KL Collection

[Paul D]

Thankyou for sharing of your Knowledge Carl , a real education !

[CARL]

A letter written by a Polish political prisoner at KL-Auschwitz, approximately six months before he died. Also shown is another scarce Flossenburg 1RM premium coupon.

[CARL]

A full complement of all seven denominations of Theresienstadt currency. From the common 1Krone example, through to the watermarked 20, 50 and 100Kronen pieces.

[CARL]

A letter sent to an inmate of f.KL-Ravensbruck, dated July 1941.

[CARL]

Although this photograph was initially thought to be of a member of the non-SS guard at KL-Hodonín, A Zigeunerlager (gypsy camp) in the Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren, further study revealed that it was not. The item is marked "Papa, Hodonín" on the reverse, yet the entire staff, including the Kommandant were former Czech police. After the camp was liquidated, the site was utilised as a training centre for Wehrmacht personnel prior to their transfer to the front. Hence, the photograph was taken at the former camp, but the individual was not a member of the camp staff.

Regards,

Carl

[CARL]

AL-Holleischen, sub-camp of KL-Flossenbürg supplied forced labourers to the MWH (MetalWerkeHolleischen) munitions facility located near the camp. The MWH marked tokens were curiously created in no fewer than 17 denominations, some of which are pictured below.

[CARL]

A deposit slip sent to a Czech prisoner at KL-Mauthausen. Konzentrationslager Mauthausen was classified as a "Category- III" Konzentrationslager, meaning it belonged to the camps known as Knochenmühlen (bone mills). This category was reserved for KLs with a direct connection to a stone quarry, such as those at the Mauthausen-Gusen sites, Gross-Rosen and Natzweiler. This category of camp typically had a very high death rate among the prisoners, due to the arduous labour and horrific conditions. The prisoner related to this piece arrived at the camp in early spring 1942, and died over two years later. He is among those commemorated on a stone memorial in Prague.

[sandgroper]

How sad, two years spent working in those conditions, it must have seemed like a lifetime. When you consider that criminals in our prisons today get upset when their airconditioner is playing up, it makes you very annoyed.

[CARL]

More pieces from the MWH munitions installations at Holleischen. Prisoners from the Konzentrationslager worked at the MWH Werk-I and Werk-II sites. These tokens were created for use at the MetalWerkeHolleischen facilities.

[CARL]

Detail of letters sent by inmates held at Gusen. Note the postal control stamp marking, KL-M/Gusen (Mauthausen/Gusen), and also how the prisoner has crossed out "Mauthausen" at the head of the page, replacing it with "Gusen".