Hi CJ. Thank you for uploading such a great piece. A lot of people seem to forget how Christian the Germans actually were back then and you will see Weihnacht (Christmas) cards and postcards etc given to and by Wehrmacht soldiers, but I have never see an example given by POWs.
@@historicmilitaria1944 Ha ha ha, I totally agree there. It is stuff like this that shows the human side and often goes under the radar, but is just as exciting/important as larger 'bling' objects.
@@worldwarwill1278 yep,I get the same excitement if I find a piece of british kit or a german award....big price difference but the excitement is the same
Great video CJ, that's a really interesting item. I do like the more 'personal ' it's that you can find, as you said, a one off. It's a pity that the maker of the card could not be identified. In itself the writing and presentation of the card is very nice, that sort of handwork was far more common in years gone by. Cheers m8
@@historicmilitaria1944 that's great to find that out...I wonder what happened to him?. You mentioned the idealism of the young U boat crews , I would think a lot of those young men were never 'cured' of their political beliefs, maybe later in life they could of reflected on the past and changed their minds, but whatever public face the projected inside might of been a different story 🤔🤔🤔
Great story about the Christmas card and a great history item.
Thanks
I grew up on that housing estate never knew the history of the land. Thanks
Thanks for watching
Very cool.
Hi CJ.
Thank you for uploading such a great piece. A lot of people seem to forget how Christian the Germans actually were back then and you will see Weihnacht (Christmas) cards and postcards etc given to and by Wehrmacht soldiers, but I have never see an example given by POWs.
True,militaria collecting ain't all bang bang stabby war like stuff
@@historicmilitaria1944 Ha ha ha, I totally agree there. It is stuff like this that shows the human side and often goes under the radar, but is just as exciting/important as larger 'bling' objects.
@@worldwarwill1278 yep,I get the same excitement if I find a piece of british kit or a german award....big price difference but the excitement is the same
@@historicmilitaria1944 The words and mentality of an old school collector right there bud, great stuff!
Great video CJ, that's a really interesting item. I do like the more 'personal ' it's that you can find, as you said, a one off. It's a pity that the maker of the card could not be identified. In itself the writing and presentation of the card is very nice, that sort of handwork was far more common in years gone by. Cheers m8
Thanks,according to the Sussex history site,the guys surname was Schneider and apparently the teachers doing the lectures were camp prisoners.
@@historicmilitaria1944 that's great to find that out...I wonder what happened to him?. You mentioned the idealism of the young U boat crews , I would think a lot of those young men were never 'cured' of their political beliefs, maybe later in life they could of reflected on the past and changed their minds, but whatever public face the projected inside might of been a different story 🤔🤔🤔
Really interesting piece to have.
Its certainly diffetent
I live in Stanhope co, Durham and we also had a POW camp ,
Nice
Great item mate
Thanks
Interesting that they would do that!!! 🤔🚂🚂🚂
It is
My father was there. Thank you for sharing. Do you know where it is in Ashford?
Theres quite a bit of info on the web relating to the damp