again, facing the life-and-death determination of Imperial Army soldiers, their unwavering loyalty and remarkable spirit it was difficult to counter enemy’s mechanical strength. Breaking conventional wisdom and surpassing science, the fiery spirit of attack overwhelmed the power of machines. This is also one of those scenes—a valuable close-up attack on tanks captured by the camera of the head office correspondent near Shwedaung in northern Burma. Thanks to the brave battle of these soldiers, the Harada Unit was awarded a letter of commendation from the Iida Commander-in-Chief of the Burma Front. On October 13th, they achieved the honor of being recognized for their distinguished service. After the capture of Rangoon, the Harada Unit reversed its course and advanced to Shwedaung on the morning of March 19th. On the following 30th day, they blocked the retreat route of the enemy's force. Following an intense battle lasting tens of hours, they captured and annihilated the British mechanized unit consisting of around 60 to 70 tanks, armored vehicles, over ten artillery pieces, and around a hundred automobiles." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 29th, 1942 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Translations provided by Yuske Tamura https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/d7fa9b01971b7f20c9d24ddb44dcf88b.jpg e9faf1b65850f47e705581c95411da9b https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/3eefaef76f9f7556f533cdd498a50997.jpg 969f9331da47f3502d68f68492a3580a https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/abc89670adc44605b4e361c8c8ad4520.jpg 4fe8ba11ad90a0a26d55dcc5f6579175 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/76e76f9ed82c692d75278fb13ec16959.jpg 5e8f401d561dd055f2f8115d728336c7 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/1569768415e29e8585b2b6f24ecaa012.jpg c3d481111f179834546352766ae027d2 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/bd9945dd335a6b6e477b1dbea65746f3.jpg fae58f89eaf5fc71f6e7d542fceb2a1f https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/7b0a6510adb12dba82d4dff7d2088551.jpg a2092be549efb5c0d98800f4b7372198 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/d79fa37e8b35a1678dc26415b6b9e08e.jpg 137e38ecf532089c6948ea87dadba2f2 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/a3dada1e6772631bdea55464d453722d.jpg 4dd498bc5b94b87e5befe2120dc630d5 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/00a8bf69e932652cddb89b05abee5d16.jpg d149c5e89e448c7ce5411ed572c64c3b https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/855692f3472391ad911364122a0983c4.jpg 09d18228d6e3d45f0d07d422ab0989d4 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/cc2f0c0b248ed5feaa9f96a1af68d1ed.jpg 96f43ff6b3f4589e484d497239285330 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/81f1ee95e42a8a5e92c13eda0569a42e.jpg bec95dc487a6acdbe65a712474235875 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/0ad68d45dc6063a8a52c5dd9cc7724ca.jpg 3c536879e19a557b9fb3ee9a2364de44 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/cab694688558a7c320f07d749e4c5e8f.jpg 54a34790f3f3051db5a50f44c624bfad https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/815dfaf07aae5f1abe66fe51481e0a43.jpg 64e6530a9ffa1f6afbffeb91dd4fe2c4 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/1959161c4b60fcf8594d8965214c6687.jpg b0ca64758dbcbf7e3373fdfb6e3363f7 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/8b4ee1db6ee294ee2c13212747adde80.jpg 299080124026097e86549f8478ffda6f https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/3966d11db50a0812e522cdf3199f5fe5.jpg f04c2a1e0a8dff456cd72f1cecd44efd https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/1907cbb880995a5291eb73f237fd4992.jpg b08dcc80329a00c9ec88917a250231e4 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/427c19241557726030b118fd0b3df063.jpg 57cc2650d8929e08466b1f4e0878577b https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/3c11a440c97982900d4381f51d6488da.jpg 4196dde42ad521889f8b039a00460cca https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/a0c8f8a596f748cf03f015fa762c554b.jpg bb76a08a3e968f0ed7bc2ee3f690abd9 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/61269415a9ce4589fa891c0d65659eef.jpg fded770e2a916446b8eb20733df4e1f4 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/fefda002b64078a793e0ecec84d67d10.jpg 42bf33e7a49004049ffda074673caba0 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/42b17dd9db405a736acdf19db6b51e89.jpg 4529b40c26e510b964dea744ea020410 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/4b9333c75cfc75c41c25be8025a4f145.jpg 6649266e7baa33440152b5be5cc7ef96 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/a0fb3cb73379ad78328879d2a5070ab1.jpg 8044c8d9ff8c42228353d8d06f55e504 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/ae092ea2c7c23ccdb1cd3a0fc74734fa.jpg 7e597556f460c8d02be889292cfdea4c https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/3d956a2224dc01dbe7698135d1da9460.jpg 64996eacb867e22f40f387172df641c8 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/6959acbb307cd4a00ca51cac27f28bff.jpg 9d765113588b598e87f39c8c345186c6 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/901283143c62fc60732120eb5bad372b.pdf aca41be08dd88ab7b123f93dd4ef77ec Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource German WWII ID Documents Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wehrpaß of Erich Weidner Description An account of the resource Translation of military service pages 32 and 33 below: "IV. Aktiver Wehrdienst" – IV. Active Military Service Section Header: "Im Kriege mitgemachte Gefechte, Schlachten, Unternehmungen" (Battles, engagements, and operations participated in during the war) Date Operation / Battle Description 1.9.–2.9.1939 Fighting around the Liswarta River 2.9.–4.9.1939 Fighting around the Warta Line 3.9.1939 Capture of Częstochowa 10.9.–12.9.1939 Fighting around Radom 10.9.–20.9.1939 Pursuit battles over the Vistula River 18.9.1939 Capture of Lublin 20.9.1939 Engagements on the Wieprz River Additional Notes (Red Text): "Sicherung der deutschen Westgrenze" Securing the German western border 1940 Campaigns: A. Breakthrough battle to the English Channel Date Description 10.5.1940 Battle at Maastricht – Crossing the Meuse River in the West Maas section 11.–13.5. Pursuit battles in East Belgium and across the Albert Canal 12.5. Fighting on the Albert Canal near Zummen and Hasselt 13.–14.5. Crossing over the Gette River a) Breakthrough to Haelen – Tienen b) Fighting for the canal crossing 14.–15.5. Breakthrough through the Dyle position a) Capture of Louvain b) Capture of Brussels 17./18.5. [Continued operations] Right Page (Page 33) Date Operation Description 18.–19.5.1940 Pursuit battles over the Senette and Dendre Rivers 20.–23.5. B. Battle in Flanders and Artois 22.5. Battle on the Schelde River – breakthrough at Waremmade & Ruyen 24.5. Crossing of the Lys at Harlebeke 25.–26.5. Fighting in West Flanders and Lille region a) Attack near Ledeghem and Dadizele 27.5. b) Assault on the heights of Passchendaele 29.5. c) Attack through the Ypres Valley 31.5.–4.6. 4. Battle at Dunkirk Additional Operations: C. Deployed in the operational area during the battle in France D. Occupation of Northwest France E. Occupation force in France Page 34 (left side): In war: Injuries and serious illnesses 20.7.41 – Rifle bullet wound to back 21.7.41 – Sent to field hospital (San. Kp.), later to Reserve Hospital Nowel (Unit: 3./I.R. (mot.) 114) (Location: Army field hospital) Page 35 (right side): Military service – Additions Reg. 3./I.R. 114 on 3.7.41 Wounded by rifle bullet in back Transferred to reserve hospital Nowel Subject The topic of the resource This is an early war Wehrpaß for a soldier with the rank of Obergefreiter (Private First Class) in the German 3rd Army 11th Infantry Division. He was a conscript who was born to a ethnically German family in Nieder-Ullersdorf (Dolní Oldřiš). This was part of the Sudetenland that was annexed by Germany under the 1938 Munich agreement. He was involved in the invasion of Poland, the invasion of the Netherlands, the battle of Dunkirk, and the battle for France. He was killed at 28 years old during the invasion of Russia under operation Barbarossa. The report from the Volksbund indicates that he died somewhere near “Nowel” which most likely refers to the village now called Nevel (Белор. Невель, Russian/Belarusian: Невель) in Pinsk District, Brest Region, Belarus — a small settlement southwest of Pinsk near the Belarus–Ukraine border (approx. 51.93°N, 25.85°E). His remains are believed to be buried in the war cemetery in Sebezh, Russia. https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/b07ae91bb17a8bf7b3eabcc858a2140a.jpg 93308b1c4fbbefbeb2ed31fcb2919669 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/592efbd2df545a89c287ade079456af8.jpg 51e0f63f8b584295324e64f4144ea0c8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US WWII Photos Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bird's Eye View of Manila Subject The topic of the resource An interesting photo of Manila immediately post war. The back has 1946 handwritten in pencil in the upper left hand corner. There appears to be a US Army motorpool in the lower right of the image with approximately 10 Jeeps, 1 Packard or Buick staff car, and miscellaneous trailers. There is also a convoy of 5 GMC CCKWs, also known as "Jimmy", or G-508 Deuce-and-a-halfs moving down the road. The exact location of this photo and context is unknown, but the significant destruction of the city from the battle of Manila is still readily visible. https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/e468c4848d2bfc01e83f0e5a4309dad9.jpg d92dc2c31dfd3528d685808f58562c15 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/4165b2da15eaeacaf2067dd5a282635a.jpg e6d5595740f12d1d45bde59391d36c7d https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/a2a7b11315df4b89ec563a72e47eef78.jpg e7b98b9623d5c09bcdb43fb5a7c20734 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/a4aa343af8144806f2076fbfa40ee90c.jpg 09e5cebe1a7ff58517e244036df4cd8a https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/bad9caf9bcc6c85f3a77761acb541557.jpg c465e5d0729d77c4a68d7530eca329a0 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/0153a11e17e8e5a1421524dca966cb77.jpg c43a448c216be9cead449afc62b31f95 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/99fa1e38dc2d21b9eacc992e4d5b5b77.jpg c12b4e5569d928398085faff5dc11537 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/e2e10ba92fa974d567b20d6475c44783.jpg 953dd7c93ed98078085acb4d7cff4078 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/f9353b4b15bd3ba86ddaca130b3c61ba.jpg cf825bab09c6b7bb7a23be3cec8f60bc https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/5bc2dc1f06f5681dda40f6fd628ce972.jpg 558726ce9eff983122a2e1a12bcaf5ee https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/8987614b3eddf740b3de0c2efc2f2f02.jpg 813d71dfe60199c7ec07287448ef5f2c https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/d3fc5f5aa5e49fb2f3e99d7bd18bec69.jpg 93c3675dd1544b6c06c7a35b191998b8 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/11d29195883a97d0464f335276f35ceb.jpg 2fd860c62134bc4555c58b21f5e32ca8 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/bf218679ff741805182cb28dee246479.jpg bf780e0cbee7634c04d9abfc8fd561df Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource German WWII ID Documents Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pferdepass (Horse Passport) Occupied Poland Description An account of the resource This is a WWII Pferdepass issued by the Nazi occupation government in Poland. Similar to a Wehrpass for horses it appears that a version of this document is still used today. The document has most of the text written in German with Polish translations underneath. This particular horse lived in Nienadówka which fell under Rzeszów County (Renamed "Reichshof" by the occupying government, both the original Polish name and German name are used side by side here). This was administratively part of the Kraków District for the German occupying forces. The horse was originally registered at the relevant Ministry of Livestock registry in Sokołów. It was first registered on September 11th 1941 and later had a change of ownership June 23rd 1943. The listed owner is likely Michal Groz (or possibly Gróg – handwriting is a bit stylized). The horse appears to have been inspected at least three times by military inspectors in 1942, 1943, and finally in 1945, but there's no corresponding record of military service so for whatever reason either the Wehrmacht did not want it or failed to record its service history in the book. Interestingly, there's a "Lot Price" list on the back cover with corresponding breakdowns in Polish Zloty per piece. This appears to be the cost of the booklet. The average number of horses in the German army during WWII was over 1 million where they served an important logistical function. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived This was purchased at Diggers Military Collectables in Johannesburg, South Africa. Translation by Google and ChatGPT. Additional information taken from Wikipedia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 11th, 1941 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/b10d41ae33cafd16fa456d329656c7b4.jpg 1474ca56bdb5a4f9091b0f9862cab440 https://cicmuseum.org/files/original/678c8da113b9437ec7f9bacd5c3ce9d4.jpg 012cb26580671eee197ea45c71b37361 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Japanese WWII Photos Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photo Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photo of a young Japanese woman reviewed by G2 Military Intelligence from US 25th Infantry Division Description An account of the resource Photo of a smiling Japanese woman that was taken from an Imperial Japanese soldier by someone from the US 25th Infantry Division. Stamp on the back of the photo reads "This item has been examined and all military information extracted. Language section, G-2, 25th Inf Div. Date 26 Jan 45 Initials (Unreadable signature). The date is difficult to read but is most likely January 26th 1945 when the division was fighting through central Luzon in the Philippines, moving through Binalonan and occupying Umingan, Lupao, and San Jose, destroying Japanese armor in the area. This photo was likely taken along with a group of letters or other documents from the soldier who was either captured or killed and then turned over to someone in the unit's military intelligence G2 for review. The reviewing G2 soldier was likely a Japanese American assigned to the unit by MIS (Military Intelligence Service). This photo was acquired alone with no material context so like many captured period photos the featured woman will likely never be identified. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Acquired from Don Kochi as part of the Tom Long collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 26th 1945