Berichtkaart
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Title
Berichtkaart
Subject
This card is a WWII-era conscription notice requiring a Dutch individual to perform guard duties for the Germans, with a veiled threat regarding hostages taken from the local population.
This is a notification card addressed to a man named J.J. Poppe, born January 14, 1903, living at Vondelkade 40, in Zwolle. The number "7" at the top likely refers to a conscription or duty group number.
This is a notification card addressed to a man named J.J. Poppe, born January 14, 1903, living at Vondelkade 40, in Zwolle. The number "7" at the top likely refers to a conscription or duty group number.
Description
7
NOTICE CARD
To Mr.
J. J. Poppe, 14-1-03 (January 14, 1903)
Vondelkade 40, 10
ZWOLLE
The Ortskommandant has instructed me to ensure that, in support of the German guard for important Wehrmacht objects, a total of 25 Dutch guards are added. This is related to the fact that in some places in our country, attacks have likely been carried out on depots, etc., of the Wehrmacht. In this context, I assign you to perform duty for 24 hours, including 16 hours of rest, on Thursday, 2 March '44, and you are to report at 12:45 p.m. to Bureau Krenge, located behind the second platform of the Dutch Railways station (reachable via the bridge over the tracks next to the station). Further information about this can be obtained at the Riding School (Manège), Praubstraat, between 5 and 6 p.m. (Not on Sundays).
I emphasize that compliance with this obligation imposed on you must be considered to be in the interest of the hostages who have been taken from the population of Zwolle and surroundings.
In case of illness, a medical certificate stating how long the patient is unable to stand guard must be delivered to the riding school (manège), Praubstraat, as soon as possible.
BRING THIS CARD WITH YOU.
K. 2662
ZWOLLE, the 25th of February
The Mayor of Zwolle,
(signature)
NOTICE CARD
To Mr.
J. J. Poppe, 14-1-03 (January 14, 1903)
Vondelkade 40, 10
ZWOLLE
The Ortskommandant has instructed me to ensure that, in support of the German guard for important Wehrmacht objects, a total of 25 Dutch guards are added. This is related to the fact that in some places in our country, attacks have likely been carried out on depots, etc., of the Wehrmacht. In this context, I assign you to perform duty for 24 hours, including 16 hours of rest, on Thursday, 2 March '44, and you are to report at 12:45 p.m. to Bureau Krenge, located behind the second platform of the Dutch Railways station (reachable via the bridge over the tracks next to the station). Further information about this can be obtained at the Riding School (Manège), Praubstraat, between 5 and 6 p.m. (Not on Sundays).
I emphasize that compliance with this obligation imposed on you must be considered to be in the interest of the hostages who have been taken from the population of Zwolle and surroundings.
In case of illness, a medical certificate stating how long the patient is unable to stand guard must be delivered to the riding school (manège), Praubstraat, as soon as possible.
BRING THIS CARD WITH YOU.
K. 2662
ZWOLLE, the 25th of February
The Mayor of Zwolle,
(signature)
Source
Purchased from Antiekcentrum Amsterdam, Netherlands. Translation provided by ChatGPT.
Date
March 2, 1944
Collection
Citation
“Berichtkaart,” CIC Museum, accessed June 14, 2025, https://cicmuseum.org/items/show/65.