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Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Barry Hoffman Nazi Postcard Collection

Neue Reichskanzlei (New Chancellery Building)

May 18, 2023

Accession Number: 2022.02.3.3.4
Date: 19/8/41
Stamp: BERNAU BERLIN, 21.8.41-10.
Postmark: Dienfistelle Feldpost, or “Office feldpost,” 16 163. Nazi War Eagle symbol is central to the postmark.
Historical Background: The Neue Reichskanzlei, or “New Chancellery,” was constructed between 1938-9, designed by Albert Speer at the behest of Adolf Hitler. Its formidable, “modern” design reflected the significant financial investment of the Party into the building. The Reichskanzlei served as headquarters for the Nazi party.

 

[Front]

Neue Reichskanzlei exterior.

[Back]

Feldpost message.

Front

Black-and-white photograph print of the Neue Reichskanzlei (New Chancellery) in Berlin.

Back

This message is from a German soldier to his parents, as the top right-hand pencil mark indicates the postcard’s “feldpost” status.

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