Censored envelope to the Comité International de la Croix Rouge from a Gemeinschaftslager in Germany

Authors

Object ID

2012.1.54

Object Name

Envelope

Date

10-21-1944

Files

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Description

Brown envelope addressed to the "Comité International de la Croix Rouge." Writing in black ink on either side with censor tape.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Envelope received by Agence Centrale des Prisonniers de Guerre (Central Agency of Prisoners of War) in Geneva, Switzerland, From Gemeinschaftslager Stockhausen within Germany with cachet. The Gemeinschaftslager were civilian work camps for foreigners.

Dimensions

3 1/2 x 6"

Keywords

Comite International de la Croix Rouge, International Red Cross, Red Cross Central Agency of Prisoners of War, Switzerland, Geneva

Subcollection

Labor

Recommended Citation

"Censored envelope to the Comité International de la Croix Rouge from a Gemeinschaftslager in Germany" (1944). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2012.1.54.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/718